Top Semi Trucks Owned in Each State (Data for All 50 States)
Here's some visual data on the most commonly owned heavy duty semi truck models based upon four top brands: Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, International, Freightliner, and Volvo.
DISCLAIMER: (as of 2025) this data is four years old and should be compared with more up-to-date metrics.
In this graph, we comparing data collected from registered truck makes/models, filtering it down to just 4 popular trucks: Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Volvo.
Freightliner had, by far, the largest number of individually owned trucks for nearly every state.
Only 9 states had Peterbilt or Kenworth in the top spot!
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Key Takeaways from the Data
- Freightliner is (by far) the most popular truck make across the majority of US states (41/50 states or 82%)
- Peterbilt comes in at second place when looking at all 50 states
- Kenworth is the third most-owned semi truck in America
Freightliner is the most commonly-owned truck in America, with Texas and California (the two biggest states) holding the largest number of Freightliner trucks.
States Where Volvo is the Second-Most Popular Semi Truck
There are no states where Volvo ownership is the majority based on the number of registered trucks.
However, Volvo does manage to be the second-most popular truck make in the following states:
- IL (52,841)
- FL (14,950)
- OH (14,189)
- MI (9580)
- NJ (6485)
Illinois tends to have the highest number of registered Volvo trucks in America.
States With the Highest Number of Peterbilt Semi Trucks
Interesting Fact: Despite Denton, Texas being the home base of Peterbilt, the most commonly-owned model is a Freightliner, followed closely by Peterbilt.
States Where Kenworth is the More Commonly Owned Truck
Peterbilt vs Kenworth Ownership in USA
There are far more registered Peterbilt models than there are Kenworth models in states like:
- California
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- Florida
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Iowa
- Oklahoma
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Utah
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Idaho
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- Massachusetts
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
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