Truck & Trailer Manufacturing Companies in Kentucky

Kentucky has approximately 4,200 manufacturing establishments and 260,000 manufacturing employees. Kentucky is a major automotive manufacturing state with Toyota, Ford, and GM assembly plants, plus GE Appliances' headquarters and a growing aerospace sector.

Kentucky contributes to the national truck & trailer manufacturing landscape. Truck and trailer manufacturing includes companies that produce Class 5-8 commercial trucks, semi-trailers, specialized truck bodies, and emergency vehicles. Major truck OEMs include Daimler (Freightliner, Western Star), PACCAR (Kenworth, Peterbilt), Navistar, and Volvo/Mack. Trailer manufacturers include Wabash National, Great Dane, Utility, and Hyundai Translead.

Heavy Truck OEMs: Companies like Freightliner, Peterbilt, and Kenworth operating Class 8 truck assembly plants across the US.

Trailer Manufacturers: Companies producing dry vans, flatbeds, reefers, tankers, and specialty trailers for freight transportation.

Truck Body Builders: Manufacturers of dump bodies, refuse bodies, utility bodies, and vocational truck equipment.

Emergency Vehicle Manufacturers: Companies building fire trucks, ambulances, and law enforcement vehicles on commercial chassis.

Medium-Duty Truck Producers: Manufacturers of Class 5-7 trucks for delivery, utility, and vocational applications.

Major industrial centers in Kentucky include Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington, and Georgetown. These cities have concentrations of manufacturers across sectors including automotive oem manufacturing, automotive tier 1 suppliers, and aerospace manufacturing.