Truck & Trailer Manufacturing Companies in Texas

Texas has approximately 20,000 manufacturing establishments and 900,000 manufacturing employees. Texas is the second-largest manufacturing state, with Houston dominating energy equipment, Dallas-Fort Worth in aerospace and semiconductors, and Austin emerging as a chip and EV hub with Samsung and Tesla.

Texas is one of the leading states for truck & trailer manufacturing. 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 Texas include Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, and El Paso. These cities have concentrations of manufacturers across sectors including oil & gas equipment manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, and aerospace manufacturing.