Experts from the Institute for Automotive Market Research analyzed statistics on semi-trailer registrations in Ukraine and identified the most popular types and brands in three main segments: used imports, domestic resales, and new registrations.
Semi-trailer market dynamics
In August 2025, Ukrainian carriers purchased a total of 1,200 new and used semi-trailers. This is 0.2% less than in July this year, and 42.3% less than in August 2024.
The largest share was accounted for by domestic resales — 65.9% (791 units), followed by imports of used ones, 28% (336 units). New imported semi-trailers accounted for 5.3% (63 units), and another 0.8% (10 units) were vehicles manufactured in Ukraine.
By individual subsegments, the dynamics of semi-trailer trades looks like this:
- Domestic resales: +8.1% MM, -40.1% YY
- Used imports: -7.4% MM, -44.7% YY
- New imports: -34.4% MM, -53.0% YY
- Made in Ukraine: -16.7% MM, -37.5% YY
The most popular semi-trailers on the domestic market
The most popular category here was dump trucks, and there was also demand for on-board tilt and awning versions.
Among manufacturers, the leader in the domestic market was the German Shmitz Cargobull — 215 products of this brand were purchased.
The second and third places were also taken by German brands — Krone (87 units) and Kögel (78 units), respectively.
The most popular used semi-trailers imported from abroad
Among the "freshly imported" semi-trailers, the most popular were the tented versions, and dump trucks and refrigerated vans were also actively imported.
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The first in the list of the most popular used semi-trailers imported from abroad was the Shmitz Cargobull brand with a total of 154 first registrations.
Krone products came in second place (36 units). Kögel came in third place (24 units).
Most popular new semi-trailers
In this group, refrigerated vans are the most popular type. The second most popular are tented variants, and the third position is taken by dump trucks.
The ranking of new semi-trailer manufacturers was led by Shmitz Cargobull (25 units). Second place was taken by Wielton (9 units), and third place went to Lecitrailer with a total of 7 units.
Schmitz Cargobull is a German semi-trailer manufacturer that has been considered a benchmark in the industry for many years. According to the results of August (and not only August), this brand became the leader in all segments of new and used semi-trailers. Its popularity is explained by a combination of reliability, durability and wide specialization: from tilt and refrigerated trailers to tippers and platforms.
Carriers choose Schmitz Cargobull primarily for its robust design, economical operation and service support throughout Europe. An additional argument is the high residual resource even after many years of operation — that is why trailers with the blue elephant are in high demand on the secondary market. As a result, Schmitz Cargobull is a proven tool for many companies, ensuring stability and predictability in the operation of the fleet.
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