National truck fleet growing
The latest ABS Motor Vehicle Census shows light rigid trucks are leading growth across Australia's commercial vehicle classesExcluding motorcycles, light rigid trucks are growing in number faster than any other major vehicle category, with an annual growth rate of 4.1 per cent from 2010 to 2015.
As of January 31, 2015, a total of 140,625 light rigid trucks were registered in Australia, along with 331,699 heavy rigid trucks, 94,975 articulated trucks and 2,907,006 light commercial vehicles.
Numbers of articulated trucks have grown at an annual rate of 3.0% from 2010 to 2015, while LCVs have grown by 3.5% and heavy rigid trucks have grown by 1.0%. The bus fleet grew by 2.0% per year.
The annual rate of growth for all registered vehicles over the five-year period was 2.4%.
If you think our roads are getting increasingly busy, you're right – there are now over 18 million vehicles on our roads, which is 12.1% more than the comparative 2010 tally.
The average age of all vehicles on our roads continues to rise, and currently stands at 10.1 years. Over the five-year period, the average age of articulated trucks has increased by 0.6 years.
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