The Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) continues to provide valuable insights into Australia’s trailer market, tracking which manufacturers are actively securing regulatory approval to supply the Australian market. For Q3 2025, we’re pleased to present our second edition of the Truck Trailer & Small Trailer Market Report, now with year-on-year comparison data that reveals significant shifts in manufacturer activity and market concentration.
With Q3 2024 data now available for comparison, this report marks an important milestone in our RAV-based trailer market analysis. The figures presented here reflect regulatory approvals for Q3 2025 compared against the same quarter last year, allowing us to identify growth trends, market shifts, and changing dynamics across both the truck trailer and small trailer segments.
The RAV, maintained under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA), includes vehicles approved for supply to the Australian market, whether new or used. It is important to note that inclusion on the RAV reflects regulatory approval, not actual sales. As such, a vehicle may be registered on the RAV without being sold immediately, or even at all. Despite this limitation, RAV data offers valuable insight into which brands and models are actively entering the market and serves as a useful proxy for supply-side activity and manufacturer output.
In this report, we break down the Q3 2025 figures for truck trailers and small trailers, identifying the leading manufacturers and examining market concentration across both segments whilst comparing performance against Q3 2024.
A Note on Methodology
Due to the profusion of small-scale manufacturers active in both the truck trailer and small trailer segments, and the proportion of the market they account for, it was impractical to list every minor manufacturer individually. Consequently, we decided to categorise these small manufacturers under the broad title of ‘Other makes’, with the top 10 manufacturers in each segment reserved for large, notable brands.
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Truck Trailers
Q3 2025 saw 4,034 truck trailer entries recorded on the Register of Approved Vehicles, down 851 entries from the 4,885 recorded in Q3 2024, representing a 17.4% year-on-year decline in total approvals. Despite the overall market contraction, the top 10 named manufacturers now account for 54.4% of total approvals, up from 56.3% in Q3 2024, as ‘Other makes’ captured 45.6% of the market compared to 43.7% last year.
Top Five Manufacturers
Vawdrey maintained its position as the truck trailer segment leader with 495 RAV entries, capturing 12.3% of total approvals. Whilst the Victorian manufacturer recorded 99 fewer entries than the 594 achieved in Q3 2024, its market share actually increased by 0.1 percentage points, demonstrating relative resilience in a contracting market.
Maxitrans fell to second place with 373 entries, representing 9.2% of the market. The South Australian manufacturer experienced a significant decline from 595 entries in Q3 2024, shedding 222 approvals and losing 3.0 percentage points of market share in what represents the most substantial correction among the top-tier manufacturers.
Jamieson surged into third position with 222 approvals, accounting for 5.5% of total entries. The Queensland-based manufacturer posted impressive gains, jumping from 177 entries in Q3 2024 and capturing an additional 1.9 percentage points of market share, marking one of the quarter’s strongest performances.
Bruce Rock Engineering secured fourth place with 153 approvals, representing 3.8% of the market. The Western Australian manufacturer experienced a notable decline from 261 entries in Q3 2024, losing 1.5 percentage points of market share as regional demand patterns shifted.
AAA Trailers completed the top five with 135 approvals, representing 3.3% of the market. The manufacturer posted marginal growth with just one additional entry compared to Q3 2024’s 134, whilst gaining 0.6 percentage points of market share.
The Rest of the Top 10
Lionel Moore delivered the category’s most impressive growth, surging from 73 entries in Q3 2024 to 127 in Q3 2025, a jump of 54 approvals that captured an additional 1.6 percentage points of market share to reach 3.1%.
FWR recorded 88 entries and a 2.2% share, down from 96 entries in Q3 2024, whilst Howard Porter followed with 85 approvals, representing 2.1% of the market, declining from 90 entries last year.
Stonestar held steady with 78 entries in both Q3 2024 and Q3 2025, though its market share increased from 1.6% to 1.9% due to the overall market contraction.
FTE Trailers rounded out the top 10 with 76 approvals, representing 1.9% of the market, climbing from 47 entries in Q3 2024, in a strong performance that saw it enter the top-tier manufacturers.
Market Fragmentation and the Role of 'Other Makes'
The ‘Other makes’ category accounted for 45.6% of all truck trailer approvals in Q3 2025, representing 1,841 entries compared to 2,133 in Q3 2024. Despite recording 292 fewer approvals, ‘Other makes’ actually increased its market share by 1.9 percentage points from 43.7% last year, underscoring the fragmented nature of Australia’s truck trailer sector, where numerous smaller manufacturers, custom builders, and specialist producers continue to meet diverse industry requirements across regional markets and specific applications.
Small Trailers
The small trailer segment recorded 33,095 entries on the Register of Approved Vehicles in Q3 2025, posting impressive growth, with 3,527 entries compared to the 29,568 recorded in Q3 2024, representing an 11.9% year-on-year increase. Whilst ‘Other makes’ continues to dominate the market rankings, its share declined significantly from 54.0% to 46.1%, reflecting strengthening activity from named manufacturers across the segment.
Top Five Manufacturers
Stonegate Industries maintained its commanding lead in the small trailer segment with 3,968 RAV entries, capturing 12.0% market share. The Victorian manufacturer posted strong growth from 3,184 entries in Q3 2024, adding 784 approvals whilst gaining 1.3 percentage points of market share to reinforce its position at the top.
Victorian Trailers held second place with 2,355 approvals, representing 7.1% of the market. Despite adding 46 entries compared to Q3 2024’s 2,309, the manufacturer lost 0.7 percentage points of market share as other competitors grew more aggressively.
Century Trailers delivered exceptional growth, surging from 963 entries in Q3 2024 to 1,473 in Q3 2025, adding 510 approvals and capturing an additional 1.3 percentage points to reach 4.5% market share. This substantial jump marks one of the segment’s strongest performances.
Telwater Trailers posted solid gains, climbing from 1,084 entries to 1,256, adding 172 approvals whilst maintaining a relatively stable market share at 3.8%, up 0.1 percentage points from Q3 2024’s 3.7%.
Dunbier rounded out the top five with 694 entries, representing 2.1% of the market. The marine trailer specialist added 174 approvals compared to Q3 2024’s 520 entries, gaining 0.3 percentage points of market share.
The Rest of the Top 10
The Bigman Trailers held steady at 2.1% market share with 688 approvals, adding 74 entries compared to Q3 2024’s 614.
John Papas Trailers delivered remarkable growth, more than doubling from 297 entries in Q3 2024 to 664 in Q3 2025, adding 367 approvals and jumping from 1.0% to 2.0% market share in one of the quarter’s standout performances.
King Kong Trailers posted similarly impressive gains, surging from 200 entries to 662, adding 462 approvals and leaping from 0.7% to 2.0% market share, marking the segment’s strongest absolute growth.
Balance Trailers recorded 650 entries representing 2.0% of the market, adding 86 approvals compared to Q3 2024’s 564, whilst maintaining a stable market share.
Superior Trailer Parts completed the top 10 with 516 approvals, declining slightly from 536 entries in Q3 2024.
Market Fragmentation and the Role of 'Other Makes'
The ‘Other makes’ category accounted for 46.1% of all small trailer approvals in Q3 2025, representing 15,270 entries compared to 15,964 in Q3 2024. Despite the overall market growing by 3,527 entries year-on-year, ‘Other makes’ actually declined by 694 approvals and lost 7.7 percentage points of market share, falling from 53.8% last year.
This significant shift reflects the strengthening position of named manufacturers in the small trailer segment, as established brands captured a larger proportion of the growing market through increased production volumes and expanded distribution networks.
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Q3 2025 reveals diverging trajectories across Australia’s trailer segments, with truck trailers experiencing a 17.4% contraction to 4,034 entries, whilst small trailers posted robust 11.9% growth to reach 33,095 entries. The truck trailer segment saw Vawdrey maintain leadership despite market headwinds, whilst Jamieson and Lionel Moore demonstrated impressive gains that bucked the broader trend. Maxitrans’s substantial decline of 222 entries represents a significant correction for the South Australian manufacturer.
In the small trailer segment, the market’s expansion was captured predominantly by named manufacturers, with King Kong Trailers adding 462 entries, Century Trailers adding 510, and Stonegate Industries adding 784 in performances that collectively reshaped market concentration. The notable shift away from ‘Other makes’, which lost 7.7 percentage points of market share despite the growing market, signals increasing consolidation around established brands.
As we continue to build our RAV-based reporting framework, these year-on-year comparisons provide increasingly valuable insights into manufacturer activity, market dynamics, and segment-specific trends. Keep an eye on our next quarterly update as we track how these patterns develop through Q4 2025. Until then, be sure to check out our other market reports, including the caravan market, motorcycle market, agricultural machinery market, marine market, and truck market, for insights into Australia’s recreational, transport, and machinery sectors.
