It was close, but Schmitz Cargobull, which had been leading for months, retained its leading position on the Belgian towed equipment market, despite a decline in sales. The most important outsider was Krone, but his final sprint was not enough to take first place… with a difference of only four units.
This ranking shows how much the major German manufacturers have benefited from Van Hool’s strategic repositioning after its bankruptcy in 2024. In a market that fell overall by 6.81% (5,013 semi-trailers were registered), Schmitz and Krone together achieved a semi-trailer sales of one in three in 2025. Behind this duo, Kässbohrer made good progress, but failed to lose third place. snack on A&D, which remains the largest Belgian manufacturer. Other notable increases are due to Chereau and D-Tec, whose number of registrations simply doubled in one year.
And Van Hool?
Van Hool registered 161 semi-trailers in 2025. This is of course much less than in 2024, but this does not yet reflect the actual position of the Belgian manufacturer, because tarpaulin semi-trailers were still registered at the beginning of the year. All other Belgian manufacturers are declining, whether it is Hoet Trailers, Stas or to a lesser extent the Faymonville group.
The Top 30
1 Schmitz 845 16.67 2 Krone 841 16.59 3 A&D Trailers 370 7.30 4 Kassböhrer 365 7.20 5 Stas 250 4.93 6 Chereau 205 4.04 7 Van Hool 161 3.18 8 Hoet Trailers 134 2.64 9 D Tec 132 2.60 10 Mol 124 2.45 11 LAG 115 2.27 12 Faymonville 108 2.13 13 Max Trailer 100 1.97 14 Kempf 80 1.58 15 Kögel 68 1.34 16 Lecitrailer 68 1.34 17 Fliegl 66 1.30 18 AJK 65 1.28 19 Berger 64 1.26 20 Kraker 61 1.20 21 Pacton 61 1.20 22 Gheysen & Verpoort 58 1.14 23 Schwarzmüller 54 1.07 24 Nooteboom 39 0.77 25 KWB 38 0.75 26 Dezeure 33 0.65 27 Noyens 33 0.65 28 Benalu 30 0.59 29 Lamberet 30 0.59 30 Meiller 30 0.59
