This market study examines the increasingly important tire market for vehicles used in last mile delivery (LMD) fleets, where application requirements differ from those of overall road transportation of goods.
Key facts:
- The global market for last mile fleet tires is forecast to be worth $38 billion by 2030
- The market got a boost from increases in e-commerce and home delivery during Covid-19, and is forecast to continue to grow at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2025 to 2030.
This market study examines the increasingly important tire market for vehicles used in last mile delivery (LMD) fleets, where application requirements differ from those of overall road transportation of goods. A wide range of vehicles are being used in this sector, from passenger cars up to medium-duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles and scooters, depending on the cargo, setting and region.
Definition:
This report examines the last mile tire market by volume, value, rim diameter, and by powertrain, with electric delivery vehicles becoming increasingly common. Energy efficiency requirements make lower rolling resistance a priority for last mile fleet tires, while durability needs are also very high, with heavy loads, congestion, stops and starts, curb parking, and less experienced drivers in many cases putting tires under extra stress. Traction and noise reduction are also priority areas of optimization.
Key Questions:
- How are tire suppliers meeting the requirements for last mile fleet tires to achieve high load capacity, traction, noise reduction and energy efficiency?
- How is the adoption of EVs reshaping the tire industry and what is the effect on last mile delivery applications?
- Last mile delivery fleets serve a proliferating number of destinations; how does this impact the demands on vehicles and their tires?
This report is essential to:
- Tire makers and producers of tire materials
- Equipment suppliers to the tire industry
- Participants in the tire markets value chain
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Introduction
- Scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Key drivers and trends
- Overview
- LMD segment definition and importance to the tire industry
- Top five drivers and trends
- Macro-level trends
- Economic growth
- Geopolitical tensions and transitions
- Supply chain and trade
- Fuel and tire/vehicle materials costs, inflation impact
- Sustainability and regulatory drivers
- Regulatory environment
- Emissions
- Fuel economy
- Tire labeling
- Powertrain transition
- Demographic and mobility trends
- Urbanization
- Transport mode options
- Vehicle operation and ownership
- End-use dynamics
- Overview of end-use sectors
- Tire trends and needs by market participants
- Technology overview
- Main players and industry structure
Cutting-edge technology developments
- Overview
- Vehicle technologies
- Connectivity
- Powertrains
- Mode of operation
- Tire technologies
- EV tires
- LMD tire performance attributes
- Enabling and supportive technologies
- TPMS
- Connected tires
- Tire management systems
- Competing technologies
LMD fleet tire market by vehicle type (end use)
- Overview
- Light vehicles
- Market size and forecast
- Vehicle characteristics and technologies
- Tire characteristics and technologies
- Suppliers and tire examples
- Vans, box trucks, and other medium-duty trucks
- Market size and forecast
- Vehicle characteristics
- Tire characteristics and technologies
- Suppliers and tire examples
- Motorcycles and scooters
- Market size and forecast
- Vehicle characteristics and tire considerations
LMD fleet tire market by type (size and powertrain)
- Overview
- LMD fleet tires by rim diameter
- Market size and forecast by rim diameters
- Size trends by vehicle type
- LMD fleet tires by powertrain
- Market size and forecast
- Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles
- Electric vehicles (EVs)
LMD fleet tire market by region
- Overview
- Regional drivers and market forecasts
- Asia-Pacific
- Regional tire market context
- LMD tire market influences
- China
- India
- Europe
- Euro 7 standards
- Tire labeling
- EV adoption pressures
- North America
- Fuel economy
- EVs
- E-commerce
- South and Central America
- Middle East and Africa
Key future opportunities for LMD fleet tire innovators
- Opportunities through and beyond 2030
- Immediate priorities
- Opportunities beyond the report period
- Key tire company profiles
- Apollo Tyre
- Bridgestone
- Continental
- Double Coin
- Goodyear
- Hankook
- Hercules
- JK Tyre
- Linglong
- Michelin
- Nokian
- PCTNA
- Sumitomo
- Toyo
- Yokohama