Delivery vehicles connect large logistics networks with homes, businesses and postal addresses. The figures below cover fleet size, package volumes, service reach, electric adoption, investment, urban operations and emissions, while keeping each company’s measurement scope and period explicit.
Key Delivery Vehicle Statistics
The most broadly useful delivery vehicle figures include:
- In 2024, UPS operated approximately 128,000 ground vehicles globally, including package cars, vans, tractors and motorcycles.
- In 2024, UPS delivered 5.7 billion packages globally, including packages moved through both air and ground networks.
- In 2024, UPS averaged 22.4 million packages delivered per day globally.
- In its 2024 U.S. ground network report, UPS handled approximately 16 million ground packages per day.
- In fiscal 2024, USPS processed, transported and delivered more than 340 million mail and package pieces per day in the United States.
- In fiscal 2024, USPS began rolling out 106,480 new delivery vehicles, including 66,230 electric vehicles.
- As of May 31, 2024, FedEx reported more than 200,000 motorized vehicles globally, across pickup-and-delivery, long-haul, airport and other operations.
- In fiscal 2024, FedEx moved an average of 16 million packages per day globally.
- In 2024, DHL had approximately 39,100 electric pickup-and-delivery vehicles in its own operations.
- From 2023 to 2024, DHL’s electric share of pickup-and-delivery vehicles rose from 37.6% to 41.4%.
- In 2024, Amazon reported more than 50,000 electric delivery vans globally.
- Amazon’s 2030 goal is at least 100,000 electric delivery vans globally, which is a target rather than an achieved fleet count.
- In 2024, Amazon’s Rivian electric vans delivered more than 1 billion packages in the United States.
- FedEx reported $709 million in fiscal 2024 capital expenditures for vehicles and trailers.
- Through 2024, USPS said its shift from air to surface transportation saved more than $1.2 billion.
- The U.S. DOT estimates that last-mile delivery can account for up to 50% of total delivery carbon emissions, an upper-bound estimate rather than a universal average.
- In 2024, Amazon used 4.7 million gallons of renewable diesel in middle- and last-mile operations.
Contents
- Delivery vehicle fleets and package volumes
- Delivery vehicle miles, routes and service reach
- Electric delivery vehicle adoption and targets
- Delivery vehicle costs, investment and infrastructure
- Delivery vehicle types and urban operations
- Delivery vehicle emissions and alternative modes
Delivery Vehicle Fleet and Package Volume Statistics
Large carriers report different fleet boundaries, so their counts describe different populations. UPS’s global ground fleet, USPS’s postal fleet and FedEx’s motorized-equipment total should not be added together.
| Operator and geography | Period | Reported measure |
|---|---|---|
| UPS global ground fleet | December 31, 2024 | Approximately 128,000 package cars, vans, tractors and motorcycles |
| FedEx global network | May 31, 2024 | More than 200,000 motorized vehicles |
| Federal Express global network | June 7, 2024 | More than 175,000 motorized vehicles |
| DHL pickup-and-delivery operations | 2024 | Approximately 39,100 electric vehicles |
UPS’s 2024 Annual Report reported approximately 128,000 package cars, vans, tractors and motorcycles globally at December 31, 2024, with approximately 19,000 alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles in that ground fleet. United Parcel Service, Inc. 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K
UPS delivered 5.7 billion packages globally during 2024 and averaged 22.4 million packages per day. Its U.S. ground network handled approximately 16 million packages per day in the 2024 report, but the global totals include air and ground activity and are not vehicle-only measures.
FedEx reported more than 200,000 motorized vehicles in its global fleet as of May 31, 2024, and more than 175,000 motorized vehicles in the Federal Express global network as of June 7, 2024. The broader figure includes pickup-and-delivery vehicles, long-haul trucks, forklifts, airport equipment and other off-road vehicles, while FedEx moved an average of 16 million packages per day in fiscal 2024. FedEx Corporation 2024 Form 10-K
USPS reported more than 340 million mail and package pieces processed, transported and delivered per day in fiscal 2024. That combined measure is broader than parcel delivery alone, and USPS began rolling out 106,480 new delivery vehicles during the year, including 66,230 electric vehicles. USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to Congress
Delivery Vehicle Miles, Routes and Service Reach
USPS provides one of the clearest measures of delivery-vehicle operating scale in the United States. It operates more than 260,000 vehicles that drive more than 1 billion miles annually, although the fleet includes transportation throughout the postal system rather than only last-mile routes.
- USPS served more than 170 million U.S. addresses six days a week in fiscal 2024.
- USPS reported approximately 640,000 employees processing, transporting and delivering mail and packages in fiscal 2024; this is a total workforce measure, not a driver count.
- USPS reported more than 168 million delivery locations in its 2025 motor-vehicle safety campaign, a differently worded figure from the annual report’s address count.
- USPS reported more than 31,000 retail centers nationwide in fiscal 2024.
The carrier networks also show how vehicle activity depends on facilities and geographic reach. UPS operated approximately 1,000 U.S. package facilities with about 90 million square feet of floor space and approximately 800 international package facilities with about 22 million square feet; it served more than 200 countries and territories in 2024. United Parcel Service, Inc. 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K
FedEx operated more than 5,000 air and ground hubs, local stations, freight service centers and retail locations in fiscal 2024. Its international package services reached more than 220 countries and territories, while the company used approximately 6,000 contracted service providers for linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations; providers are not vehicles and may operate multiple vehicles. FedEx Corporation 2024 Form 10-K
Electric Delivery Vehicle Adoption and Fleet Targets
Electric adoption is advancing, but reported percentages, counts and targets describe different denominators. DHL reports the share of its own pickup-and-delivery fleet, Amazon reports electric vans and FedEx’s target concerns future purchases of owned vehicles.
| Company or network | Period | Electric measure |
|---|---|---|
| DHL pickup-and-delivery operations | 2023 | 37.6% electric share |
| DHL pickup-and-delivery operations | 2024 | 41.4% electric share; approximately 39,100 vehicles |
| Amazon global fleet | 2024 | More than 50,000 electric delivery vans |
| FedEx global facilities | Fiscal 2024 | More than 1,000 charging stations |
DHL’s electric pickup-and-delivery fleet rose from approximately 35,200 vehicles in 2023 to approximately 39,100 in 2024. Its electric share increased from 37.6% to 41.4%, and its 2024 sustainability report set a 66% electric pickup-and-delivery ambition for 2030; that ambition is a forecast, not an achieved result. DHL Group 2024 Sustainability Statement, Environment ESRS E1
Amazon reported more than 50,000 electric delivery vans globally in 2024 and set a goal of at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road globally by 2030. It also planned to deploy more than 10,000 electric delivery vehicles in India by 2025; these are company targets, and the India figure may include more than vans.
Amazon’s Rivian electric vans delivered more than 1 billion packages in the United States during 2024. 2024 Amazon Sustainability Report
FedEx planned for 100% of owned Federal Express pickup-and-delivery fleet purchases to be electric by calendar 2030. This is a purchase-mix target, not the percentage of the operating fleet, and FedEx had taken delivery of 500 BrightDrop electric vehicles by June 2023 and built more than 1,000 charging stations across global facilities by fiscal 2024. FedEx Corporation 2024 Form 10-K
Delivery Vehicle Costs, Investment and Infrastructure Data
Vehicle spending is reported inside broader accounting categories, so the available figures describe capital investment and network costs rather than a complete cost per vehicle or package.
- FedEx spent $709 million on vehicles and trailers in fiscal 2024 capital expenditures, compared with $719 million in fiscal 2023; the company reported a 1% year-over-year decline in that combined category.
- FedEx reported $5.176 billion in total capital expenditures in fiscal 2024 across all asset categories.
- FedEx’s property and equipment at cost included $10.568 billion in vehicles and trailers at May 31, 2024.
- UPS reported that pickup-and-delivery costs increased by $1.1 billion in 2024 versus 2023.
- UPS package-sortation costs increased by $291 million in 2024 versus 2023.
These UPS figures include operating categories broader than vehicle fuel, maintenance or depreciation alone. The FedEx vehicle-and-trailer figures likewise include combined equipment categories across operations. FedEx Corporation 2024 Form 10-K United Parcel Service, Inc. 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K
USPS said its shift from air to surface transportation saved more than $1.2 billion through 2024. It also committed more than $17 billion to redesigning its processing network and improving facilities by fiscal 2024; both figures concern the broader transportation or postal network, not vehicle purchases alone. USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to Congress
Delivery Vehicle Types and Urban Operations Statistics
The 2021 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) provides a broad U.S. truck-fleet reference rather than a delivery-only inventory. Its population includes pickups, vans, minivans, SUVs and heavier trucks in gross vehicle weight rating classes 1 through 8.
VIUS sampled 150,000 vehicles and received almost 68,000 completed surveys for the 2021 survey. The survey-based sample represented approximately 179 million vehicles in the U.S. truck fleet, so it should not be read as a count of delivery vehicles alone. VIUS Summary Statistics Report
A U.S. DOT urban loading study offers a more focused view of vehicles observed on the studied streets. Commercial vans represented 27% of observed vehicles, box trucks represented 12%, and average dwell time ranged from 24 to 39 minutes per vehicle; these are site-specific observational results, not national delivery-fleet shares. Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2024
Delivery Vehicle Emissions and Alternative-Mobility Data
Last-mile delivery has a disproportionate emissions profile in some delivery-chain estimates. The U.S. DOT says last-mile delivery emissions can account for up to 50% of total delivery carbon emissions, an upper-bound estimate in a federal strategy report rather than a universal measured average. Climate Strategies That Work: Micromobility Deliveries, Microhubs, and Last-Mile Solutions
Amazon reported 4.7 million gallons of renewable diesel used in middle- and last-mile operations in 2024, up from 286,300 gallons in 2023. The fuel figures include middle-mile operations, so they do not measure delivery vehicles alone; Amazon also operated 70 micromobility hubs in 2024, which may support bikes or other compact modes. 2024 Amazon Sustainability Report
USPS reported avoiding more than 282,000 metric tons of carbon emissions through 2024 by shifting shipping volume from air to surface transportation. That is an organizational estimate attributed to mode shift across the postal transportation network, not an emissions reduction measured only from delivery vehicles. USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report to Congress