Truck: buy vs lease
TCO per km — payment vs depreciation and repairs
Parameters
Owned truck: depreciation ~15–20%/yr early on + repairs grow after 500k km (~0.08–0.15€/km). Lease: predictable payment, new equipment, but overall pricier with mileage limits. The tipping point: leasing wins at high mileage and reliability needs (reefer/frozen), used-and-owned wins with stable routes and own service.
Comparison
- Residual
- €18 432
- Own over period
- €84 168
- Lease over period
- €67 200
- €/km own vs lease
- 0.146 vs 0.117