Interesting figures of WW1 vehicles remaining at the end of the war. The numbers are tiny for such huge armies. The Americans had their Liberty and Mack trucks but relatively few were brought to Europe and they relied upon the British and French transport in many cases.
In WW2 vehicles used numbered in the millions.
Here is a list of some of the makes and numbers of 3 ton lorries in service at the armistice. This does not include impressed vehicles.
AEC (Y-Type) 5819
Albion A10 6,000
Commer (RC) 2303
Daimler (CB,CC,Y,) 4745
Dennis, almost 3500 supplied.
Karrier (WDS) 1557
Leyland (RAF Type) 4721
Maudsley 1547
Thornycroft (J) 5000 supplied
Other makes (Halford, Halley, Wolseley ect.) were numbered in hundreds rather than thousands.
Interestingly enough the majority were of AEC and Daimler manufacture, these two makes sharing many components, Leyland coming third in the list. This was by virtue of AEC's moving production line, the only truck maker at that time to have such a facility, some AEC Y chassis were supplied to Daimler for them to fit their own mechanical components and radiator.
The total number of trucks of all makes held by the British army at the Armistice was 66,352. The number of trucks lost during the war is not known but the number of vehicles acquired and those remaining (where records exist) suggests an attrition rate of about 20%.
