Freedonia Focus Reports

US Collection

Freight by Truck:
United States

FU ICK
LL TO
O
R
E RD
P
O ER
R
T

May 2013

CH
UR
E

Highlights

Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Freight Truck Forecasts

BR
O

Industry Overview
Industry Size and Trends | Freight Overview | Freight Truck Segmentation
Truck Freight by Commodity | Truck or Train | Regulatory and Environmental Factors
Technological Trends | NAFTA Trade

L
C

Resources

FU ICK
LL TO
O
R
E RD
P
O ER
R
T

Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
www.freedoniafocus.com

Freight by Truck: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts revenues generated and volume hauled by the US freight truck
industry in dollars and ton-miles, respectively, to 2017. Total revenues are segmented in
terms of:

long-distance general freight trucking, truckload

long-distance general freight trucking, less-than-truckload
local general freight trucking
local specialized freight trucking
long-distance specialized freight trucking
used household and office goods specialized trucking.

Total US freight revenues and volume (via all modes of transport) are also forecast to
2017.
A ton-mile equals one short ton of freight carried one mile.
To illustrate historical trends, total truck freight revenues and volume are provided in
annual series from 2002 to 2012; the various segments, in revenues, are reported at
five-year intervals for 2007 and 2012. Total US freight revenues and volume are also
reported in annual series from 2002 to 2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification
and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as
well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in
quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically provided in
terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity,
forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast
year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of
any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a
smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Freight by Truck: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from
various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

2013 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

Freight by Truck: United States

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated February 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

484110
484121

4212
4213
4214
4215

484122
484210
484220
484230

General Freight Trucking, Local

General Freight Trucking, LongDistance, Truckload
General Freight Trucking, LongDistance, Less Than Truckload
Used Household and Office Goods
Moving
Specialized Freight (except Used
Goods) Trucking, Local
Specialized Freight (except Used
Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance

Local Trucking Without Storage

Trucking, Except Local
Local Trucking With Storage
Courier Services, Except by Air

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

2013 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

Freight by Truck: United States

Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Size & Trends............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Freight Truck Revenue Trends, 2002-2012 ................................................. 2
Chart 2 | United States: Truck Freight Volume Trends, 2002-2012 ................................................... 3
Freight Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Chart 3 | United States: Freight Revenue Trends, 2002-2012 ........................................................... 4
Chart 4 | United States: Freight Revenue by Mode, 2012 .................................................................. 5
Chart 5 | United States: Freight Volume by Mode, 2012 .................................................................... 5
Chart 6 | United States: Freight Volume Trends, 2002-2012 ............................................................. 5
Freight Truck Segmentation..................................................................................................................... 6
Chart 7 | United States: Freight Truck Revenues by Type, 2012 ....................................................... 6
General Freight Trucking. ................................................................................................................... 8
Chart 8 | United States: General Freight Trucking Revenues by Type, 2012 ............................... 8
Long-Distance. .............................................................................................................................. 8
Local. ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Specialized Freight Trucking. ............................................................................................................. 9
Chart 9 | United States: Specialized Freight Trucking Revenues by Type, 2012 ....................... 10
Truck Freight by Commodity .................................................................................................................. 11
Chart 10 | Truck Freight by Commodity, 2012.................................................................................. 11
Truck or Train ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Regulatory & Environmental Factors ..................................................................................................... 13
Technological Trends ............................................................................................................................. 14
NAFTA Trade ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Chart 11 | United States: Exports by Truck to Other NAFTA (billion dollars) ................................... 15
Chart 12 | United States: Imports by Truck from Other NAFTA (billion dollars) ............................... 15
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 16
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Freight by Truck (billion dollars) ................................... 16
Freight Truck Forecasts ......................................................................................................................... 17
Table 2 | United States: Freight by Truck ......................................................................................... 17
General Freight Trucking. ................................................................................................................. 19
Long-Distance. ............................................................................................................................ 19
Local. ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Specialized Freight Trucking. ........................................................................................................... 20
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 21
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 22
FedEx Corporation ............................................................................................................................ 22
JB Hunt Transport Services Incorporated ........................................................................................ 23
YRC Worldwide Incorporated ........................................................................................................... 24
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 25
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 26
To return here, click on any Freedonia logo or the Table of Contents link in report footers.
PDF bookmarks are also available for navigation.

2013 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.