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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Specialized Freight Trucking
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Specialized Freight Trucking:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Specialized Freight Trucking industry include:- Increased fuel costs
- Environmental regulations
- Adoption of telematics technology
- Growth of e-commerce
- Driver shortage and retention issues
- Rise in urbanization
- Expansion of specialized services
- Automation and autonomous vehicles
- Increased emphasis on sustainability
- Impact of global trade policies
- Enhanced safety standards and regulations
- Shift towards electric and alternative fuel vehicles
- Integration of blockchain technology
- Fluctuations in insurance premiums
- Increasing freight rates
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Specialized Freight Trucking industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Moving Services |
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Moving Of Other Goods Requiring Special Handling |
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Commercial Moving Services |
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Residential Moving Services |
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Transportation Of Documents And Parcels |
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Local Transportation And Delivery Of Small Purchased Or Serviced Items |
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Transportation Of Bulk Liquids And Gases In Intermodal Tank Containers By Road |
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Transportation Of Bulk Liquids And Gases, Except In Intermodal Tank Containers, By Road |
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Transportation Of Dry Bulks, Except In Intermodal Tank Containers, By Road |
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Transportation Of Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized And Other Packed Goods, Except In Intermodal Tank Containers, By Road |
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Transportation Of Boxed, Palletized And Other Packed Goods, Not Climate-Controlled And Not In Intermodal Containers, By Road, Tr |
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Transportation Of Boxed, Palletized And Other Packed Goods, Not Climate-Controlled And Not In Intermodal Containers, By Road, Le |
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Transportation Of Climate-Controlled Intermodal Containers, Not Elsewhere Classified, By Road |
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Transportation Of Other Intermodal Containers, Not Elsewhere Classified, By Road |
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Transportation Of Automobiles And Light Trucks By Road |
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Transportation Of Livestock By Road |
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Transportation Of Waste By Road |
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Transportation Of Non-Hazardous Waste By Road |
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Transportation Of Hazardous Waste By Road |
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Transportation Of Other Goods By Road |
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Drayage Services |
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Warehousing Services |
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Handling Services For Goods |
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Storage Services For Goods |
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Packing Services For Goods |
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Freight Transportation Arrangement Services |
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Rental Of Transportation Equipment, Except Cars, Light Trucks, And Motor Homes, Without Operators |
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Other Products |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Specialized Freight Trucking company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Specialized Freight Trucking industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Specialized Freight Trucking measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 4% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 3% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 11% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 75% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 63% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 63% | |||
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 58% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 9% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 8% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 7% | |||
Specialized Freight Trucking Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Specialized Freight Trucking industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Specialized Freight Trucking industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Specialized Freight Trucking industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- The Rise of Broker Consolidation – What It Means for Small Carriers - If you’ve been in the game long enough, you’ve seen this coming. Quiet acquisitions. Big-name brokerages merging. The same five players showing up on (07/04/2025)
- Logistics Boom, Legal Bust: The Hidden Legal Costs of America’s Growing Trucking Industry - The U.S. trucking industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fueled by rising e-commerce demand, expanding interstate trade, and a post-pandemic resurgence in logistics investment. But beneath the surface of this logistics (07/03/2025)
- Driver Shortage Myths Debunked: Freight Demand Drives Trucking Jobs - The trucking industry’s “driver shortage” debate has persisted for decades. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) claims a chronic shortage since 1987, citing nine studies. Yet, researchers and industry experts argue the labor market functions well when freight demand is strong. (06/27/2025)
- FedEx Freight announces C-suite leadership for spinoff - FedEx Freight, an LTL segment slated for a spinoff next year, is filling out its C-suite. The business detailed longtime FedEx leaders who will take over oversight of the new company and also announced an outsider as part of the mix, (06/27/2025)
- FedEx fills out Freight executive team ahead of spin off - FedEx has named more executives to lead the divestment of the Freight subsidiary and run it as an independent company. (06/25/2025)
- Building A Specialized Transportation Network - When it comes to transporting high-risk or high-value cargo, specialized challenges require specialized solutions. (06/25/2025)
- Schneider drivers honored for safety achievements - Among the 220 drivers recognized for their safe-driving achievements, 92 earned the company's Million Mile Award. Plus, more trucking news. (06/24/2025)
- Freight Forwarding Market to Surge from USD 498.5 Billion to USD 782.4 Billion by 2035 - Meticulous Research® - The freight forwarding market is experiencing significant expansion, with market valuation expected to grow from USD 498.5 billion in 2025 (06/24/2025)
- Ukrzaliznytsia increases speed of freight transportation - customers will pay less | Ukrainian news - ?????????? ?????? - Joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia has revised the average daily speed of its own freight rolling stock, which will make the use of the company's wagons much more profitable for customers. The company's press service reported this on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports. The message states that carriers will spend fewer days on transportation, and therefore will pay less for the use of ... (06/20/2025)
- Specialized firms gain M&A appeal in shifting trade landscape - Tariff uncertaitny and a prolonged freight recession are reshaping transportation M&A with buyers targeting flexible firms. (05/23/2025)
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