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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Truck Transportation
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Truck Transportation:
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 Truck Transportation industry include:- Rising fuel costs
- Electrification and alternative fuels adoption
- Autonomous driving technology
- Regulations on emissions
- Increasing e-commerce demand
- Shortage of skilled drivers
- Supply chain integration and digitalization
- Enhancements in safety technology
- Expansion into last-mile delivery services
- Fluctuations in international trade policies
- Infrastructure aging and related investments
- Impact of global economic conditions
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Truck Transportation 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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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 Other Goods By Road |
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Drayage Services |
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Warehousing Services |
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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 Truck Transportation 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 Truck Transportation 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 Truck Transportation 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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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| 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% | |||
Truck Transportation Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Truck Transportation 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 Truck Transportation 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 Truck Transportation industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Iowa DOT introduces remote-controlled pothole-filling truck for safer repairs - The Iowa Department of Transportation has deployed a remote-controlled pothole-filling truck to enhance worker safety and efficiency on highways. (07/10/2025)
- Lanes reopen after cement truck rollover crash on Loop 101 near Camelback Road - Traffic backups stretched from near Maryland Avenue to Indian School Road, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. (07/10/2025)
- Milford motorcyclist dead after collision with semi-truck in Sharonville - It was just after 12:30 p.m. when the collision happened at the on-ramp from Interstate 75 southbound to Interstate 275 eastbound (07/09/2025)
- Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk - Find insight on Daimler Truck, European airlines, Jet2, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Auto and Transport. (07/09/2025)
- Allowing bigger freight trucks would be a highway disaster - Lawmakers have long recognized that some vehicles are simply too large for America’s highways. Current limits on the Interstate Highway System — 80,000 pounds for weight and two 28-foot trailers for length — minimize wear-and-tear on the roads and improve traffic safety. These commonsense limits are well-grounded in evidence. (07/09/2025)
- Transport truck rollover crash leads to ‘minor’ diesel spill in Brampton, police say - Police have blocked traffic and are working to clear a crash after a transport truck rolled over in Brampton. Peel Regional Police confirmed the single-vehicle crash was reported around 5:25 p.m on Tuesday in the area of Heart Lake Road/Selby Road and Clarence Street in Brampton. (07/08/2025)
- ROAD CLOSURES: Transport truck rollover could cause delays in Brampton - Road closures are in place following a rollover crash involving a transport truck in Brampton, police say. The single-vehicle crash happened around 10 a.m. near Torbram Road and Steeles Avenue in Brampton, Peel Regional Police say. (07/07/2025)
- Residents push back on truck routes between Interstate 57, Illinois 394 - Some Crete and Monee residents start a petition drive in protest of east-west truck route between Interstate 57 and Illinois 394. (07/07/2025)
- Truck transportation jobs: 12 months of overall stability - The monthly jobs report showed small changes in truck transportation employment, more of the overall trend of stability. (07/03/2025)
- Stuck garbage truck removal to begin next week, ramps may be closed months longer - That garbage truck, wedged nearly on its side against a support structure at the I-10/Carrollton Ave./Airline Highway interchange is still there, though Louisiana highway officials say work to remove it should begin next week. (05/28/2025)
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