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Trucks move more than
70% of all goods
transported around the United States
Source: ATA
T R U C K I N G B Y T H E N U M B E R S
OVERVIEW FACTS
Heavy duty
Medium duty
Light duty
Owner-operator
For-hire
Private fleet
13%
13%
74%
92%
7%
1%
GVW CATEGORY
Source: FleetSeek, 2018
In M
illio
ns
Heavy duty
Medium duty
Light duty
Owner-operator
For-hire
Private fleet
13%
13%
74%
92%
7%
1%FLEET TYPE
0
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2
3
4
5
4.1M
3.5M
2.4M
1.9M
1.8M
1.5M
1.2M
1.2M
1.16
M
855K
Wholesale Trade-Nondurable GoodsWholesale Trade- Durable GoodsTrucking & WarehousingSpecial Trade ContractorsElectric, Gas & Sanitary Service
Heavy Constuction (except buildings)Business ServicesAuto Repair, Services & GaragesFood & Kindred ProductsOil & Gas Extraction
TOP 10 INDUSTRY CATEGORIES BY TRUCK COUNT
Source: FleetSeek, 2018
Source: FleetSeek, 2018
Approximately
5.8%of all full-time
jobs in America are related to
trucking Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018
90,000 Number of new drivers that will be needed each year to keep up with demand.
Source: ATA
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T R U C K I N G B Y T H E N U M B E R S
OVERVIEW
In 2017, the American
trucking industry posted
revenues higher than the
GDP of more than 150 nations.
Source: ATA
FACTS
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
511,211
503,417
521,248
493,730
511,746
12,384
12,487
13,274
12,603
12,699
15,719
16,120
16,628
17,725
18,616
539,314
532,024
551,150
524,058
543,061
INTERSTATEFREIGHT
INTERSTATEPASSENGER
INTRASTATEHAZARDOUSMATERIALS
TOTAL
ACTIVE MOTOR CARRIERS BY TYPE 2013-2017
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INDEX (TSI) FREIGHT AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT ESTIMATES,
2000-2017
Source: FMCSA
Source: FMCSA
U.S. trucks moved $10.8billion tons of freight in 2017.
That equates to about 30 lbs. worth of goods for every man,
woman, and child in the country.
Source: ATA
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T R U C K I N G B Y T H E N U M B E R S
OVERVIEWPROJECTEDFREIGHT GROWTHAbout 50 million tons of freight move across our nation every day
CONTAINER TRAFFIC AT U.S. PORTS (BY VALUE OF CARGO)
of America’s containerized freight flows through just 10 ports. Container traffic at U.S. ports is up by 28% since 2009.
Ports are opportunity multipliers—economic engines fueling good jobs not just on our coasts but across the country.
FMCSA-REGULATED CARRIERS BY NUMBER OF POWER UNITS
Tacoma 11.2 million Los Angeles 38.7 millionLong Beach 35.6 millionHouston 18.3 millionNew Orleans 97.2 million
NY/NJ 36.7 millionBaltimore 6.0 millionNorfolk 16.8 millionCharleston 12.8 millionSavannah 23.7 million
U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY SECTOR
2015
11.5 billion
1.7 billion
835 million
7 million
18 billion
2045
16.5 billion
2.1 billion
1.2 billion
24 million
25.3 billion
+44%
+38%
+24%
+234%
+40%
WATER
RAIL
TRUCK
TOTAL
AIR
27%
9%12%21%
31%
TransportationElectricityGeneration
Commercial and Residential
Agriculture
Industry
Source: U.S. Dept. of TransportationSource: FMCSA
Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2014
Trucks Ships PipelineRail
0%
Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation
FREIGHT GHG EMISSIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TRANSPORTATION SECTOR EMISSIONS
Power Units 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1 Power Unit 254,781 248,088 257,695 242,832 253,035
2 Power Units 93,533 92,665 96,034 90,910 92,937
3–10 Power Units 137,465 137,817 142,080 136,322 139,569
11–100 Power Units 44,780 45,600 47,193 46,636 47,989
>100 Power Units 3,870 4,012 4,192 4,171 4,273
No Power Units/ Unreported
4,885 3,842 3,956 3,187 5,258
TOTAL 539,314 532,024 551,150 524,058 543,061
Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation
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