The freight volume carried by trucking carriers in the United States increased significantly until 2020. In that year, 10.23 billion tons of freight was transported by trucks in the U.S., down from 11.84 billion tons in 2019 - the largest value carried by trucking services registered in the period of consideration.
Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons)
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Companies
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Less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers
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- Premium Statistic Less-than-truckload market businesses in the U.S. 2018-2021
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Further related statistics
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- Freight trucking marginal costs per mile in the U.S. 2008-2020
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- Freight trucking marginal cost per mile in the U.S. by region 2017-2020
- Port transportation capacity of China's Pearl River 2019-2020
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- Freight trucking driver wages per mile in the U.S. 2008-2020
- Freight trucking driver wages per hour in the U.S. 2008-2020
- Port cargo handling capacity South Korea 2011-2022
- Freight trucking fuel costs per mile in the U.S. 2008-2020
- Freight trucking driver benefits costs per hour in the U.S. 2008-2020
- Latin America: container port cargo throughput 2019, by country
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- Volume of road goods transported internationally by Swedish trucks 2012-2020
- Discharged port cargo volume Hong Kong 2008-2021
- Industry revenue of “general freight trucking“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
- Volume of unloaded and loaded containers handled at the port of Aarhus 2009-2019
- Mexico: port of Ensenada cargo throughput 2014-2022
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- Freight trucking driver wages per hour in the U.S. 2008-2020
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American Trucking Associations. (November 19, 2021). Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/
American Trucking Associations. "Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons)." Chart. November 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/
American Trucking Associations. (2021). Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/
American Trucking Associations. "Volume of Freight Moved by Trucks in The United States from 2014 to 2020 (in Billion Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/
American Trucking Associations, Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Volume of freight moved by trucks in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in billion tons) [Graph], American Trucking Associations, November 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140181/volume-freight-trucks-united-states/