Whatever you call them, one thing is for certain: you see them on the road every single day. The trucking industry is one of the largest revenue streams in the nation’s economy and is responsible for transporting roughly 70 percent of all goods in the United States. In addition to the movement of goods, the trucking industry employs roughly 6 percent of the nation’s workforce.
Businesses of all sizes depend on trucks to deliver their products to their facilities. And although trains, ships, and planes move cargo all over the world, trucks are what deliver goods from rail yards, ports, and airports to their final destinations. With more than 3.5 million truck drivers employed by the industry across the country, there isn’t much that hasn’t been transported in a truck at some point. This includes items you use every day, including petroleum, textiles, wood, motor vehicles, furniture, and agricultural products. In 2019 alone, trucks moved 11.84 billion tons of freight.
Industry’s Top Companies:
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- TFI International
- Knight-Swift
- Saia
- Schneider National
- Werner Enterprises
- RXO
- ArcBest
- Yellow Corporation
- Heartland Express
- Universal Logistics
- Marten Transport
