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NAICS 4842
Specialized freight trucking

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	199,618	382,152,040	115,988,733	3,650,859
484	Truck transportation	112,642	164,218,769	47,750,111	1,435,210
4842	Specialized freight trucking	53,631	53,979,668	13,629,576	446,018
48421	Used household & office goods moving	8,642	12,638,114	3,092,317	110,992
48422	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	33,074	22,383,188	5,866,119	199,408
48423	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	11,915	18,958,366	4,671,140	135,618

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
484	Truck transportation	525,742	192,943,014	413,100	78.6	28,724,245	14.9	112,642	164,218,769
4842	Specialized freight trucking	105,366	57,160,891	51,735	49.1	3,181,223	5.6	53,631	53,979,668

Definition: NAICS 4842 Specialized freight trucking

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local or long-distance specialized freight trucking. The establishments of this industry are primarily engaged in the transportation of freight which, because of size, weight, shape, or other inherent characteristics, requires specialized equipment,such as flatbeds, tankers, or refrigerated trailers. This industry includes the transportation of used household, institutional, and commercial furniture and equipment.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4842, Specialized freight trucking, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Specialized freight trucking: 2002

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

53,631

53,979,668

100.00

187

13,629,576

446,018

California

4,771

5,384,473

9.98

154

1,355,665

44,516

Texas

3,501

4,744,763

8.79

218

1,193,641

39,565

Missouri

1,498

3,406,292

6.31

600

408,351

13,205

Indiana

1,428

2,953,227

5.47

480

520,918

15,240

Illinois

2,550

2,668,608

4.94

212

663,504

19,476

Pennsylvania

2,006

2,078,454

3.85

169

529,507

17,458

Ohio

2,065

1,954,935

3.62

171

532,428

16,494

New York

2,131

1,949,743

3.61

102

562,012

17,862

New Jersey

1,519

1,798,725

3.33

210

517,583

14,711

Georgia

1,463

1,303,969

2.42

152

364,866

12,946

Wisconsin

1,911

1,296,554

2.40

238

351,611

11,244

Virginia

1,676

1,256,282

2.33

172

390,101

13,843

North Carolina

1,594

1,254,671

2.32

151

372,369

13,378

Tennessee

925

1,028,368

1.91

178

288,667

9,314

Washington

1,225

917,562

1.70

151

262,691

8,580

Massachusetts

840

876,107

1.62

136

257,696

7,405

Minnesota

1,188

865,028

1.60

172

208,679

6,833

Kentucky

1,168

841,929

1.56

206

221,215

7,717

Maryland

920

809,036

1.50

149

230,491

8,226

Colorado

968

775,022

1.44

172

200,014

6,383

Utah

401

772,261

1.43

332

259,368

8,180

Louisiana

927

759,598

1.41

170

198,456

7,523

Oklahoma

762

742,662

1.38

213

192,436

6,764

Alabama

952

723,297

1.34

162

196,835

7,457

Iowa

1,183

704,549

1.31

240

159,508

5,992

Kansas

942

704,474

1.31

259

167,474

5,628

Oregon

913

675,239

1.25

192

197,210

6,556

Mississippi

705

633,830

1.17

221

159,614

5,721

South Carolina

574

564,934

1.05

138

162,242

5,609

Nebraska

763

522,766

0.97

303

95,956

3,692

Arkansas

801

504,882

0.94

187

129,079

4,991

West Virginia

703

493,682

0.91

274

131,681

5,226

Connecticut

361

403,665

0.75

117

120,088

3,378

Idaho

496

323,309

0.60

241

87,608

3,125

New Mexico

325

291,502

0.54

157

96,136

2,869

Maine

498

289,621

0.54

223

65,712

2,490

Wyoming

301

259,669

0.48

520

67,148

2,273

Alaska

129

243,395

0.45

380

91,732

1,923

Montana

348

221,706

0.41

244

54,753

1,945

Nevada

216

218,868

0.41

101

55,355

1,685

South Dakota

300

172,234

0.32

227

34,965

1,544

North Dakota

356

164,311

0.30

259

39,633

1,598

Hawaii

102

152,427

0.28

124

50,326

1,507

New Hampshire

243

149,705

0.28

118

40,265

1,299

Rhode Island

155

138,931

0.26

130

30,273

870

Delaware

175

137,694

0.26

171

47,391

1,428

Vermont

198

123,120

0.23

200

31,561

1,156

All other states, including those below

4,455

4,723,589

8.75

1,234,762

39,193

Florida

2,273

(10k-24k)

Michigan

1,513

(10k-24k)

Arizona

652

(5000-9999)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Products Lines for Specialized freight trucking
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	53,979,668	100.00
42000	Local motor carrier revenue	24,959,410	46.24
42010	Long-distance motor carrier revenue	23,706,085	43.92
42060	Packing/packaging services related to motor carrier & storage	931,386	1.73
	-Other	4,382,787	8.12

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Specialized freight trucking
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-48SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-48SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-48SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Purchased Transportation by Motor Freight Carrier	US, states
EC02-48I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4842
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Serviced Annual Survey: Truck Transportation, Messenger Services & Warehousing	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas