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1997 Economic Census: |
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SIC | Description |
Establish- ments |
Revenue
($1,000) |
Paid employees |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing | 133,373 | 197,375,341 | 1,960,130 | 55,739,452 | ||
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421 | Trucking and courier services, except air | 119,868 | 184,178,773 | 1,831,577 | 52,513,343 | |
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422 | Public warehousing and storage | 13,491 | 13,183,579 | 128,433 | 3,222,154 | |
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423 | Trucking terminal facilities | 14 | 12,989 | 120 | 3,955 | |
SIC 42: Motor freight transportation and warehousing
- 4-digit SIC to 6-digit NAICS
Includes only establishments with payroll.
Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
Figures to the left of NAICS codes indicate the percent of NAICS receipts represented by this part;
and link to Table 1 where other parts of the NAICS are shown.
links to 1997 and 1992 Comparative Statistics for whole SICs.
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure
SIC
NAICS Pt
Description
Establish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
421
Trucking and courier services, except air
119,868
184,178,773
1,831,577
52,513,343
4212
Local trucking without storage
61,063
51,384,852
473,694
12,642,812
90% of
484110

14,545
11,108,345
73,967
3,166,529
484110
10
General freight trucking without storage, local, truckload
10,296
7,783,545
73,967
1,934,702
484110
20
General freight trucking w/o storage, local, less than truckload
4,249
3,324,800
47,246
1,231,827
10% of
484210
10
3,259
1,198,983
20,858
395,383
96% of
484220

34,935
18,932,851
10,951
4,514,945
484220
10
Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), local
1,434
1,267,441
10,951
366,278
484220
20
Agricultural products trucking without storage, local
8,065
2,785,495
29,925
629,234
484220
30
Dump trucking
17,440
9,748,351
81,553
2,083,930
484220
40
Specialized trucking without storage, local
7,996
5,131,564
56,450
1,435,503
562111
7,083
18,211,495
137,049
4,048,032
562112
414
1,095,553
8,468
317,464
562119
827
837,625
7,227
200,459
4213
Trucking, except local
47,315
105,764,108
915,091
28,992,807
484121
23,111
51,142,148
425,758
12,690,093
484122
6,210
25,010,091
258,972
9,509,916
72% of
484210
20
3,555
9,111,477
65,734
1,741,891
100% of
484230

14,439
20,500,392
28,396
5,050,907
484230
10
Hazardous materials trucking (except waste), long-distance
2,043
3,840,724
28,396
918,360
484230
20
Agricultural products trucking, long-distance
5,389
3,693,332
32,371
789,921
484230
30
Other specialized trucking, long-distance
7,007
12,966,336
103,860
3,342,626
4214
Local trucking with storage
3,744
4,221,111
57,749
1,401,608
10% of
484110

915
1,164,931
7,468
355,591
484110
30
General freight trucking with storage, local, truckload
542
678,272
7,468
199,953
484110
40
General freight trucking with storage, local, less than truckload
373
486,659
6,096
155,638
18% of
484210
30
2,286
2,273,241
34,958
806,674
4% of
484220
50
543
782,939
9,227
239,343
4215
Courier services, except by air
7,746
22,808,702
385,043
9,476,116
53% of
492110
10
2,362
19,289,602
317,630
8,234,379
492210
5,384
3,519,100
67,413
1,241,737
SIC
NAICS Pt
Description
Establish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
422
Public warehousing and storage
13,491
13,183,579
128,433
3,222,154
4221
Farm product warehousing & storage facilities
486
673,198
5,280
118,542
493130
486
673,198
5,280
118,542
4222
Refrigerated products warehousing
872
2,268,823
22,109
609,335
100% of
493120
10
872
2,268,823
22,109
609,335
4225
General warehousing & storage
10,912
7,846,325
81,450
1,918,952
100% of
493110
10
3,918
5,320,671
62,777
1,622,917
531130
6,994
2,525,654
18,673
296,035
4226
Other special warehousing & storage
1,221
2,395,233
19,594
575,325
0% of
493110
20
3
718
7
111
0% of
493120
20
5
1,504
12
249
100% of
493190

1,213
2,393,011
6,158
574,965
493190
10
Household goods warehousing & storage
317
451,574
6,158
141,630
493190
20
Specialized goods warehousing & storage
896
1,941,437
13,417
433,335
SIC
NAICS Pt
Description
Establish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Annual payroll
($1,000)
423
Trucking terminal facilities
14
12,989
120
3,955
4231
Trucking terminal facilities
14
12,989
120
3,955
3% of
488490
20
14
12,989
120
3,955
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Department of
Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Ce
=sum of NAICS parts listed below the symbol
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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics
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