1997 NAICS Definitions
484 Truck Transportation

484 Truck Transportation

Industries in the Truck Transportation subsector provide over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles, such as trucks and tractor trailers. The subsector is subdivided into general freight trucking and specialized freight trucking. This distinction reflects differences in equipment used, type of load carried, scheduling, terminal, and other networking services. General freight transportation establishments handle a wide variety of general commodities, generally palletized, and transported in a container or van trailer. Specialized freight transportation is the transportation of cargo that, because of size, weight, shape, or other inherent characteristics require specialized equipment for transportation.

Each of these industry groups is further subdivided based on distance traveled. Local trucking establishments primarily carry goods within a single metropolitan area and its adjacent nonurban areas. Long distance trucking establishments carry goods between metropolitan areas.

The Specialized Freight Trucking industry group includes a separate industry for Used Household and Office Goods Moving. The household and office goods movers are separated because of the substantial network of establishments that has developed to deal with local and long-distance moving and the associated storage. In this area, the same establishment provides both local and long-distance services, while other specialized freight establishments generally limit their services to either local or long-distance hauling.

4841 General Freight Trucking

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing general freight trucking. General freight establishments handle a wide variety of commodities, generally palletized, and transported in a container or van trailer. The establishments of this industry group provide a combination of the following network activities: local pickup, local sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and terminal operations, and local delivery.

48411 General Freight Trucking, Local

484110 General Freight Trucking, Local

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local general freight trucking. General freight establishments handle a wide variety of commodities, generally palletized and transported in a container or van trailer. Local general freight trucking establishments usually provide trucking within a metropolitan area which may cross state lines. Generally the trips are same-day return.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4841104212Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, local
4841104212Container trucking services, local
4841104212General freight trucking, local
4841104212Motor freight carrier, general, local
4841104212Transfer (trucking) services, general freight, local
4841104212Trucking, general freight, local

48412 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance general freight trucking. General freight establishments handle a wide variety of commodities, generally palletized and transported in a container or van trailer. Long-distance general freight trucking establishments usually provide trucking between metropolitan areas which may cross North American country borders. Included in this industry are establishments operating as truckload (TL) or less than truckload (LTL) carriers.

484121 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance general freight truckload (TL) trucking. These long-distance general freight truckload carrier establishments provide full truck movement of freight from origin to destination. The shipment of freight on a truck is characterized as a full single load not combined with other shipments.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4841214213Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance
4841214213Container trucking services, long-distance
4841214213General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload
4841214213Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload
4841214213Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload

484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance, general freight, less than truckload (LTL) trucking. LTL carriage is characterized as multiple shipments combined onto a single truck for multiple deliveries within a network. These establishments are generally characterized by the following network activities: local pickup, local sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and terminal operations, and local delivery.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4841224213General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
4841224213LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking
4841224213Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
4841224213Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)

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.

48421 Used Household and Office Goods Moving

484210 Used Household and Office Goods Moving

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local or long-distance trucking of used household, used institutional, or used commercial furniture and equipment. Incidental packing and storage activities are often provided by these establishments.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4842104214Furniture moving, used
4842104212Motor freight carrier, used household goods
4842104212Trucking used household, office, or institutional furniture and equipment
4842104214Used household and office goods moving
4842104214Van lines, moving and storage services

48422 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

484220 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local, specialized trucking. Local trucking establishments provide trucking within a metropolitan area that may cross state lines. Generally the trips are same-day return.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4842204212Agricultural products trucking, local
4842204212Automobile carrier trucking, local
4842204212Boat hauling, truck, local
4842204212Bulk liquids trucking, local
4842204212Coal hauling, truck, local
4842204212Dry bulk trucking (except garbage collection, garbage hauling), local
4842204212Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil)
4842204212Farm products hauling, local
4842204212Flatbed trucking, local
4842204212Grain hauling, local
4842204212Gravel hauling, local
4842204212Livestock trucking, local
4842204212Log hauling, local
4842204212Milk hauling, local
4842204212Mobile home towing services, local
4842204212Refrigerated products trucking, local
4842204212Rubbish hauling without collection or disposal, truck, local
4842204212Sand hauling, local
4842204212Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local
4842204212Top soil hauling, local
4842204789Tracked vehicle freight transportation, local
4842204212Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local
4842204213Waste hauling, hazardous, local
4842204213Waste hauling, nonhazardous, local

48423 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance

484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance specialized trucking. These establishments provide trucking between metropolitan areas that may cross North American country borders.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
4842304213Automobile carrier trucking, long-distance
4842304213Boat hauling, truck, long-distance
4842304213Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance
4842304213Dry bulk carrier, truck, long-distance
4842304213Farm products trucking, long-distance
4842304213Flatbed trucking, long-distance
4842304213Forest products trucking, long-distance
4842304213Grain hauling, long-distance
4842304213Gravel hauling, long-distance
4842304213Livestock trucking, long-distance
4842304213Log hauling, long-distance
4842304213Mobile home towing services, long-distance
4842304213Radioactive waste hauling, long-distance
4842304213Recyclable material hauling, long-distance
4842304213Refrigerated products trucking, long-distance
4842304213Refuse hauling, long-distance
4842304213Rubbish hauling without collection or disposal, truck, long-distance
4842304213Sand hauling, long-distance
4842304213Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance
4842304789Tracked vehicle freight transportation, long-distance
4842304213Trash hauling, long-distance
4842304213Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), long-distance
4842304213Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance
4842304213Waste hauling, nonhazardous, long-distance