Truck freight in Alabama
Trucks moved an estimated 234.5 million tons of freight from origins in Alabama in 2024, worth $249.2 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 57.3% of all freight tonnage that started in Alabama, and 175.2 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 226.2 million tons of freight worth $254.3 billion to destinations in Alabama.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Alabama were Georgia (12.6 million tons), Florida (7.5 million tons), Tennessee (7.3 million tons), Mississippi (7.2 million tons) and Texas (2.7 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Alabama from other states came from Georgia (9.5 million tons), Mississippi (7.1 million tons), Tennessee (6.7 million tons), Florida (4.5 million tons) and Louisiana (2 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Alabama origins went from 232.5 million tons in 2018 to 234.5 million tons in 2024, and its value from $201.8 billion to $249.2 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2024, up 11.5 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Alabama was worth $868 on average in 2018 and $1,063 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 234,468,092 | $249.2 billion |
| 2023 | 223,006,369 | $245.5 billion |
| 2022 | 229,811,892 | $251 billion |
| 2021 | 232,978,204 | $214.7 billion |
| 2020 | 226,645,580 | $184.5 billion |
| 2019 | 236,655,655 | $199.3 billion |
| 2018 | 232,482,715 | $201.8 billion |
The top three, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee, took 48.8% of the truck tonnage leaving Alabama for other states. Freight to Georgia averaged $1,739 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 12,558,336 | $21.84 billion | $1,739 | 22.4% |
| Florida | 7,454,994 | $15.84 billion | $2,125 | 13.3% |
| Tennessee | 7,325,959 | $11.26 billion | $1,537 | 13.1% |
| Mississippi | 7,173,940 | $7.773 billion | $1,083 | 12.8% |
| Texas | 2,721,473 | $9.753 billion | $3,584 | 4.9% |
| Ohio | 1,837,971 | $4.395 billion | $2,391 | 3.3% |
| Louisiana | 1,760,216 | $2.914 billion | $1,656 | 3.1% |
| North Carolina | 1,534,878 | $3.921 billion | $2,555 | 2.7% |
| South Carolina | 1,365,959 | $3.202 billion | $2,344 | 2.4% |
| Kentucky | 1,352,756 | $2.894 billion | $2,139 | 2.4% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,127,643 | $2.884 billion | $2,557 | 2% |
| Indiana | 982,088 | $2.787 billion | $2,838 | 1.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 880,113 | $3.023 billion | $3,435 | 1.6% |
| Nebraska | 862,665 | $762.1 million | $883 | 1.5% |
| Michigan | 761,091 | $2.903 billion | $3,814 | 1.4% |
Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee sent 50.8% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $44.8 billion. The 15 states listed sent 91% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 9,469,105 | $21.14 billion | $2,232 | 20.7% |
| Mississippi | 7,088,318 | $9.772 billion | $1,379 | 15.5% |
| Tennessee | 6,706,966 | $13.91 billion | $2,074 | 14.6% |
| Florida | 4,492,929 | $8.909 billion | $1,983 | 9.8% |
| Louisiana | 1,960,597 | $2.788 billion | $1,422 | 4.3% |
| Kentucky | 1,639,546 | $3.792 billion | $2,313 | 3.6% |
| Texas | 1,624,622 | $5.465 billion | $3,364 | 3.5% |
| South Carolina | 1,535,913 | $4.637 billion | $3,019 | 3.4% |
| Illinois | 1,319,324 | $3.91 billion | $2,964 | 2.9% |
| Indiana | 1,227,250 | $3.028 billion | $2,467 | 2.7% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,172,654 | $4.701 billion | $4,009 | 2.6% |
| North Carolina | 980,645 | $3.868 billion | $3,944 | 2.1% |
| Arkansas | 943,404 | $1.663 billion | $1,763 | 2.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 779,587 | $2.593 billion | $3,327 | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin | 678,362 | $2.171 billion | $3,200 | 1.5% |
Logs led by weight (17.5% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was motorized vehicles at $38.7 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 79.9% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logs | 41,144,249 | $803.9 million | $20 | 17.5% |
| Gravel | 25,655,022 | $527.5 million | $21 | 10.9% |
| Wood products | 14,986,732 | $8.378 billion | $559 | 6.4% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 14,506,989 | $4.654 billion | $321 | 6.2% |
| Base metals | 12,665,393 | $21.18 billion | $1,672 | 5.4% |
| Gasoline | 12,018,075 | $8.166 billion | $679 | 5.1% |
| Waste and scrap | 11,568,724 | $1.64 billion | $142 | 4.9% |
| Coal | 11,330,625 | $1.678 billion | $148 | 4.8% |
| Natural sands | 7,505,262 | $148.9 million | $20 | 3.2% |
| Cereal grains | 6,883,155 | $1.345 billion | $195 | 2.9% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed freight | 6,804,211 | $25.56 billion | $3,757 | 2.9% |
| Motorized vehicles | 6,406,522 | $38.73 billion | $6,045 | 2.7% |
| Fuel oils | 5,970,126 | $5.257 billion | $880 | 2.5% |
| Other agricultural products | 5,289,874 | $2.087 billion | $395 | 2.3% |
| Other foodstuffs | 5,227,471 | $6.646 billion | $1,271 | 2.2% |
Inbound, logs, gravel and wood products were the heaviest, 34.2% of truck tonnage delivered in Alabama.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logs | 41,483,633 | $973.1 million | $23 | 18.3% |
| Gravel | 22,335,493 | $370.6 million | $17 | 9.9% |
| Wood products | 13,483,281 | $6.828 billion | $506 | 6% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 12,780,607 | $4.205 billion | $329 | 5.7% |
| Waste and scrap | 12,154,903 | $2.147 billion | $177 | 5.4% |
| Coal | 11,304,549 | $1.692 billion | $150 | 5% |
| Gasoline | 11,183,147 | $7.692 billion | $688 | 4.9% |
| Base metals | 10,110,867 | $17.08 billion | $1,689 | 4.5% |
| Cereal grains | 7,765,328 | $1.528 billion | $197 | 3.4% |
| Other agricultural products | 7,193,091 | $3.54 billion | $492 | 3.2% |
| Natural sands | 6,973,282 | $148 million | $21 | 3.1% |
| Motorized vehicles | 6,660,309 | $36.43 billion | $5,469 | 2.9% |
85.3% of the truck tonnage from Alabama moves less than 250 miles, and 1.4% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 73,395,309 | 31.3% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 126,693,230 | 54% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 17,329,191 | 7.4% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 8,424,549 | 3.6% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 5,480,867 | 2.3% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 1,574,952 | 0.7% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 659,928 | 0.3% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 910,066 | 0.4% |