Truck freight in Arizona
Trucks moved an estimated 142.7 million tons of freight from origins in Arizona in 2024, worth $214.7 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 76.2% of all freight tonnage that started in Arizona, and 120.8 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 147.2 million tons of freight worth $244.4 billion to destinations in Arizona.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Arizona were California (8.4 million tons), Nevada (2.1 million tons), Texas (1.8 million tons), New Mexico (1.7 million tons) and Utah (522,455 tons).
The largest truck flows into Arizona from other states came from California (9.1 million tons), Texas (1.6 million tons), Utah (1.3 million tons), Nevada (1.1 million tons) and Colorado (821,001 tons).
Truck tonnage from Arizona origins went from 142.2 million tons in 2018 to 142.7 million tons in 2024, and its value from $167.9 billion to $214.7 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2020, up 5.7 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Arizona was worth $1,181 on average in 2018 and $1,505 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 142,688,414 | $214.7 billion |
| 2023 | 139,573,318 | $207.4 billion |
| 2022 | 141,479,874 | $206.4 billion |
| 2021 | 148,116,054 | $179.7 billion |
| 2020 | 148,410,366 | $160 billion |
| 2019 | 142,716,606 | $168.9 billion |
| 2018 | 142,198,583 | $167.9 billion |
The top three, California, Nevada and Texas, took 68.2% of the truck tonnage leaving Arizona for other states. Freight to California averaged $2,233 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8,362,706 | $18.67 billion | $2,233 | 46.5% |
| Nevada | 2,059,853 | $4.474 billion | $2,172 | 11.5% |
| Texas | 1,828,742 | $9.487 billion | $5,188 | 10.2% |
| New Mexico | 1,661,175 | $3.803 billion | $2,290 | 9.2% |
| Utah | 522,455 | $1.901 billion | $3,638 | 2.9% |
| Colorado | 451,433 | $1.884 billion | $4,172 | 2.5% |
| Washington | 255,844 | $1.303 billion | $5,093 | 1.4% |
| Illinois | 235,458 | $1.052 billion | $4,468 | 1.3% |
| Oregon | 223,282 | $933.1 million | $4,179 | 1.2% |
| Florida | 187,403 | $1.349 billion | $7,200 | 1% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 169,084 | $2.793 billion | $16,519 | 0.9% |
| Ohio | 165,638 | $944.5 million | $5,702 | 0.9% |
| Minnesota | 159,735 | $1.503 billion | $9,409 | 0.9% |
| Missouri | 126,047 | $805.2 million | $6,388 | 0.7% |
| Michigan | 116,078 | $882 million | $7,598 | 0.6% |
California, Texas and Utah sent 55.9% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $46.2 billion. The 15 states listed sent 81.6% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 9,069,022 | $37.07 billion | $4,087 | 42.3% |
| Texas | 1,640,826 | $6.076 billion | $3,703 | 7.7% |
| Utah | 1,263,719 | $3.071 billion | $2,430 | 5.9% |
| Nevada | 1,122,031 | $1.971 billion | $1,757 | 5.2% |
| Colorado | 821,001 | $1.932 billion | $2,353 | 3.8% |
| Oregon | 476,769 | $2.21 billion | $4,635 | 2.2% |
| Michigan | 468,702 | $2.274 billion | $4,852 | 2.2% |
| New Mexico | 413,010 | $705.5 million | $1,708 | 1.9% |
| North Carolina | 388,100 | $2.34 billion | $6,030 | 1.8% |
| Illinois | 354,793 | $3.292 billion | $9,279 | 1.7% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 308,499 | $1.728 billion | $5,601 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 298,709 | $1.221 billion | $4,086 | 1.4% |
| Oklahoma | 293,778 | $1.046 billion | $3,559 | 1.4% |
| Arkansas | 293,303 | $1.255 billion | $4,280 | 1.4% |
| New York | 275,171 | $1.874 billion | $6,812 | 1.3% |
Nonmetallic mineral products led by weight (17.2% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was electronics at $31 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 84.4% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 24,496,214 | $3.968 billion | $162 | 17.2% |
| Gravel | 23,372,890 | $404.6 million | $17 | 16.4% |
| Waste and scrap | 12,359,108 | $1.145 billion | $93 | 8.7% |
| Other foodstuffs | 9,835,834 | $15.61 billion | $1,587 | 6.9% |
| Other agricultural products | 9,399,744 | $10.47 billion | $1,114 | 6.6% |
| Cereal grains | 8,789,958 | $2.28 billion | $259 | 6.2% |
| Mixed freight | 6,636,995 | $22.31 billion | $3,362 | 4.7% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 3,877,949 | $1.744 billion | $450 | 2.7% |
| Base metals | 3,536,706 | $7.999 billion | $2,262 | 2.5% |
| Natural sands | 3,338,591 | $81.68 million | $24 | 2.3% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood products | 3,251,562 | $4.574 billion | $1,407 | 2.3% |
| Animal feed | 3,045,835 | $4.546 billion | $1,493 | 2.1% |
| Fuel oils | 2,787,868 | $3.28 billion | $1,176 | 2% |
| Electronics | 2,689,273 | $30.96 billion | $11,513 | 1.9% |
| Gasoline | 2,688,019 | $2.123 billion | $790 | 1.9% |
Inbound, nonmetallic mineral products, gravel and waste and scrap were the heaviest, 40.3% of truck tonnage delivered in Arizona.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 25,320,284 | $4.685 billion | $185 | 17.2% |
| Gravel | 22,352,578 | $300.3 million | $13 | 15.2% |
| Waste and scrap | 11,584,431 | $574.5 million | $50 | 7.9% |
| Other foodstuffs | 10,911,838 | $14.98 billion | $1,373 | 7.4% |
| Cereal grains | 8,804,999 | $2.267 billion | $257 | 6% |
| Other agricultural products | 7,725,592 | $9.073 billion | $1,174 | 5.2% |
| Mixed freight | 7,203,721 | $25.87 billion | $3,591 | 4.9% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 4,291,253 | $3.316 billion | $773 | 2.9% |
| Wood products | 3,985,770 | $5.023 billion | $1,260 | 2.7% |
| Base metals | 3,565,111 | $6.13 billion | $1,719 | 2.4% |
| Natural sands | 3,061,214 | $131.9 million | $43 | 2.1% |
| Fuel oils | 2,892,018 | $3.349 billion | $1,158 | 2% |
84.7% of the truck tonnage from Arizona moves less than 250 miles, and 3.9% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 88,959,604 | 62.3% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 32,019,987 | 22.4% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 11,505,514 | 8.1% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 2,817,830 | 2% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 1,843,672 | 1.3% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 1,858,848 | 1.3% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,872,255 | 1.3% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 1,810,703 | 1.3% |