Truck freight in Arkansas
Trucks moved an estimated 186.4 million tons of freight from origins in Arkansas in 2024, worth $156.4 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 74.1% of all freight tonnage that started in Arkansas, and 146.6 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 179.2 million tons of freight worth $157.9 billion to destinations in Arkansas.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Arkansas were Texas (7.5 million tons), Oklahoma (3.9 million tons), Louisiana (3.7 million tons), Tennessee (3.3 million tons) and Missouri (2.9 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Arkansas from other states came from Tennessee (5.4 million tons), Missouri (5.2 million tons), Texas (4.8 million tons), Oklahoma (3.3 million tons) and Mississippi (2.7 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Arkansas origins went from 177.6 million tons in 2018 to 186.4 million tons in 2024, and its value from $123.9 billion to $156.4 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2024, up 8.2 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Arkansas was worth $698 on average in 2018 and $839 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 186,374,832 | $156.4 billion |
| 2023 | 178,157,194 | $154.3 billion |
| 2022 | 176,532,145 | $158.9 billion |
| 2021 | 176,985,708 | $137.3 billion |
| 2020 | 170,891,606 | $118.8 billion |
| 2019 | 175,117,752 | $121.6 billion |
| 2018 | 177,617,981 | $123.9 billion |
The top three, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, took 40.4% of the truck tonnage leaving Arkansas for other states. Freight to Texas averaged $1,580 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7,549,024 | $11.93 billion | $1,580 | 20.2% |
| Oklahoma | 3,867,778 | $7.463 billion | $1,929 | 10.3% |
| Louisiana | 3,699,795 | $3.539 billion | $957 | 9.9% |
| Tennessee | 3,338,690 | $4.687 billion | $1,404 | 8.9% |
| Missouri | 2,875,637 | $5.265 billion | $1,831 | 7.7% |
| Georgia | 2,021,801 | $2.801 billion | $1,386 | 5.4% |
| Mississippi | 1,720,891 | $3.309 billion | $1,923 | 4.6% |
| Indiana | 1,522,819 | $3.316 billion | $2,177 | 4.1% |
| Kentucky | 1,078,405 | $924.7 million | $857 | 2.9% |
| Alabama | 943,404 | $1.663 billion | $1,763 | 2.5% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 909,479 | $2.814 billion | $3,094 | 2.4% |
| California | 793,031 | $2.885 billion | $3,638 | 2.1% |
| Kansas | 585,930 | $1.194 billion | $2,038 | 1.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 569,713 | $2.248 billion | $3,945 | 1.5% |
| Florida | 551,423 | $1.639 billion | $2,973 | 1.5% |
Tennessee, Missouri and Texas sent 48.5% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $28.7 billion. The 15 states listed sent 90.2% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 5,413,616 | $9.667 billion | $1,786 | 17.1% |
| Missouri | 5,153,915 | $7.588 billion | $1,472 | 16.3% |
| Texas | 4,791,212 | $11.42 billion | $2,384 | 15.1% |
| Oklahoma | 3,275,778 | $4.358 billion | $1,330 | 10.4% |
| Mississippi | 2,678,593 | $4.56 billion | $1,702 | 8.5% |
| Louisiana | 1,318,018 | $2.041 billion | $1,548 | 4.2% |
| Illinois | 1,232,382 | $3.391 billion | $2,752 | 3.9% |
| Kansas | 848,500 | $1.454 billion | $1,713 | 2.7% |
| Alabama | 660,916 | $1.775 billion | $2,686 | 2.1% |
| Indiana | 613,321 | $1.709 billion | $2,787 | 1.9% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 600,971 | $2.125 billion | $3,536 | 1.9% |
| Georgia | 562,158 | $2.185 billion | $3,887 | 1.8% |
| North Carolina | 465,379 | $2.4 billion | $5,158 | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin | 442,244 | $1.594 billion | $3,604 | 1.4% |
| Michigan | 432,116 | $2.384 billion | $5,517 | 1.4% |
Logs led by weight (13.6% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $18.5 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 83.3% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logs | 25,278,276 | $887.7 million | $35 | 13.6% |
| Gravel | 19,222,024 | $326.6 million | $17 | 10.3% |
| Natural sands | 16,259,419 | $191.1 million | $12 | 8.7% |
| Cereal grains | 14,868,509 | $3.417 billion | $230 | 8% |
| Wood products | 12,408,334 | $6.001 billion | $484 | 6.7% |
| Other agricultural products | 10,625,868 | $5.033 billion | $474 | 5.7% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 8,679,176 | $2.312 billion | $266 | 4.7% |
| Waste and scrap | 7,777,679 | $1.365 billion | $176 | 4.2% |
| Motorized vehicles | 6,723,961 | $6.921 billion | $1,029 | 3.6% |
| Plastics and rubber | 6,651,265 | $7.615 billion | $1,145 | 3.6% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal feed | 6,192,210 | $3.343 billion | $540 | 3.3% |
| Milled grain products | 6,110,796 | $5.912 billion | $967 | 3.3% |
| Meat and seafood | 5,392,662 | $18.41 billion | $3,414 | 2.9% |
| Fertilizers | 4,501,249 | $1.931 billion | $429 | 2.4% |
| Mixed freight | 4,342,610 | $18.48 billion | $4,256 | 2.3% |
Inbound, logs, gravel and natural sands were the heaviest, 32% of truck tonnage delivered in Arkansas.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logs | 24,361,941 | $668.3 million | $27 | 13.6% |
| Gravel | 17,664,774 | $214.2 million | $12 | 9.9% |
| Natural sands | 15,328,532 | $180.8 million | $12 | 8.6% |
| Cereal grains | 14,673,780 | $3.23 billion | $220 | 8.2% |
| Other agricultural products | 10,323,149 | $4.858 billion | $471 | 5.8% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 8,765,326 | $2.142 billion | $244 | 4.9% |
| Wood products | 8,737,520 | $3.248 billion | $372 | 4.9% |
| Waste and scrap | 8,083,606 | $1.024 billion | $127 | 4.5% |
| Motorized vehicles | 6,692,557 | $9.557 billion | $1,428 | 3.7% |
| Animal feed | 6,580,925 | $4.026 billion | $612 | 3.7% |
| Milled grain products | 6,440,521 | $5.039 billion | $782 | 3.6% |
| Fertilizers | 5,138,602 | $2.147 billion | $418 | 2.9% |
82.4% of the truck tonnage from Arkansas moves less than 250 miles, and 2.3% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 24,486,269 | 13.1% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 129,158,498 | 69.3% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 18,060,973 | 9.7% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 6,711,730 | 3.6% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 3,785,069 | 2% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 2,076,348 | 1.1% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,810,535 | 1% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 285,410 | 0.2% |