Truck freight in Florida
Trucks moved an estimated 633.3 million tons of freight from origins in Florida in 2024, worth $679.6 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 86.8% of all freight tonnage that started in Florida, and 591.2 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 661.6 million tons of freight worth $835 billion to destinations in Florida.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Florida were Georgia (11 million tons), Alabama (4.5 million tons), South Carolina (2.2 million tons), Texas (2 million tons) and North Carolina (1.6 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Florida from other states came from Georgia (19.7 million tons), Alabama (7.5 million tons), Texas (5.7 million tons), North Carolina (3 million tons) and Illinois (2.1 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Florida origins went from 608 million tons in 2018 to 633.3 million tons in 2024, and its value from $539.5 billion to $679.6 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2022, up 28.6 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Florida was worth $887 on average in 2018 and $1,073 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 633,347,839 | $679.6 billion |
| 2023 | 623,391,703 | $667 billion |
| 2022 | 639,280,933 | $680.8 billion |
| 2021 | 610,671,443 | $578.5 billion |
| 2020 | 593,298,259 | $502.9 billion |
| 2019 | 606,180,224 | $536.7 billion |
| 2018 | 608,030,059 | $539.5 billion |
The top three, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, took 48.7% of the truck tonnage leaving Florida for other states. Freight to Georgia averaged $1,698 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 10,966,930 | $18.62 billion | $1,698 | 30.3% |
| Alabama | 4,492,929 | $8.909 billion | $1,983 | 12.4% |
| South Carolina | 2,185,634 | $5.996 billion | $2,743 | 6% |
| Texas | 1,997,276 | $9.335 billion | $4,674 | 5.5% |
| North Carolina | 1,634,326 | $7.069 billion | $4,325 | 4.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,565,956 | $4.027 billion | $2,572 | 4.3% |
| Illinois | 1,371,459 | $4.21 billion | $3,070 | 3.8% |
| California | 912,380 | $7.086 billion | $7,766 | 2.5% |
| Mississippi | 875,249 | $1.531 billion | $1,749 | 2.4% |
| Ohio | 859,885 | $4.396 billion | $5,112 | 2.4% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 857,639 | $3.115 billion | $3,632 | 2.4% |
| Virginia | 791,212 | $4.746 billion | $5,998 | 2.2% |
| Louisiana | 698,813 | $2.006 billion | $2,871 | 1.9% |
| New York | 604,019 | $3.967 billion | $6,568 | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin | 586,055 | $1.363 billion | $2,326 | 1.6% |
Georgia, Alabama and Texas sent 52.5% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $91.7 billion. The 15 states listed sent 85.8% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 19,720,799 | $62.68 billion | $3,178 | 31.5% |
| Alabama | 7,454,994 | $15.84 billion | $2,125 | 11.9% |
| Texas | 5,720,576 | $13.16 billion | $2,300 | 9.1% |
| North Carolina | 2,960,502 | $12.67 billion | $4,280 | 4.7% |
| Illinois | 2,127,980 | $9.643 billion | $4,532 | 3.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,048,572 | $9.467 billion | $4,621 | 3.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,046,357 | $7.226 billion | $3,531 | 3.3% |
| Tennessee | 1,867,191 | $12.26 billion | $6,564 | 3% |
| California | 1,704,884 | $20.09 billion | $11,786 | 2.7% |
| Virginia | 1,679,524 | $5.068 billion | $3,018 | 2.7% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,503,245 | $7.498 billion | $4,988 | 2.4% |
| Indiana | 1,351,349 | $8.73 billion | $6,460 | 2.2% |
| New Jersey | 1,222,626 | $9.335 billion | $7,635 | 2% |
| New York | 1,157,343 | $7.073 billion | $6,111 | 1.8% |
| Mississippi | 1,119,509 | $3.888 billion | $3,473 | 1.8% |
Gravel led by weight (18.6% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $121.6 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 87.5% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 118,001,194 | $2.166 billion | $18 | 18.6% |
| Natural sands | 80,342,785 | $2.603 billion | $32 | 12.7% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 79,330,966 | $14.98 billion | $189 | 12.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 44,777,105 | $2.108 billion | $47 | 7.1% |
| Gasoline | 40,142,109 | $29.51 billion | $735 | 6.3% |
| Other agricultural products | 36,511,238 | $20.56 billion | $563 | 5.8% |
| Other foodstuffs | 30,554,260 | $35.46 billion | $1,160 | 4.8% |
| Logs | 24,087,099 | $1.142 billion | $47 | 3.8% |
| Mixed freight | 23,178,599 | $121.6 billion | $5,247 | 3.7% |
| Wood products | 19,414,435 | $16.12 billion | $830 | 3.1% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel oils | 16,118,701 | $14.15 billion | $878 | 2.5% |
| Fertilizers | 14,797,058 | $6.512 billion | $440 | 2.3% |
| Cereal grains | 10,998,827 | $2.592 billion | $236 | 1.7% |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 9,201,159 | $1.596 billion | $173 | 1.5% |
| Basic chemicals | 7,254,045 | $9.131 billion | $1,259 | 1.1% |
Inbound, gravel, natural sands and nonmetallic mineral products were the heaviest, 43.4% of truck tonnage delivered in Florida.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 118,410,546 | $2.23 billion | $19 | 17.9% |
| Natural sands | 87,544,339 | $2.65 billion | $30 | 13.2% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 81,423,861 | $18.28 billion | $224 | 12.3% |
| Waste and scrap | 44,853,746 | $2.078 billion | $46 | 6.8% |
| Gasoline | 40,760,259 | $29.98 billion | $736 | 6.2% |
| Other agricultural products | 36,613,447 | $20.61 billion | $563 | 5.5% |
| Other foodstuffs | 32,869,674 | $43.84 billion | $1,334 | 5% |
| Mixed freight | 26,972,394 | $152.3 billion | $5,648 | 4.1% |
| Logs | 22,856,386 | $857 million | $37 | 3.5% |
| Wood products | 20,601,304 | $18.04 billion | $876 | 3.1% |
| Fuel oils | 16,796,813 | $15.02 billion | $894 | 2.5% |
| Fertilizers | 12,466,191 | $5.812 billion | $466 | 1.9% |
89.9% of the truck tonnage from Florida moves less than 250 miles, and 2.1% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 351,440,294 | 55.5% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 217,728,736 | 34.4% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 40,922,520 | 6.5% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 5,360,974 | 0.8% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 4,378,627 | 0.7% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 10,433,557 | 1.6% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,219,451 | 0.2% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 1,863,680 | 0.3% |