Truck freight in Indiana
Trucks moved an estimated 364.9 million tons of freight from origins in Indiana in 2024, worth $494.5 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 67.6% of all freight tonnage that started in Indiana, and 256.9 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 363 million tons of freight worth $533.1 billion to destinations in Indiana.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Indiana were Illinois (22.5 million tons), Ohio (19.7 million tons), Michigan (13.2 million tons), Kentucky (11.5 million tons) and Wisconsin (4.5 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Indiana from other states came from Illinois (24.3 million tons), Ohio (20 million tons), Michigan (16.8 million tons), Kentucky (8.8 million tons) and Pennsylvania (3.4 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Indiana origins went from 371.1 million tons in 2018 to 364.9 million tons in 2024, and its value from $393.2 billion to $494.5 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2022, up 12.3 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Indiana was worth $1,060 on average in 2018 and $1,355 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 364,948,181 | $494.5 billion |
| 2023 | 371,332,505 | $483.4 billion |
| 2022 | 368,965,697 | $484.3 billion |
| 2021 | 356,683,335 | $412.6 billion |
| 2020 | 363,842,369 | $362.7 billion |
| 2019 | 362,481,720 | $387.2 billion |
| 2018 | 371,077,442 | $393.2 billion |
The top three, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, took 54.2% of the truck tonnage leaving Indiana for other states. Freight to Illinois averaged $1,399 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 22,459,410 | $31.42 billion | $1,399 | 22% |
| Ohio | 19,704,033 | $41.12 billion | $2,087 | 19.3% |
| Michigan | 13,222,184 | $28.7 billion | $2,171 | 12.9% |
| Kentucky | 11,478,709 | $20.62 billion | $1,796 | 11.2% |
| Wisconsin | 4,502,657 | $8.104 billion | $1,800 | 4.4% |
| Texas | 3,186,733 | $12.96 billion | $4,066 | 3.1% |
| Tennessee | 2,822,621 | $8.042 billion | $2,849 | 2.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,386,172 | $7.849 billion | $3,289 | 2.3% |
| Minnesota | 2,122,295 | $3.914 billion | $1,844 | 2.1% |
| Missouri | 1,922,589 | $7.461 billion | $3,881 | 1.9% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1,793,626 | $4.631 billion | $2,582 | 1.8% |
| New York | 1,535,920 | $6.657 billion | $4,334 | 1.5% |
| Georgia | 1,478,210 | $6.903 billion | $4,670 | 1.4% |
| North Carolina | 1,420,008 | $5.243 billion | $3,692 | 1.4% |
| Florida | 1,351,349 | $8.73 billion | $6,460 | 1.3% |
Illinois, Ohio and Michigan sent 61.1% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $117.8 billion. The 15 states listed sent 89.5% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 24,296,745 | $55.24 billion | $2,274 | 24.3% |
| Ohio | 19,994,609 | $36.38 billion | $1,819 | 20% |
| Michigan | 16,827,661 | $26.15 billion | $1,554 | 16.8% |
| Kentucky | 8,808,160 | $16.5 billion | $1,874 | 8.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 3,402,744 | $10.64 billion | $3,126 | 3.4% |
| Wisconsin | 3,246,127 | $9.23 billion | $2,844 | 3.2% |
| Tennessee | 2,628,002 | $8.551 billion | $3,254 | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 2,043,384 | $6.172 billion | $3,020 | 2% |
| Arkansas | 1,522,819 | $3.316 billion | $2,177 | 1.5% |
| Iowa | 1,363,370 | $4.096 billion | $3,005 | 1.4% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,197,375 | $2.884 billion | $2,408 | 1.2% |
| Texas | 1,179,438 | $7.557 billion | $6,408 | 1.2% |
| Georgia | 1,110,329 | $4.552 billion | $4,100 | 1.1% |
| North Carolina | 1,013,830 | $12.65 billion | $12,473 | 1% |
| Virginia | 984,777 | $2.848 billion | $2,892 | 1% |
Gravel led by weight (18.4% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was motorized vehicles at $85.1 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 83.9% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 67,302,834 | $950.6 million | $14 | 18.4% |
| Cereal grains | 46,969,554 | $6.588 billion | $140 | 12.9% |
| Base metals | 27,876,015 | $42.38 billion | $1,520 | 7.6% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 22,260,091 | $9.821 billion | $441 | 6.1% |
| Waste and scrap | 21,478,483 | $2.672 billion | $124 | 5.9% |
| Motorized vehicles | 20,633,734 | $85.12 billion | $4,125 | 5.7% |
| Other agricultural products | 18,139,514 | $8.698 billion | $479 | 5% |
| Other foodstuffs | 15,494,757 | $15.54 billion | $1,003 | 4.2% |
| Gasoline | 14,897,042 | $10.97 billion | $736 | 4.1% |
| Animal feed | 11,155,766 | $9.259 billion | $830 | 3.1% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed freight | 10,165,023 | $55.61 billion | $5,470 | 2.8% |
| Fuel oils | 7,766,850 | $7.05 billion | $908 | 2.1% |
| Articles of base metal | 7,723,397 | $18.25 billion | $2,363 | 2.1% |
| Wood products | 7,244,109 | $9.631 billion | $1,330 | 2% |
| Natural sands | 6,956,881 | $112.4 million | $16 | 1.9% |
Inbound, gravel, cereal grains and waste and scrap were the heaviest, 40.2% of truck tonnage delivered in Indiana.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 65,802,527 | $982.9 million | $15 | 18.1% |
| Cereal grains | 53,194,601 | $8.101 billion | $152 | 14.7% |
| Waste and scrap | 26,805,659 | $4.246 billion | $158 | 7.4% |
| Other agricultural products | 22,343,724 | $10.38 billion | $464 | 6.2% |
| Base metals | 19,401,035 | $34.96 billion | $1,802 | 5.3% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 19,226,516 | $7.83 billion | $407 | 5.3% |
| Gasoline | 15,846,123 | $12.36 billion | $780 | 4.4% |
| Motorized vehicles | 14,448,544 | $72.09 billion | $4,989 | 4% |
| Other foodstuffs | 13,600,215 | $17.31 billion | $1,273 | 3.7% |
| Wood products | 10,389,028 | $10.67 billion | $1,027 | 2.9% |
| Animal feed | 9,952,698 | $8.3 billion | $834 | 2.7% |
| Mixed freight | 9,604,439 | $46.02 billion | $4,792 | 2.6% |
86.2% of the truck tonnage from Indiana moves less than 250 miles, and 1.8% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 147,815,636 | 40.5% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 166,847,427 | 45.7% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 25,610,578 | 7% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 12,862,808 | 3.5% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 5,545,766 | 1.5% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 3,858,569 | 1.1% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 725,472 | 0.2% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 1,681,925 | 0.5% |