Truck freight in Louisiana
Trucks moved an estimated 267.8 million tons of freight from origins in Louisiana in 2024, worth $197.6 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 28.2% of all freight tonnage that started in Louisiana, and 226.8 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 265.6 million tons of freight worth $224.5 billion to destinations in Louisiana.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Louisiana were Texas (14.8 million tons), Mississippi (5 million tons), Alabama (2 million tons), Georgia (1.7 million tons) and Arkansas (1.3 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Louisiana from other states came from Texas (14.7 million tons), Mississippi (6 million tons), Arkansas (3.7 million tons), Alabama (1.8 million tons) and Georgia (940,703 tons).
Truck tonnage from Louisiana origins went from 289.6 million tons in 2018 to 267.8 million tons in 2024, and its value from $166 billion to $197.6 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2022, up 6.1 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Louisiana was worth $573 on average in 2018 and $738 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 267,826,563 | $197.6 billion |
| 2023 | 262,663,214 | $199.2 billion |
| 2022 | 268,223,777 | $216.6 billion |
| 2021 | 262,141,697 | $176.8 billion |
| 2020 | 264,858,842 | $145.5 billion |
| 2019 | 277,243,523 | $158.7 billion |
| 2018 | 289,582,195 | $166 billion |
The top three, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, took 62% of the truck tonnage leaving Louisiana for other states. Freight to Texas averaged $1,097 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14,798,292 | $16.24 billion | $1,097 | 42.1% |
| Mississippi | 5,029,061 | $5.997 billion | $1,193 | 14.3% |
| Alabama | 1,960,597 | $2.788 billion | $1,422 | 5.6% |
| Georgia | 1,691,525 | $2.838 billion | $1,678 | 4.8% |
| Arkansas | 1,318,018 | $2.041 billion | $1,548 | 3.7% |
| Florida | 1,072,843 | $2.273 billion | $2,119 | 3% |
| New Jersey | 969,301 | $881.4 million | $909 | 2.8% |
| Illinois | 832,400 | $2.122 billion | $2,549 | 2.4% |
| Ohio | 685,955 | $1.467 billion | $2,138 | 1.9% |
| California | 582,359 | $2.781 billion | $4,776 | 1.7% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 578,216 | $1.029 billion | $1,780 | 1.6% |
| North Carolina | 574,659 | $1.31 billion | $2,279 | 1.6% |
| Tennessee | 514,571 | $1.039 billion | $2,019 | 1.5% |
| South Carolina | 502,948 | $975.5 million | $1,940 | 1.4% |
| Missouri | 421,031 | $771.5 million | $1,832 | 1.2% |
Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas sent 71.3% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $43.6 billion. The 15 states listed sent 92.6% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14,651,650 | $31.96 billion | $2,181 | 42.8% |
| Mississippi | 6,049,175 | $8.082 billion | $1,336 | 17.7% |
| Arkansas | 3,699,795 | $3.539 billion | $957 | 10.8% |
| Alabama | 1,760,216 | $2.914 billion | $1,656 | 5.1% |
| Georgia | 940,703 | $3.503 billion | $3,724 | 2.7% |
| Florida | 698,813 | $2.006 billion | $2,871 | 2% |
| Illinois | 624,617 | $1.979 billion | $3,168 | 1.8% |
| Tennessee | 607,367 | $4.508 billion | $7,422 | 1.8% |
| New Mexico | 476,337 | $211.8 million | $445 | 1.4% |
| Indiana | 441,442 | $1.544 billion | $3,497 | 1.3% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 375,965 | $1.121 billion | $2,981 | 1.1% |
| Kansas | 372,506 | $1.694 billion | $4,547 | 1.1% |
| Oklahoma | 365,640 | $1.535 billion | $4,199 | 1.1% |
| Ohio | 329,357 | $1.222 billion | $3,710 | 1% |
| Missouri | 310,868 | $1.049 billion | $3,376 | 0.9% |
Other agricultural products led by weight (13.7% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was fuel oils at $14 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 82.1% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other agricultural products | 36,588,852 | $8.751 billion | $239 | 13.7% |
| Logs | 26,183,907 | $539.1 million | $21 | 9.8% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 23,779,431 | $5.164 billion | $217 | 8.9% |
| Basic chemicals | 20,196,906 | $11.58 billion | $574 | 7.5% |
| Fuel oils | 20,015,063 | $13.97 billion | $698 | 7.5% |
| Cereal grains | 17,266,453 | $5.145 billion | $298 | 6.4% |
| Gasoline | 14,785,584 | $11.23 billion | $759 | 5.5% |
| Coal | 9,939,049 | $838.2 million | $84 | 3.7% |
| Wood products | 9,417,535 | $4.043 billion | $429 | 3.5% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 8,082,235 | $6.01 billion | $744 | 3% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 7,754,049 | $82.84 million | $11 | 2.9% |
| Other foodstuffs | 7,483,496 | $9.082 billion | $1,214 | 2.8% |
| Natural sands | 6,599,763 | $457.7 million | $69 | 2.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 6,539,009 | $437.7 million | $67 | 2.4% |
| Chemical products | 5,349,163 | $10.15 billion | $1,898 | 2% |
Inbound, other agricultural products, logs and nonmetallic mineral products were the heaviest, 33.8% of truck tonnage delivered in Louisiana.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other agricultural products | 38,454,811 | $10.07 billion | $262 | 14.5% |
| Logs | 26,194,704 | $521.5 million | $20 | 9.9% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 25,066,264 | $5.635 billion | $225 | 9.4% |
| Fuel oils | 19,976,032 | $14.22 billion | $712 | 7.5% |
| Cereal grains | 16,882,807 | $5.195 billion | $308 | 6.4% |
| Basic chemicals | 15,072,191 | $8.579 billion | $569 | 5.7% |
| Gasoline | 14,525,193 | $11.06 billion | $762 | 5.5% |
| Coal | 10,841,357 | $931.1 million | $86 | 4.1% |
| Gravel | 8,597,522 | $107.3 million | $12 | 3.2% |
| Wood products | 8,112,256 | $4.013 billion | $495 | 3.1% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 7,503,512 | $4.857 billion | $647 | 2.8% |
| Natural sands | 7,260,275 | $225.7 million | $31 | 2.7% |
89.3% of the truck tonnage from Louisiana moves less than 250 miles, and 1.9% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 139,487,872 | 52.1% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 99,589,011 | 37.2% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 14,156,268 | 5.3% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 5,702,082 | 2.1% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 3,737,757 | 1.4% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 3,763,374 | 1.4% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,088,150 | 0.4% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 302,049 | 0.1% |