Truck freight in Missouri
Trucks moved an estimated 248.4 million tons of freight from origins in Missouri in 2024, worth $327.7 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 77.1% of all freight tonnage that started in Missouri, and 188 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 253.1 million tons of freight worth $314.8 billion to destinations in Missouri.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Missouri were Illinois (12.1 million tons), Kansas (8.7 million tons), Arkansas (5.2 million tons), Oklahoma (3.1 million tons) and Iowa (2.9 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Missouri from other states came from Illinois (15.5 million tons), Kansas (10.9 million tons), Texas (5.3 million tons), Iowa (4 million tons) and Oklahoma (3.3 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Missouri origins went from 251.2 million tons in 2018 to 248.4 million tons in 2024, and its value from $261.2 billion to $327.7 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2021, up 46.9 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Missouri was worth $1,040 on average in 2018 and $1,319 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 248,358,796 | $327.7 billion |
| 2023 | 249,953,715 | $322.2 billion |
| 2022 | 250,676,018 | $328 billion |
| 2021 | 300,764,600 | $283.2 billion |
| 2020 | 253,911,101 | $248.9 billion |
| 2019 | 247,911,690 | $257.5 billion |
| 2018 | 251,207,226 | $261.2 billion |
The top three, Illinois, Kansas and Arkansas, took 45.7% of the truck tonnage leaving Missouri for other states. Freight to Illinois averaged $1,963 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 12,097,418 | $23.74 billion | $1,963 | 21.3% |
| Kansas | 8,686,107 | $17.32 billion | $1,993 | 15.3% |
| Arkansas | 5,153,915 | $7.588 billion | $1,472 | 9.1% |
| Oklahoma | 3,111,944 | $5.023 billion | $1,614 | 5.5% |
| Iowa | 2,900,235 | $7.405 billion | $2,553 | 5.1% |
| Texas | 2,861,015 | $11.4 billion | $3,983 | 5% |
| Indiana | 2,043,384 | $6.172 billion | $3,020 | 3.6% |
| Nebraska | 1,971,247 | $4.815 billion | $2,443 | 3.5% |
| Tennessee | 1,729,451 | $5.206 billion | $3,010 | 3% |
| California | 1,621,118 | $8.094 billion | $4,993 | 2.9% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,419,948 | $3.913 billion | $2,756 | 2.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,320,681 | $11.61 billion | $8,794 | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin | 1,233,155 | $4.28 billion | $3,471 | 2.2% |
| Ohio | 1,104,759 | $4.031 billion | $3,649 | 1.9% |
| Georgia | 970,005 | $3.371 billion | $3,475 | 1.7% |
Illinois, Kansas and Texas sent 51% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $54.1 billion. The 15 states listed sent 87.7% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 15,450,740 | $22.67 billion | $1,467 | 24.9% |
| Kansas | 10,913,385 | $18.32 billion | $1,678 | 17.6% |
| Texas | 5,254,680 | $13.1 billion | $2,492 | 8.5% |
| Iowa | 3,975,556 | $8.09 billion | $2,035 | 6.4% |
| Oklahoma | 3,343,859 | $2.685 billion | $803 | 5.4% |
| Arkansas | 2,875,637 | $5.265 billion | $1,831 | 4.6% |
| Ohio | 1,969,938 | $7.386 billion | $3,749 | 3.2% |
| Tennessee | 1,939,210 | $7.569 billion | $3,903 | 3.1% |
| Indiana | 1,922,589 | $7.461 billion | $3,881 | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin | 1,316,949 | $5.785 billion | $4,393 | 2.1% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,281,134 | $7.325 billion | $5,718 | 2.1% |
| Nebraska | 1,272,154 | $3 billion | $2,358 | 2.1% |
| Michigan | 1,065,653 | $7.132 billion | $6,693 | 1.7% |
| Colorado | 973,884 | $1.604 billion | $1,647 | 1.6% |
| California | 812,955 | $7.572 billion | $9,314 | 1.3% |
Gravel led by weight (20.4% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $38.7 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 81.7% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 50,733,277 | $733.6 million | $14 | 20.4% |
| Cereal grains | 25,049,527 | $3.475 billion | $139 | 10.1% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 21,518,764 | $6.052 billion | $281 | 8.7% |
| Animal feed | 12,693,970 | $14.77 billion | $1,164 | 5.1% |
| Other agricultural products | 12,380,185 | $7.4 billion | $598 | 5% |
| Other foodstuffs | 11,375,892 | $16.1 billion | $1,415 | 4.6% |
| Mixed freight | 11,264,242 | $38.74 billion | $3,439 | 4.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 10,105,823 | $1.19 billion | $118 | 4.1% |
| Logs | 9,613,576 | $272.8 million | $28 | 3.9% |
| Gasoline | 7,234,802 | $6.429 billion | $889 | 2.9% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel oils | 7,107,128 | $7.884 billion | $1,109 | 2.9% |
| Natural sands | 6,522,872 | $116.8 million | $18 | 2.6% |
| Wood products | 5,903,378 | $5.407 billion | $916 | 2.4% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 5,757,336 | $8.787 billion | $1,526 | 2.3% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 5,355,788 | $2.437 billion | $455 | 2.2% |
Inbound, gravel, cereal grains and nonmetallic mineral products were the heaviest, 41.1% of truck tonnage delivered in Missouri.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 53,450,908 | $762.6 million | $14 | 21.1% |
| Cereal grains | 29,839,526 | $4.239 billion | $142 | 11.8% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 20,839,629 | $6.519 billion | $313 | 8.2% |
| Other agricultural products | 15,397,209 | $9.285 billion | $603 | 6.1% |
| Animal feed | 10,963,610 | $7.481 billion | $682 | 4.3% |
| Mixed freight | 10,539,846 | $41.74 billion | $3,961 | 4.2% |
| Other foodstuffs | 9,758,731 | $18.13 billion | $1,858 | 3.9% |
| Logs | 9,676,156 | $244.2 million | $25 | 3.8% |
| Fuel oils | 8,252,076 | $8.907 billion | $1,079 | 3.3% |
| Waste and scrap | 7,692,224 | $856.3 million | $111 | 3% |
| Gasoline | 7,258,097 | $6.707 billion | $924 | 2.9% |
| Natural sands | 7,060,573 | $142.1 million | $20 | 2.8% |
84.1% of the truck tonnage from Missouri moves less than 250 miles, and 2.7% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 70,248,434 | 28.3% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 138,616,148 | 55.8% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 20,949,035 | 8.4% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 6,892,483 | 2.8% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 4,804,036 | 1.9% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 3,716,668 | 1.5% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 2,837,271 | 1.1% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 294,720 | 0.1% |