Truck freight in Nebraska
Trucks moved an estimated 243.9 million tons of freight from origins in Nebraska in 2024, worth $158.5 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 76.6% of all freight tonnage that started in Nebraska, and 208.8 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 253 million tons of freight worth $165.3 billion to destinations in Nebraska.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Nebraska were Iowa (11.1 million tons), Colorado (5.8 million tons), Kansas (5.1 million tons), South Dakota (2 million tons) and Missouri (1.3 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Nebraska from other states came from Iowa (12.1 million tons), Kansas (7.3 million tons), South Dakota (6.7 million tons), Minnesota (3.6 million tons) and Colorado (2 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Nebraska origins went from 240.8 million tons in 2018 to 243.9 million tons in 2024, and its value from $119.9 billion to $158.5 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2023, up 13.5 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Nebraska was worth $498 on average in 2018 and $650 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 243,854,339 | $158.5 billion |
| 2023 | 234,667,547 | $154.2 billion |
| 2022 | 221,208,232 | $157.7 billion |
| 2021 | 246,279,183 | $142.7 billion |
| 2020 | 244,637,311 | $117.4 billion |
| 2019 | 245,302,604 | $119.9 billion |
| 2018 | 240,767,155 | $119.9 billion |
The top three, Iowa, Colorado and Kansas, took 65% of the truck tonnage leaving Nebraska for other states. Freight to Iowa averaged $883 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 11,077,462 | $9.783 billion | $883 | 32.8% |
| Colorado | 5,824,163 | $2.632 billion | $452 | 17.2% |
| Kansas | 5,080,873 | $8.143 billion | $1,603 | 15% |
| South Dakota | 2,033,683 | $3.121 billion | $1,534 | 6% |
| Missouri | 1,272,154 | $3 billion | $2,358 | 3.8% |
| Illinois | 1,123,352 | $4.353 billion | $3,875 | 3.3% |
| Minnesota | 1,019,735 | $2.333 billion | $2,288 | 3% |
| Texas | 944,444 | $4.299 billion | $4,551 | 2.8% |
| Wisconsin | 582,065 | $2.341 billion | $4,022 | 1.7% |
| California | 463,276 | $3.032 billion | $6,546 | 1.4% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 406,503 | $1.504 billion | $3,700 | 1.2% |
| Indiana | 331,340 | $1.536 billion | $4,635 | 1% |
| Wyoming | 307,982 | $469.2 million | $1,523 | 0.9% |
| Oklahoma | 255,436 | $819.2 million | $3,207 | 0.8% |
| Michigan | 249,988 | $1.234 billion | $4,937 | 0.7% |
Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota sent 59.9% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $31.1 billion. The 15 states listed sent 93.1% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 12,062,577 | $13.95 billion | $1,156 | 27.7% |
| Kansas | 7,326,281 | $14.69 billion | $2,005 | 16.8% |
| South Dakota | 6,698,254 | $2.499 billion | $373 | 15.4% |
| Minnesota | 3,589,424 | $4.849 billion | $1,351 | 8.2% |
| Colorado | 2,005,962 | $4.901 billion | $2,443 | 4.6% |
| Missouri | 1,971,247 | $4.815 billion | $2,443 | 4.5% |
| Illinois | 1,448,748 | $5.144 billion | $3,551 | 3.3% |
| Texas | 1,231,298 | $2.378 billion | $1,931 | 2.8% |
| Oklahoma | 1,094,596 | $701 million | $640 | 2.5% |
| Alabama | 862,665 | $762.1 million | $883 | 2% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 655,117 | $2.181 billion | $3,330 | 1.5% |
| Indiana | 605,010 | $1.706 billion | $2,820 | 1.4% |
| Ohio | 414,984 | $1.814 billion | $4,371 | 1% |
| Wyoming | 307,336 | $185 million | $602 | 0.7% |
| Arkansas | 304,080 | $590.1 million | $1,941 | 0.7% |
Cereal grains led by weight (44.8% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was meat and seafood at $32.4 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 94.7% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 109,267,799 | $14.57 billion | $133 | 44.8% |
| Animal feed | 32,027,337 | $10.7 billion | $334 | 13.1% |
| Other agricultural products | 17,546,025 | $7.106 billion | $405 | 7.2% |
| Natural sands | 13,271,114 | $112.9 million | $9 | 5.4% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 12,651,960 | $1.941 billion | $153 | 5.2% |
| Fertilizers | 9,036,992 | $4.314 billion | $477 | 3.7% |
| Other foodstuffs | 7,616,224 | $5.945 billion | $781 | 3.1% |
| Gravel | 7,159,858 | $118.1 million | $16 | 2.9% |
| Meat and seafood | 6,052,312 | $32.37 billion | $5,348 | 2.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 5,646,769 | $349 million | $62 | 2.3% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live animals and fish | 3,951,125 | $21.81 billion | $5,520 | 1.6% |
| Mixed freight | 2,012,360 | $8.691 billion | $4,319 | 0.8% |
| Fuel oils | 1,944,944 | $2.27 billion | $1,167 | 0.8% |
| Milled grain products | 1,800,929 | $2.146 billion | $1,191 | 0.7% |
| Wood products | 1,552,977 | $1.655 billion | $1,065 | 0.6% |
Inbound, cereal grains, animal feed and other agricultural products were the heaviest, 64.7% of truck tonnage delivered in Nebraska.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 113,285,333 | $15.09 billion | $133 | 44.8% |
| Animal feed | 31,007,307 | $7.862 billion | $254 | 12.3% |
| Other agricultural products | 19,326,579 | $8.026 billion | $415 | 7.6% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 12,981,950 | $2.242 billion | $173 | 5.1% |
| Natural sands | 11,333,740 | $123.3 million | $11 | 4.5% |
| Fertilizers | 10,830,768 | $4.99 billion | $461 | 4.3% |
| Live animals and fish | 7,732,146 | $35.81 billion | $4,631 | 3.1% |
| Other foodstuffs | 7,722,002 | $5.782 billion | $749 | 3.1% |
| Gravel | 7,137,295 | $163.6 million | $23 | 2.8% |
| Waste and scrap | 4,899,245 | $605.8 million | $124 | 1.9% |
| Meat and seafood | 3,192,671 | $13.45 billion | $4,214 | 1.3% |
| Mixed freight | 2,847,380 | $12.21 billion | $4,288 | 1.1% |
91.4% of the truck tonnage from Nebraska moves less than 250 miles, and 1.4% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 28,287,805 | 11.6% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 194,573,413 | 79.8% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 11,680,448 | 4.8% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 4,357,266 | 1.8% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 1,671,264 | 0.7% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 2,388,106 | 1% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 896,037 | 0.4% |