Truck freight in Nevada
Trucks moved an estimated 64.1 million tons of freight from origins in Nevada in 2024, worth $68.2 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 71.9% of all freight tonnage that started in Nevada, and 52.4 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 73.9 million tons of freight worth $112.3 billion to destinations in Nevada.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Nevada were California (5.6 million tons), Arizona (1.1 million tons), Texas (933,479 tons), Utah (853,952 tons) and Oregon (394,270 tons).
The largest truck flows into Nevada from other states came from California (10.7 million tons), Arizona (2.1 million tons), Utah (1.7 million tons), Idaho (428,119 tons) and Oregon (390,516 tons).
Truck tonnage from Nevada origins went from 71.3 million tons in 2018 to 64.1 million tons in 2024, and its value from $54.8 billion to $68.2 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2023, up 3.5 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Nevada was worth $768 on average in 2018 and $1,065 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64,071,457 | $68.22 billion |
| 2023 | 73,757,465 | $67.74 billion |
| 2022 | 70,229,387 | $68.52 billion |
| 2021 | 67,712,979 | $59.96 billion |
| 2020 | 69,812,833 | $54.41 billion |
| 2019 | 72,330,111 | $54.17 billion |
| 2018 | 71,294,031 | $54.78 billion |
The top three, California, Arizona and Texas, took 70.4% of the truck tonnage leaving Nevada for other states. Freight to California averaged $1,859 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5,590,253 | $10.39 billion | $1,859 | 51.5% |
| Arizona | 1,122,031 | $1.971 billion | $1,757 | 10.3% |
| Texas | 933,479 | $1.894 billion | $2,029 | 8.6% |
| Utah | 853,952 | $2.614 billion | $3,061 | 7.9% |
| Oregon | 394,270 | $889.4 million | $2,256 | 3.6% |
| Colorado | 372,035 | $677.9 million | $1,822 | 3.4% |
| Washington | 330,231 | $1.749 billion | $5,296 | 3% |
| Idaho | 174,016 | $391.8 million | $2,252 | 1.6% |
| Florida | 141,374 | $933.7 million | $6,604 | 1.3% |
| Wyoming | 86,094 | $81.39 million | $945 | 0.8% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 81,503 | $592.3 million | $7,267 | 0.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 71,386 | $605.5 million | $8,482 | 0.7% |
| Illinois | 69,690 | $376.5 million | $5,403 | 0.6% |
| Montana | 45,274 | $296.4 million | $6,547 | 0.4% |
| Georgia | 42,300 | $525.1 million | $12,414 | 0.4% |
California, Arizona and Utah sent 76.6% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $40.6 billion. The 15 states listed sent 91.2% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 10,667,447 | $32.88 billion | $3,082 | 56.5% |
| Arizona | 2,059,853 | $4.474 billion | $2,172 | 10.9% |
| Utah | 1,737,180 | $3.265 billion | $1,880 | 9.2% |
| Idaho | 428,119 | $672.4 million | $1,571 | 2.3% |
| Oregon | 390,516 | $1.13 billion | $2,893 | 2.1% |
| New York | 312,411 | $1.244 billion | $3,981 | 1.7% |
| Texas | 254,801 | $1.817 billion | $7,131 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 242,940 | $1.512 billion | $6,223 | 1.3% |
| Illinois | 193,642 | $2.174 billion | $11,225 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 182,008 | $927.7 million | $5,097 | 1% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 164,201 | $997.6 million | $6,076 | 0.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 143,942 | $911.1 million | $6,330 | 0.8% |
| Virginia | 136,913 | $497.6 million | $3,635 | 0.7% |
| Mississippi | 136,066 | $304 million | $2,234 | 0.7% |
| Missouri | 127,397 | $800.4 million | $6,283 | 0.7% |
Gravel led by weight (22.2% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was other foodstuffs at $5.1 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 90.6% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 14,218,163 | $133.6 million | $9 | 22.2% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 13,902,652 | $2.651 billion | $191 | 21.7% |
| Waste and scrap | 7,716,096 | $129.6 million | $17 | 12% |
| Natural sands | 5,755,418 | $47.53 million | $8 | 9% |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 3,812,805 | $283.8 million | $74 | 6% |
| Other foodstuffs | 2,680,634 | $5.085 billion | $1,897 | 4.2% |
| Fuel oils | 2,128,499 | $1.549 billion | $728 | 3.3% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 1,506,183 | $691.2 million | $459 | 2.4% |
| Gasoline | 1,109,059 | $833.4 million | $751 | 1.7% |
| Wood products | 1,046,320 | $964.2 million | $921 | 1.6% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal feed | 903,253 | $1.328 billion | $1,470 | 1.4% |
| Mixed freight | 860,503 | $4.769 billion | $5,542 | 1.3% |
| Plastics and rubber | 840,435 | $3.306 billion | $3,934 | 1.3% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 832,146 | $2.628 billion | $3,158 | 1.3% |
| Chemical products | 784,559 | $3.337 billion | $4,254 | 1.2% |
Inbound, gravel, nonmetallic mineral products and waste and scrap were the heaviest, 48.8% of truck tonnage delivered in Nevada.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 14,616,764 | $141.4 million | $10 | 19.8% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 13,621,749 | $2.721 billion | $200 | 18.4% |
| Waste and scrap | 7,817,415 | $26.66 million | $3 | 10.6% |
| Natural sands | 5,763,245 | $94.74 million | $16 | 7.8% |
| Other foodstuffs | 4,289,187 | $6.48 billion | $1,511 | 5.8% |
| Mixed freight | 3,115,729 | $12.83 billion | $4,118 | 4.2% |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 1,984,375 | $151.3 million | $76 | 2.7% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 1,968,626 | $1.217 billion | $618 | 2.7% |
| Fuel oils | 1,927,011 | $1.433 billion | $744 | 2.6% |
| Wood products | 1,701,380 | $1.82 billion | $1,069 | 2.3% |
| Chemical products | 1,664,524 | $4.591 billion | $2,758 | 2.3% |
| Other agricultural products | 1,527,928 | $2.333 billion | $1,527 | 2.1% |
82.8% of the truck tonnage from Nevada moves less than 250 miles, and 3.7% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 41,931,367 | 65.4% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 11,122,599 | 17.4% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 6,334,554 | 9.9% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 1,848,372 | 2.9% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 506,058 | 0.8% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 1,063,967 | 1.7% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 560,392 | 0.9% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 704,147 | 1.1% |