Truck freight in Tennessee
Trucks moved an estimated 299.4 million tons of freight from origins in Tennessee in 2024, worth $450.4 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 75.5% of all freight tonnage that started in Tennessee, and 213.9 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 286.1 million tons of freight worth $425.1 billion to destinations in Tennessee.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Tennessee were Kentucky (10.6 million tons), Georgia (10.3 million tons), Mississippi (9.5 million tons), North Carolina (6.9 million tons) and Alabama (6.7 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Tennessee from other states came from Kentucky (9.6 million tons), Alabama (7.3 million tons), Georgia (7.2 million tons), North Carolina (5 million tons) and Arkansas (3.3 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Tennessee origins went from 283.2 million tons in 2018 to 299.4 million tons in 2024, and its value from $361.6 billion to $450.4 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2023, up 8.4 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Tennessee was worth $1,277 on average in 2018 and $1,504 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 299,415,057 | $450.4 billion |
| 2023 | 296,075,781 | $442 billion |
| 2022 | 287,647,635 | $445.8 billion |
| 2021 | 283,305,083 | $388.2 billion |
| 2020 | 281,082,108 | $339.4 billion |
| 2019 | 290,273,074 | $359.2 billion |
| 2018 | 283,182,760 | $361.6 billion |
The top three, Kentucky, Georgia and Mississippi, took 38.1% of the truck tonnage leaving Tennessee for other states. Freight to Kentucky averaged $2,121 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10,625,131 | $22.54 billion | $2,121 | 13.3% |
| Georgia | 10,254,337 | $36.71 billion | $3,580 | 12.9% |
| Mississippi | 9,488,670 | $15.62 billion | $1,646 | 11.9% |
| North Carolina | 6,900,943 | $11.8 billion | $1,710 | 8.7% |
| Alabama | 6,706,966 | $13.91 billion | $2,074 | 8.4% |
| Arkansas | 5,413,616 | $9.667 billion | $1,786 | 6.8% |
| South Carolina | 3,267,797 | $5.93 billion | $1,815 | 4.1% |
| Texas | 2,974,787 | $16.52 billion | $5,555 | 3.7% |
| Indiana | 2,628,002 | $8.551 billion | $3,254 | 3.3% |
| Ohio | 2,212,002 | $10.13 billion | $4,581 | 2.8% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,185,781 | $9.656 billion | $4,418 | 2.7% |
| Missouri | 1,939,210 | $7.569 billion | $3,903 | 2.4% |
| Virginia | 1,871,746 | $7.083 billion | $3,784 | 2.3% |
| Florida | 1,867,191 | $12.26 billion | $6,564 | 2.3% |
| California | 1,507,335 | $7.935 billion | $5,264 | 1.9% |
Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia sent 37.8% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $57.2 billion. The 15 states listed sent 86.5% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9,552,064 | $20.83 billion | $2,181 | 15% |
| Alabama | 7,325,959 | $11.26 billion | $1,537 | 11.5% |
| Georgia | 7,192,039 | $25.08 billion | $3,487 | 11.3% |
| North Carolina | 4,975,579 | $12.89 billion | $2,590 | 7.8% |
| Arkansas | 3,338,690 | $4.687 billion | $1,404 | 5.2% |
| Texas | 3,258,419 | $11.93 billion | $3,660 | 5.1% |
| Mississippi | 3,250,422 | $9.823 billion | $3,022 | 5.1% |
| Ohio | 2,954,347 | $12.05 billion | $4,077 | 4.6% |
| Indiana | 2,822,621 | $8.042 billion | $2,849 | 4.4% |
| Illinois | 2,347,301 | $9.558 billion | $4,072 | 3.7% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2,278,066 | $6.832 billion | $2,999 | 3.6% |
| Missouri | 1,729,451 | $5.206 billion | $3,010 | 2.7% |
| Michigan | 1,474,237 | $9.436 billion | $6,401 | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 1,387,514 | $3.251 billion | $2,343 | 2.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,251,654 | $4.628 billion | $3,698 | 2% |
Gravel led by weight (28.7% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $57.7 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 81.4% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 86,054,460 | $1.472 billion | $17 | 28.7% |
| Gasoline | 26,095,136 | $18.87 billion | $723 | 8.7% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 19,723,536 | $6.501 billion | $330 | 6.6% |
| Waste and scrap | 12,908,462 | $1.395 billion | $108 | 4.3% |
| Mixed freight | 10,292,779 | $57.74 billion | $5,610 | 3.4% |
| Other foodstuffs | 10,066,074 | $17.92 billion | $1,780 | 3.4% |
| Logs | 9,748,600 | $218.9 million | $22 | 3.3% |
| Other agricultural products | 9,577,428 | $6.977 billion | $728 | 3.2% |
| Fuel oils | 9,373,477 | $8.313 billion | $887 | 3.1% |
| Base metals | 9,022,575 | $17.82 billion | $1,975 | 3% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic chemicals | 8,973,602 | $8.257 billion | $920 | 3% |
| Cereal grains | 8,569,036 | $1.448 billion | $169 | 2.9% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 8,190,711 | $3.68 billion | $449 | 2.7% |
| Wood products | 8,104,991 | $8.036 billion | $991 | 2.7% |
| Natural sands | 7,042,707 | $80.74 million | $11 | 2.4% |
Inbound, gravel, gasoline and nonmetallic mineral products were the heaviest, 42.6% of truck tonnage delivered in Tennessee.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 78,903,176 | $1.237 billion | $16 | 27.6% |
| Gasoline | 23,702,381 | $17.05 billion | $719 | 8.3% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 19,341,161 | $6.088 billion | $315 | 6.8% |
| Waste and scrap | 14,022,493 | $1.912 billion | $136 | 4.9% |
| Wood products | 11,132,297 | $8.417 billion | $756 | 3.9% |
| Logs | 10,147,664 | $342.1 million | $34 | 3.5% |
| Other foodstuffs | 10,082,309 | $15.81 billion | $1,568 | 3.5% |
| Fuel oils | 10,001,020 | $8.849 billion | $885 | 3.5% |
| Mixed freight | 9,793,878 | $41.5 billion | $4,237 | 3.4% |
| Base metals | 9,224,187 | $16.94 billion | $1,836 | 3.2% |
| Other agricultural products | 7,668,215 | $4.878 billion | $636 | 2.7% |
| Natural sands | 7,042,900 | $111.1 million | $16 | 2.5% |
83.7% of the truck tonnage from Tennessee moves less than 250 miles, and 1.9% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 140,359,746 | 46.9% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 110,137,283 | 36.8% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 25,984,809 | 8.7% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 12,877,933 | 4.3% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 4,469,963 | 1.5% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 2,444,606 | 0.8% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,142,770 | 0.4% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 1,997,947 | 0.7% |