Truck freight in Texas
Trucks moved an estimated 1708.3 million tons of freight from origins in Texas in 2024, worth $2.2 trillion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 55.2% of all freight tonnage that started in Texas, and 1533.4 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 1677.3 million tons of freight worth $2.3 trillion to destinations in Texas.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Texas were Oklahoma (18 million tons), North Carolina (17.5 million tons), Louisiana (14.7 million tons), Georgia (7 million tons) and New Mexico (6.6 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Texas from other states came from Oklahoma (18.7 million tons), Louisiana (14.8 million tons), Arkansas (7.5 million tons), California (5.8 million tons) and Illinois (5.5 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Texas origins went from 1625.3 million tons in 2018 to 1708.3 million tons in 2024, and its value from $1.8 trillion to $2.2 trillion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2023, up 53.2 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Texas was worth $1,086 on average in 2018 and $1,316 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,708,340,694 | $2.249 trillion |
| 2023 | 1,688,148,697 | $2.242 trillion |
| 2022 | 1,634,913,813 | $2.381 trillion |
| 2021 | 1,591,159,924 | $1.903 trillion |
| 2020 | 1,549,263,163 | $1.522 trillion |
| 2019 | 1,661,155,090 | $1.726 trillion |
| 2018 | 1,625,328,536 | $1.765 trillion |
The top three, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Louisiana, took 37.9% of the truck tonnage leaving Texas for other states. Freight to Oklahoma averaged $2,162 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 18,005,627 | $38.92 billion | $2,162 | 13.6% |
| North Carolina | 17,495,074 | $5.924 billion | $339 | 13.2% |
| Louisiana | 14,651,650 | $31.96 billion | $2,181 | 11.1% |
| Georgia | 6,997,728 | $11.71 billion | $1,674 | 5.3% |
| New Mexico | 6,558,374 | $13.67 billion | $2,084 | 5% |
| California | 6,088,551 | $22.73 billion | $3,733 | 4.6% |
| Florida | 5,720,576 | $13.16 billion | $2,300 | 4.3% |
| Utah | 5,424,249 | $6.424 billion | $1,184 | 4.1% |
| Missouri | 5,254,680 | $13.1 billion | $2,492 | 4% |
| Arkansas | 4,791,212 | $11.42 billion | $2,384 | 3.6% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 3,755,232 | $14.12 billion | $3,760 | 2.8% |
| Colorado | 3,676,503 | $9.311 billion | $2,532 | 2.8% |
| Tennessee | 3,258,419 | $11.93 billion | $3,660 | 2.5% |
| Ohio | 3,227,180 | $16.75 billion | $5,189 | 2.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,559,664 | $7.646 billion | $2,987 | 1.9% |
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas sent 36.4% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $55.7 billion. The 15 states listed sent 74.5% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 18,738,367 | $27.56 billion | $1,471 | 16.6% |
| Louisiana | 14,798,292 | $16.24 billion | $1,097 | 13.1% |
| Arkansas | 7,549,024 | $11.93 billion | $1,580 | 6.7% |
| California | 5,828,977 | $41.08 billion | $7,048 | 5.2% |
| Illinois | 5,526,298 | $21.1 billion | $3,819 | 4.9% |
| Georgia | 4,139,788 | $15.94 billion | $3,851 | 3.7% |
| Kansas | 3,631,494 | $12.07 billion | $3,323 | 3.2% |
| Ohio | 3,619,306 | $19.35 billion | $5,346 | 3.2% |
| New Mexico | 3,292,704 | $5.94 billion | $1,804 | 2.9% |
| Indiana | 3,186,733 | $12.96 billion | $4,066 | 2.8% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3,030,100 | $7.494 billion | $2,473 | 2.7% |
| Tennessee | 2,974,787 | $16.52 billion | $5,555 | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 2,861,015 | $11.4 billion | $3,983 | 2.5% |
| Alabama | 2,721,473 | $9.753 billion | $3,584 | 2.4% |
| Michigan | 2,217,966 | $15.88 billion | $7,158 | 2% |
Gasoline led by weight (18.2% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was fuel oils at $236.2 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 85.4% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline | 311,023,352 | $229.9 billion | $739 | 18.2% |
| Fuel oils | 267,886,607 | $236.2 billion | $882 | 15.7% |
| Gravel | 153,988,222 | $2.308 billion | $15 | 9% |
| Natural sands | 152,519,453 | $4.942 billion | $32 | 8.9% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 144,711,990 | $36.32 billion | $251 | 8.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 70,402,104 | $12.36 billion | $176 | 4.1% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 70,218,970 | $63.78 billion | $908 | 4.1% |
| Other foodstuffs | 53,328,828 | $69.96 billion | $1,312 | 3.1% |
| Basic chemicals | 47,616,030 | $53.28 billion | $1,119 | 2.8% |
| Mixed freight | 37,585,450 | $159.4 billion | $4,241 | 2.2% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 34,933,659 | $7.191 billion | $206 | 2% |
| Wood products | 34,810,455 | $30.32 billion | $871 | 2% |
| Plastics and rubber | 29,964,641 | $107.8 billion | $3,598 | 1.8% |
| Base metals | 26,486,546 | $53.8 billion | $2,031 | 1.6% |
| Other agricultural products | 24,119,517 | $26.17 billion | $1,085 | 1.4% |
Inbound, gasoline, fuel oils and gravel were the heaviest, 42.8% of truck tonnage delivered in Texas.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline | 306,536,289 | $226.3 billion | $738 | 18.3% |
| Fuel oils | 259,572,592 | $228.6 billion | $881 | 15.5% |
| Gravel | 152,037,070 | $2.353 billion | $15 | 9.1% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 143,970,349 | $35.75 billion | $248 | 8.6% |
| Natural sands | 134,781,114 | $4.173 billion | $31 | 8% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 71,564,449 | $61.22 billion | $856 | 4.3% |
| Waste and scrap | 61,878,138 | $8.876 billion | $143 | 3.7% |
| Other foodstuffs | 54,775,508 | $77.56 billion | $1,416 | 3.3% |
| Basic chemicals | 48,941,429 | $55.66 billion | $1,137 | 2.9% |
| Wood products | 38,499,562 | $30.74 billion | $798 | 2.3% |
| Mixed freight | 38,402,002 | $156.6 billion | $4,077 | 2.3% |
| Cereal grains | 35,160,761 | $7.302 billion | $208 | 2.1% |
78% of the truck tonnage from Texas moves less than 250 miles, and 5.7% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 884,992,088 | 51.8% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 446,797,087 | 26.2% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 229,846,098 | 13.5% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 27,062,755 | 1.6% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 23,872,830 | 1.4% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 64,606,168 | 3.8% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 28,418,867 | 1.7% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 2,744,802 | 0.2% |