Truck freight in Utah
Trucks moved an estimated 99.2 million tons of freight from origins in Utah in 2024, worth $140.5 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 59.6% of all freight tonnage that started in Utah, and 80.3 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 105.3 million tons of freight worth $154 billion to destinations in Utah.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Utah were Idaho (2.7 million tons), California (2.5 million tons), Nevada (1.7 million tons), Colorado (1.7 million tons) and Arizona (1.3 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Utah from other states came from Texas (5.4 million tons), California (4.1 million tons), Idaho (2.2 million tons), Colorado (1.9 million tons) and Wyoming (1.8 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Utah origins went from 106.1 million tons in 2018 to 99.2 million tons in 2024, and its value from $108.2 billion to $140.5 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2021, up 4.5 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Utah was worth $1,019 on average in 2018 and $1,416 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99,233,053 | $140.5 billion |
| 2023 | 99,665,226 | $136.5 billion |
| 2022 | 102,005,542 | $139.9 billion |
| 2021 | 105,375,238 | $121.7 billion |
| 2020 | 100,831,739 | $106.3 billion |
| 2019 | 106,468,579 | $107.7 billion |
| 2018 | 106,149,107 | $108.2 billion |
The top three, Idaho, California and Nevada, took 41.6% of the truck tonnage leaving Utah for other states. Freight to Idaho averaged $1,983 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2,682,082 | $5.317 billion | $1,983 | 16.2% |
| California | 2,480,689 | $9.889 billion | $3,986 | 14.9% |
| Nevada | 1,737,180 | $3.265 billion | $1,880 | 10.5% |
| Colorado | 1,675,948 | $5.752 billion | $3,432 | 10.1% |
| Arizona | 1,263,719 | $3.071 billion | $2,430 | 7.6% |
| Montana | 1,049,516 | $3.271 billion | $3,117 | 6.3% |
| Wyoming | 969,132 | $1.719 billion | $1,773 | 5.8% |
| Texas | 698,699 | $4.906 billion | $7,021 | 4.2% |
| Washington | 682,081 | $2.308 billion | $3,384 | 4.1% |
| Oregon | 476,969 | $1.545 billion | $3,240 | 2.9% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 315,152 | $2.732 billion | $8,667 | 1.9% |
| Ohio | 202,955 | $1.18 billion | $5,812 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 196,671 | $1.439 billion | $7,315 | 1.2% |
| Indiana | 185,262 | $1.637 billion | $8,836 | 1.1% |
| Minnesota | 160,677 | $797.2 million | $4,961 | 1% |
Texas, California and Idaho sent 50.6% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $26.2 billion. The 15 states listed sent 86.7% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5,424,249 | $6.424 billion | $1,184 | 23.5% |
| California | 4,089,139 | $16.28 billion | $3,982 | 17.7% |
| Idaho | 2,167,841 | $3.503 billion | $1,616 | 9.4% |
| Colorado | 1,947,030 | $5.669 billion | $2,912 | 8.4% |
| Wyoming | 1,806,842 | $992.9 million | $550 | 7.8% |
| Nevada | 853,952 | $2.614 billion | $3,061 | 3.7% |
| Oregon | 638,164 | $1.573 billion | $2,464 | 2.8% |
| Washington | 599,780 | $1.782 billion | $2,970 | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 565,330 | $1.328 billion | $2,349 | 2.4% |
| Arizona | 522,455 | $1.901 billion | $3,638 | 2.3% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 302,221 | $2.122 billion | $7,020 | 1.3% |
| Georgia | 282,277 | $809.1 million | $2,866 | 1.2% |
| Ohio | 276,372 | $1.343 billion | $4,859 | 1.2% |
| Minnesota | 272,540 | $1.166 billion | $4,278 | 1.2% |
| Montana | 271,032 | $350.1 million | $1,292 | 1.2% |
Nonmetallic mineral products led by weight (16.9% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $24.6 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 86.6% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 16,789,835 | $3.197 billion | $190 | 16.9% |
| Gravel | 14,307,686 | $133.7 million | $9 | 14.4% |
| Coal | 8,347,921 | $372 million | $45 | 8.4% |
| Mixed freight | 8,167,248 | $24.62 billion | $3,014 | 8.2% |
| Gasoline | 5,897,756 | $4.538 billion | $769 | 5.9% |
| Waste and scrap | 5,651,147 | $671.6 million | $119 | 5.7% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 5,195,372 | $1.354 billion | $261 | 5.2% |
| Other foodstuffs | 4,000,442 | $12 billion | $2,999 | 4% |
| Fuel oils | 3,424,053 | $2.878 billion | $840 | 3.5% |
| Wood products | 3,021,153 | $3.628 billion | $1,201 | 3% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural sands | 2,866,369 | $29.57 million | $10 | 2.9% |
| Basic chemicals | 2,311,077 | $1.361 billion | $589 | 2.3% |
| Animal feed | 2,305,746 | $5.125 billion | $2,223 | 2.3% |
| Base metals | 1,986,568 | $4.864 billion | $2,448 | 2% |
| Cereal grains | 1,879,484 | $511.2 million | $272 | 1.9% |
Inbound, nonmetallic mineral products, gravel and gasoline were the heaviest, 40% of truck tonnage delivered in Utah.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 16,885,819 | $2.957 billion | $175 | 16% |
| Gravel | 14,354,876 | $137.7 million | $10 | 13.6% |
| Gasoline | 10,883,290 | $8.301 billion | $763 | 10.3% |
| Coal | 7,246,974 | $329.3 million | $45 | 6.9% |
| Waste and scrap | 6,211,512 | $751.3 million | $121 | 5.9% |
| Other foodstuffs | 5,460,350 | $11.9 billion | $2,179 | 5.2% |
| Mixed freight | 5,172,332 | $17.63 billion | $3,409 | 4.9% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 5,113,246 | $1.992 billion | $390 | 4.9% |
| Wood products | 3,670,721 | $4.191 billion | $1,142 | 3.5% |
| Fuel oils | 3,362,897 | $2.825 billion | $840 | 3.2% |
| Natural sands | 3,019,011 | $89.92 million | $30 | 2.9% |
| Crude petroleum | 2,774,384 | $1.276 billion | $460 | 2.6% |
83.1% of the truck tonnage from Utah moves less than 250 miles, and 3.6% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 64,970,904 | 65.5% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 17,503,415 | 17.6% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 4,690,912 | 4.7% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 5,780,643 | 5.8% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 2,707,793 | 2.7% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 1,616,062 | 1.6% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,340,258 | 1.4% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 623,065 | 0.6% |