Truck freight in Virginia
Trucks moved an estimated 292.8 million tons of freight from origins in Virginia in 2024, worth $339.9 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 79.4% of all freight tonnage that started in Virginia, and 229.9 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 298.4 million tons of freight worth $360.4 billion to destinations in Virginia.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Virginia were North Carolina (10.6 million tons), Maryland (10.1 million tons), Pennsylvania (6.6 million tons), West Virginia (4.6 million tons) and Ohio (2.5 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Virginia from other states came from Maryland (15.5 million tons), North Carolina (13.6 million tons), Pennsylvania (5 million tons), Kentucky (2.2 million tons) and Tennessee (1.9 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Virginia origins went from 281.3 million tons in 2018 to 292.8 million tons in 2024, and its value from $281.8 billion to $339.9 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2021, up 18.5 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Virginia was worth $1,002 on average in 2018 and $1,161 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292,814,275 | $339.9 billion |
| 2023 | 278,211,337 | $335.1 billion |
| 2022 | 284,127,834 | $346.1 billion |
| 2021 | 295,393,576 | $303.2 billion |
| 2020 | 276,918,441 | $265.7 billion |
| 2019 | 283,490,046 | $280 billion |
| 2018 | 281,272,222 | $281.8 billion |
The top three, North Carolina, Maryland and Pennsylvania, took 48.7% of the truck tonnage leaving Virginia for other states. Freight to North Carolina averaged $1,773 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 10,574,604 | $18.75 billion | $1,773 | 18.9% |
| Maryland | 10,053,158 | $16.38 billion | $1,630 | 18% |
| Pennsylvania | 6,595,687 | $14.16 billion | $2,147 | 11.8% |
| West Virginia | 4,563,027 | $4.404 billion | $965 | 8.2% |
| Ohio | 2,456,786 | $8.299 billion | $3,378 | 4.4% |
| New York | 1,793,764 | $6.976 billion | $3,889 | 3.2% |
| Georgia | 1,734,716 | $6.071 billion | $3,500 | 3.1% |
| New Jersey | 1,730,441 | $5.106 billion | $2,950 | 3.1% |
| Florida | 1,679,524 | $5.068 billion | $3,018 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 1,387,514 | $3.251 billion | $2,343 | 2.5% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1,255,385 | $4.67 billion | $3,720 | 2.2% |
| Kentucky | 1,122,021 | $2.891 billion | $2,577 | 2% |
| Indiana | 984,777 | $2.848 billion | $2,892 | 1.8% |
| Illinois | 979,242 | $4.712 billion | $4,812 | 1.8% |
| The District of Columbia | 934,719 | $8.663 billion | $9,268 | 1.7% |
Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania sent 60.9% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $68.2 billion. The 15 states listed sent 90.2% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 15,481,425 | $21.48 billion | $1,387 | 27.7% |
| North Carolina | 13,608,821 | $29.2 billion | $2,146 | 24.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,971,729 | $17.56 billion | $3,532 | 8.9% |
| Kentucky | 2,221,271 | $2.52 billion | $1,135 | 4% |
| Tennessee | 1,871,746 | $7.083 billion | $3,784 | 3.3% |
| Ohio | 1,715,697 | $7.091 billion | $4,133 | 3.1% |
| West Virginia | 1,563,362 | $2.344 billion | $1,499 | 2.8% |
| South Carolina | 1,551,097 | $4.658 billion | $3,003 | 2.8% |
| Georgia | 1,495,801 | $4.895 billion | $3,273 | 2.7% |
| New Jersey | 1,359,555 | $7.373 billion | $5,423 | 2.4% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The District of Columbia | 1,304,559 | $631.5 million | $484 | 2.3% |
| New York | 1,175,985 | $4.484 billion | $3,813 | 2.1% |
| Florida | 791,212 | $4.746 billion | $5,998 | 1.4% |
| Texas | 668,517 | $3.453 billion | $5,165 | 1.2% |
| Illinois | 667,004 | $5.175 billion | $7,759 | 1.2% |
Gravel led by weight (23.2% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $49.2 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 81.5% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 68,040,491 | $1.21 billion | $18 | 23.2% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 30,539,985 | $7.689 billion | $252 | 10.4% |
| Coal | 21,712,466 | $3.34 billion | $154 | 7.4% |
| Wood products | 17,891,464 | $9.919 billion | $554 | 6.1% |
| Logs | 17,227,095 | $370.1 million | $21 | 5.9% |
| Waste and scrap | 16,850,049 | $2.082 billion | $124 | 5.8% |
| Cereal grains | 10,655,319 | $1.92 billion | $180 | 3.6% |
| Other foodstuffs | 10,545,823 | $16.75 billion | $1,588 | 3.6% |
| Natural sands | 8,691,722 | $374.6 million | $43 | 3% |
| Animal feed | 7,147,156 | $3.623 billion | $507 | 2.4% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline | 6,485,562 | $5.336 billion | $823 | 2.2% |
| Mixed freight | 6,237,913 | $49.25 billion | $7,895 | 2.1% |
| Other agricultural products | 6,224,247 | $5.17 billion | $831 | 2.1% |
| Milled grain products | 5,759,957 | $4.991 billion | $867 | 2% |
| Fuel oils | 5,002,519 | $4.636 billion | $927 | 1.7% |
Inbound, gravel, nonmetallic mineral products and coal were the heaviest, 40.2% of truck tonnage delivered in Virginia.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel | 65,697,131 | $1.181 billion | $18 | 22% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 30,402,615 | $8.414 billion | $277 | 10.2% |
| Coal | 23,828,686 | $3.529 billion | $148 | 8% |
| Waste and scrap | 19,070,973 | $2.512 billion | $132 | 6.4% |
| Logs | 17,612,505 | $538.1 million | $31 | 5.9% |
| Wood products | 17,536,018 | $9.961 billion | $568 | 5.9% |
| Other foodstuffs | 10,351,069 | $13.72 billion | $1,325 | 3.5% |
| Cereal grains | 10,172,641 | $1.798 billion | $177 | 3.4% |
| Natural sands | 9,492,963 | $414.8 million | $44 | 3.2% |
| Mixed freight | 8,753,487 | $51.46 billion | $5,878 | 2.9% |
| Other agricultural products | 8,181,891 | $6.895 billion | $843 | 2.7% |
| Animal feed | 7,419,084 | $5.266 billion | $710 | 2.5% |
87% of the truck tonnage from Virginia moves less than 250 miles, and 1.5% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 150,717,766 | 51.5% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 104,076,789 | 35.5% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 22,336,614 | 7.6% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 8,360,949 | 2.9% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 3,051,833 | 1% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 2,277,057 | 0.8% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 670,715 | 0.2% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 1,322,553 | 0.5% |