Long-Distance General Freight Trucking Market Report 2026

The long-distance general freight trucking market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $927 billion in 2025 to $1.01 trillion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of interstate and cross-border trade, growth in manufacturing and industrial output, rising demand for palletized goods transport, availability of extensive highway networks, increasing reliance on road freight.

The long-distance general freight trucking market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.5 trillion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of electric and low-emission trucks, rising demand for real-time shipment tracking, expansion of e-commerce driven freight volumes, growing focus on cost optimization, increasing investments in digital freight platforms. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of fleet telematics solutions, rising demand for long-haul freight services, growing use of route optimization software, expansion of temperature-sensitive trucking services, enhanced focus on fuel efficiency.

The escalating prominence of e-commerce platforms and expanded warehouse infrastructure is expected to significantly fuel the advancement of the long-distance general freight trucking market. The indispensable role of long-distance general freight trucking is vivid in its support of E-commerce and warehouse operations, ensuring the seamless distribution and transportation of goods across extensive geographic regions. For instance, in August 2024, according to data published by the United States Census Bureau, a US-based government agency, e-commerce sales reached $282.3 billion in this period, marking a 5.3% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023. Moreover, e-commerce sales represented 16% of total retail sales for the second quarter of 2024. This uptick in e-commerce transactions and expanded warehouse facilities is a key driver for the burgeoning long-distance general freight trucking market.

Major companies operating in the long-distance general freight trucking market are focusing on developing integrated hardware and software solutions such as automated freight transfer systems to enhance operational efficiency, speed, and freight handling performance. Automated freight transfer systems are technology-enabled solutions that combine specialized handling equipment with software platforms to digitize, coordinate, and accelerate the movement of freight during loading, unloading, and transfers, enabling capabilities such as rapid dock operations, real-time freight visibility, and reduced manual labor. For instance, in March 2023, ArcBest Corporation, a US-based transportation management company, launched Vaux, an innovative technology for streamlining the transportation of goods by revolutionizing the processes of loading, unloading, and transferring freight. Vaux is a combination of hardware and software, delivering comprehensive insight into the transportation of goods within warehouse facilities, on loading docks, and along roadways. This technology empowers the rapid unloading of an entire trailer's contents in less than five minutes, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing handling durations.

In July 2023, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., a US-based trucking company, acquired the U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. for $808 million. The aim of Knight-Swift Transportation's acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises is to expand its business and reach more professional drivers, gain customers, and improve earnings. U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. is a US-based company providing long-distance general freight trucking.

Major companies operating in the long-distance general freight trucking market are XPO Inc., YRC Worldwide Inc., FedEx Corporation, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., Joe's Logistics Inc., Universal Truckload Holdings Inc., Reynolds Logistics Inc., Carolina Cargo Freight Expediters LLC, Spirit Truck Lines Inc., Kivi Bros Trucking Inc., Mangino Holding Corporation, Duncan and Son Lines Inc., GFA Alabama Inc., Kenan Advantage Group Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings Inc., Ceva Logistics Us Holdings Inc., Hub Group Inc., Aaa Cooper Transportation, Charlotte Truck Center Inc., Estes Express Lines, TForce Freight, ABF Freight System Inc., R+L Carriers Inc., Saia Motor Freight Line LLC, Central Transport International Inc., Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc., Daylight Transport, New Penn Motor Express LLC, New England Motor Freight Inc., A. Duie Pyle Inc., USF Reddaway Inc., Roadrunner Transportation, Pitt Ohio Transportation Group, Dayton Freight Lines Inc., Forward Air Corporation, Averitt Express, Southeastern Freight Lines.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the long-distance general freight trucking market in 2025. North America was the second largest region in the long-distance general freight trucking market. The regions covered in the long-distance general freight trucking market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the long-distance general freight trucking market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The long-distance general freight trucking market includes revenues earned by entities by providing transportation services for local pickup of goods to deliver them to the customer. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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