Long-Distance General Freight Trucking Market Report 2025

This Long-Distance General Freight Trucking market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The long-distance general freight trucking market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $940.4 billion in 2024 to $1.04 trillion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of the long-distance general freight trucking, growth of e-commerce, shortage of qualified truck drivers, high levels of competition and strong economic growth in emerging markets.

The long-distance general freight trucking market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.51 trillion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing need for efficient and cost-effective transportation, increasing focus on sustainability and reducing carbon emissions, rising urbanization, rising demand for raw materials from the manufacturing industries and surge in oil and gas exports. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of tractor-trailer combinations, gradual shift towards more local truck drivers, iot (internet of things) in trucks, truck platooning for efficient and economical operations and use of artificial intelligence (al).

Increased output in various manufacturing sectors is anticipated to be the driving force behind the expansion of the long-distance general freight trucking market. A rise in manufacturing output necessitates a greater need for trucking services to transport finished products from one destination to another. In January 2023, Tesla Inc. reported a notable surge in their production, achieving a total output of over 1.37 million vehicles, marking a substantial year-on-year increase. This enhanced manufacturing output, leading to a heightened requirement for freight transportation, is a primary catalyst for the growth of the long-distance general freight trucking market.

The growing significance of e-commerce platforms and the expansion of warehouse infrastructure are expected to significantly drive the development of the long-distance general freight trucking market. Long-distance general freight trucking plays a crucial role in supporting e-commerce and warehouse operations, facilitating the efficient distribution and transportation of goods over large geographical areas. For instance, in August 2024, data from the United States Census Bureau, a US-based government agency, revealed that e-commerce sales reached $282.3 billion during this period, reflecting a 5.3% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023. Furthermore, e-commerce sales accounted for 16% of total retail sales in the second quarter of 2024. This growth in e-commerce transactions and the expansion of warehouse facilities are key drivers for the rising long-distance general freight trucking market.

Electric trucks are becoming a prominent choice within the long-distance general freight trucking market, driving the market's growth. These trucks are being extensively ordered by retailers and transportation companies for beverage routes and last-mile deliveries. In September 2020, Amazon purchased 10 electric trucks from Lion Electric and made a substantial order of 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian, expecting deliveries from 2021 to 2024.

Leaders in the long-distance general freight trucking market are directing their efforts toward the development of cutting-edge hardware and software suites such as Vaux, aiming to achieve a competitive advantage. Vaux is an innovative technology designed to streamline the transportation of goods. This technology amalgamates hardware and software, offering insights into goods transportation within warehouse facilities, loading docks, and on roads. For instance, in March 2023, ArcBest Corporation launched Vaux, revolutionizing freight handling processes by enabling rapid unloading of an entire trailer within a remarkably short span, thus enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing handling times.

In July 2023, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. completed the acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. for $808 million. This strategic move was aimed at expanding Knight-Swift Transportation's market presence, reaching out to more professional drivers, expanding the customer base, and ultimately boosting the company's earnings. U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. is a prominent player in the field of long-distance general freight trucking.

Long-distance general freight trucking is a mode of transportation utilizing motor vehicles, such as trucks, to efficiently move a wide range of goods, typically palletized and transported within containers or van trailers. This service is commonly used for the transportation of domestic and commercial commodities, connecting metropolitan areas and even crossing national borders.

The primary services within the long-distance general freight trucking market comprise general long-distance truckload carriers, general long-distance less-than-truckload carriers, and other related transportation services. General long-distance truckload carriers specialize in transporting general freight over long distances between metropolitan areas. Within this market, the offerings are categorized into various activities, including general long-distance truckload transit, general long-distance less-than-truckload transit, logistics planning, container trucking for long-distance hauls, and motor freight trucking for long-distance transportation. Furthermore, the market is categorized by the size of trucks used, which can be heavy, medium, or light trucks, and by the specific application or industry served, such as oil and gas, industrial and manufacturing, energy and mining, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, as well as other sectors.

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Major companies operating in the long-distance general freight trucking market include 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., C&S Wholesale Grocers, Kenan Advantage Group Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings Inc., Ceva Logistics Us Holdings Inc., Lynden Air Cargo, 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 2024. 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, 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, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

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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