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Two-thirds of freight shipped by truck in the US in 2018 was shipped less than 100 miles

Jan 28, 2020 at 08:20 AM CST

Of the 11.1 billion tons of freight shipped by trucks in the United States in 2018, 7.3 billion tons (two-thirds) were shipped less than 100 miles. Another 1.8 billion tons were shipped between 100 and 249 miles and 1.2 billion tons between 250 and 499 miles.