Truck Transportation, Warehousing Revenue Jumped in '04

ruck transportation, courier and messengers, and warehousing and storage revenues reached $266 billion in 2004, up from $246 billion the year before, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.

Truck transportation alone reached $186 billion in 2004, up 10.4%.

Courier and messenger revenues rose 4%, to $62 billion.

• General freight trucking contributed about two-thirds of all trucking revenue, with $125 billion in 2004. Trucks transporting specialized freight (requiring equipment such as flatbeds, tankers or refrigerated trailers) accounted for the remainder, at $61 billion.

• For-hire, local general freight trucking revenues rose 8% to $20 billion.

• Long-distance general freight revenues increased 10.7% to $105 billion.

• Motor carrier revenues were up 10.5% to $175 billion.

• Revenue from hazardous materials shipments increased 9.4% to $10 billion.

The full report is available on the Census Bureau’s Web site, www.census.gov,