TRUCKERS: WHAT PRIMARY TYPES OF SERVICE DO YOU OFFER?
81% 75% 75% 73% 70% 64% 58% 55% 49% 42% 36% 25% 25% 25% 9%
Truckload Logistics services LTL Brokerage Dedicated contract carriage Temperature control Intermodal Flatbed
If you need a company to haul a full truckload (TL) of goods, a large majority of the trucking companies in our survey—81%—can provide that service. Slightly fewer, 75%, oer less- than-truckload (LTL) service. The same proportion oer logistics services and 73% serve as transportation brokers. Many trucking companies in the survey oer specialized services. These include 64% that provide temperature- controlled transportation, 55% that do flatbed hauling, and 49% that can expedite a shipper’s freight. For shippers that need to lock in capacity for a specific period, 70% of respondents oer dedicated contract carriage. A smaller, but still significant, number of respondents oer transportation with a focus on the end customer, including 42% that provide final-mile transportation and 25% that oer white-glove services.
Expedited Final mile Bulk Household goods Tanker White glove Package
TRUCKERS: WHAT INDUSTRIES/COMMODITIES DO YOU SERVE?
87% 78% 78% 75% 73% 73% 66% 66% 63% 51% 43%
As in past years, the food and beverage industry provides the biggest market for truckers: 87% of this year’s trucking respondents say they haul loads for this business sector. That number has risen a bit from 2022, when it was 81%. Other industries and commodities that play a major role for our respondents include automotive (78%), construction and building materials (78%), freight all kinds (75%), high- value loads (73%), and retail/ecommerce (73%). The role of high-value freight such as electronics and pharmaceuticals has jumped since last year, when 61% of respondents served that sector. Two other notable increases since last year involve the oil, gas, and energy sector and the agricultural sector. In 2022, 54% of respondents said they hauled loads for customers in agriculture. In 2023, that number is 66%. Similarly, the percentage of respondents serving customers in the oil, gas, and energy industry rose from 39% in 2022 to 51% in 2023.
Food and beverage
Automotive
Construction and building materials
Freight all kinds
High value (electronics, pharma, etc.)
Retail/ecommerce
Agriculture
Chemicals
Furniture
Oil, gas, and energy
Government
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