Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing "over-the-road" trucking services or trucking services and storage services, including household goods either as common carriers or under special or individual contracts or agreements, for freight generally weighing more than 100 pounds. Such operations are principally outside a single municipality, outside one group of contiguous municipalities, or outside a single municipality and its suburban areas. Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing air courier services for individually addressed letters, parcels, and packages generally weighing less than 100 pounds are classified in Industry 4513 and other courier services for individually addressed letters, parcels, and packages generally weighing less than 100 pounds are classified in Industry 4215.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4213 - Trucking, Except Local are:
- Long-distance trucking
- Over-the-road trucking
- Trucking rental with drivers, except for local use
- Trucking, except local
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Long-Distance Freight Trucking in the US (48412)
Revenue 2025
$225bn
Growth 2025
-0.99%
Key Trends
Operators have been forced to offer competitive compensation to attract and retain drivers
During periods of high fuel prices, fuel surcharges enable industry revenue to rise while limiting increases in operating costs
Industry profit is expected to moderately decline as a share of industry revenue during the outlook period
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4213 - Trucking, Except Local
US-SIC Code 4213 - Trucking, Except Local sits in the 2-digit Trucking, Except Local sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4213 - Trucking, Except Local
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4213 - Trucking, Except Local. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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421301 Trailers-transporting
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421302 Fuel-bulk-delivery
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421303 Trucking-transportation brokers
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421304 Trucking
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421305 Trucking-exempt commodity
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421306 Trucking-liquid & dry bulk
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421307 Trucking-heavy hauling
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421308 Trucking-refrigerated
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421309 Trucking-motor freight
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421310 Express & transfer svc
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421311 Horse transporting
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421312 Mobile homes-transporting
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421313 House & building movers
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421314 Oil field hauling
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421315 Oil truckers
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421316 Oil field transportation service
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421317 Citrus hauling
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421318 Trucking-containerized freight
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421319 Coal hauling
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421320 Trucking-overdimensional load
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421321 Trucking management
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421323 Trucking water
8 Digit SIC Codes
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42130000 Trucking, except local
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42139900 Trucking, except local, nec
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42139901 Automobiles, transport and delivery
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42139902 Building materials transport
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42139903 Contract haulers
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42139904 Heavy hauling, nec
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42139905 Heavy machinery transport
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42139906 Household goods transport
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42139907 Less-than-truckload (LTL)
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42139908 Liquid petroleum transport, non-local
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42139909 Mobile homes transport
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42139910 Refrigerated products transport
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42139911 Trailer or container on flat car (TOFC/COFC)
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