Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the inspection and weighing of goods in connection with transportation or in the operation of fixed facilities for motor vehicle transportation, such as toll roads, highway bridges, and other fixed facilities, except terminals.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation are:
- Cargo checkers and surveyors, marine
- Highway bridges, operation of
- Inspection services connected with transportation
- Toll bridge operation
- Toll roads, operation of
- Tunnel operation, vehicular
- Weighing services connected with transportation
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Dry Docks & Cargo Inspection Services in the US (48839)
Revenue 2025
$2.9bn
Growth 2025
0.06%
Key Trends
Budgetary cuts have been particularly common in maintenance and repair services, directly reducing industry demand
Heavy cuts in government defense spending have contributed to falling industry revenue
Industry operators are expected to benefit from growth in the US economy over the next five years
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation
US-SIC Code 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation sits in the 2-digit Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation 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 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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478501 Weighers
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478502 Scales-public
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478503 Truck testing stations
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478504 Surveyors-cargo
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478505 Bridge & tunnel operating companies
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478506 Toll bridges
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478508 Truck scales
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478509 Freight-inspection
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478598 Fixed facilities & inspection/weighing
8 Digit SIC Codes
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47850000 Inspection and fixed facilities
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47850100 Toll operations
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47850101 Toll bridge operation
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47850102 Toll road operation
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47850200 Transportation inspection services
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47850201 Checkers, marine cargo
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47850202 Inspection services connected with transportation
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47850203 Surveyors, marine cargo
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47850204 Weighing services connected with transportation
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47859900 Inspection and fixed facilities, nec
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47859901 Highway bridge operation
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47859902 Tunnel operation, vehicular
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