Trucking Company Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a trucking company, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Trucking Company name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a trucking company is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a trucking company usually falls under NAICS 484121: General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance general freight truckload (TL) trucking. These long-distance general freight truckload carrier establishments provide full truck movement of freight from origin to destination. The shipment of freight on a truck is characterized as a full single load not combined with other shipments.
Businesses classified here include
- Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL)
- Container trucking services, long-distance (TL)
- General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL)
- Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL)
- Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 484121), U.S. Census Bureau.
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload locations
- Illinois 7,100 locations
- California 6,938 locations
- Texas 6,657 locations
- Florida 4,402 locations
- Georgia 2,474 locations
- Pennsylvania 2,285 locations
- North Carolina 2,173 locations
- Michigan 2,068 locations
- Ohio 2,043 locations
- Indiana 1,845 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.