Freight by the Numbers: Everything’s Bigger in Texas

An 18-wheeler traveling on a rural interstate at sunset.

3.3B

Total freight tons transported*

$3T

Total worth of freight shipped*

313,000

Roadway centerline miles*

600B

Truck trips annually

~39.6B

Data points sorted annually via algorithm to assess freight fluidity and better understand truck parking

Aerial view of a parking lot with 18-wheelers.

*The Economic Role of Freight in Texas – Executive Summary published by the Texas Department of Transportation (April 2021).