1988 MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING SURVEY

This report presents results from the 1988 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey. This annual survey covers all employer firms with one or more establishments that are primarily engaged in providing commercial motor freight transportation and warehousing services. Total 1988 operating revenues for trucking services were estimated at $101.0 billion, up 9.2% (plus or minus 2.9%) from 1987. Intercity trucking which accounted for approximately 78% of motor carrier revenues in 1988, rose 8.2% (plus or minus 3.1%). Local trucking revenues increased 10.1% (plus or minus 6.6%) from the previous year. Total operating expenses in 1988 were estimated at $96.4 billion (plus or minus 3.2%) from the previous year. Total operating revenues for general freight carriers were estimated at $65.2 billion, an increase of 10.0% (plus or minus 5.1%) from the previous year. Total 1988 operating revenues for specialty freight carriers rose 7.8% (plus or minus 6.9%) from the previous year to an estimated $35.8 billion. Total 1988 end-of-year inventories of trucks for all carriers were estimated at 241,000, up 6.6% (plus or minus 3.0%) from the previous year. The 1988 end-of-year inventories of trailers rose 6.5% (plus or minus 4.1%).

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Commerce

  Bureau of the Census
  Washington, DC  United States  20230
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Freight transportation; Inventory; Operating costs; Operating revenues; Surveys; Trailers; Trucking; Trucks; Warehousing
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602606
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: BT8801
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM