484121 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Official definition

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.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Providing general freight long-distance, less than truckload trucking are classified in U.S. Industry 484122, General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload.
• Providing specialized freight trucking are classified in Industry Group 4842, Specialized Freight Trucking.
• Operating independent trucking terminals are classified in Industry 488490, Other Support Activities for Road Transportation.
• Providing local general freight trucking services are classified in Industry 484110, General Freight Trucking, Local.
• Providing independent truck driving services (except owner-operators) are classified in Industry 488490, Other Support Activities for Road Transportation.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Businesses that use this code

• Trucking company
• Freight broker or forwarder

Activities listed under 484121

The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• 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)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 484121

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 484121, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $34 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4923), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 49200Freight rail transportUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 484122General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload