2022 NAICS national industry in sector 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
NAICS 484122 is the US industry code for general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload. This U.S.
- Code
- 484122 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
- Part of
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $43 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 49200 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance, general freight, less than truckload (LTL) trucking. LTL carriage is characterized as multiple shipments combined onto a single truck for multiple deliveries within a network. These establishments are generally characterized by the following network activities: local pick-up, local sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and terminal operations, and local delivery.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Providing courier services are classified in Industry 492110, Couriers and Express Delivery Services.
- Providing warehousing services of general freight without transportation are classified in Industry 493110, General Warehousing and Storage.
- 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 general freight long-distance truckload trucking are classified in U.S. Industry 484121, General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload.
- 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.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 484122
The Census index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
- LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking
- Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)
SBA size standard for 484122
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 484122, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $43 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.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.