484220 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local, specialized trucking. Local trucking establishments provide trucking within a metropolitan area that may cross state lines. Generally the trips are same-day return.

Examples Census gives

• Local agricultural products trucking
• Local dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top-soil)
• Local boat hauling
• Local livestock trucking
• Local bulk liquids trucking

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 long-distance specialized freight (except used goods) trucking including all North American international travel are classified in Industry 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance.
• Providing local general freight trucking are classified in Industry 484110, General Freight Trucking, Local.
• Providing trucking of used household and office goods are classified in Industry 484210, Used Household and Office Goods Moving.
• Providing waste collection are classified in Industry Group 5621, Waste Collection.
• Providing independent truck driving services (except owner-operators) are classified in Industry 488490, Other Support Activities for Road Transportation.
• Providing hot shot oil field services (on- and off-road) on a contract basis are classified in U.S. Industry 213112, Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Trucking company

Activities listed under 484220

The Census index assigns these 23 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Agricultural products trucking, local
• Ash, garbage, recyclable material, refuse, rubbish, trash, or waste hauling (except collection or disposal)
• Automobile carrier trucking, local
• Boat hauling, truck, local
• Bulk liquids trucking, local
• Coal hauling, truck, local
• Dry bulk trucking (except garbage collection, garbage hauling), local
• Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top-soil)
• Farm products hauling, local
• Flatbed trucking, local
• Grain hauling, local
• Gravel hauling, local
• Livestock trucking, local
• Log hauling, local
• Milk hauling, local
• Mobile home towing services, local
• Oil and gas field equipment trucking, local
• Refrigerated products trucking, local
• Sand hauling, local
• Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local
• Top-soil hauling, local
• Tracked vehicle freight transportation, local
• Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 484220

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 484220, 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

• 484210Used Household and Office Goods Moving
• 484230Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance