The Importance of the Trucking Industry

Most people don’t realize that 70% of all freight moved in states is done by trucks.

This is everything from food to medicine and waste removal to manufacturing. If the trucking industry stops, the nation stops.

Many people don’t realize either that if the trucks stop, many critical industries will start to be affected within 24 hours.

Within 24 hours of the trucking industry shutting down due to natural disasters or terrorist attacks, delivery of medical supplies will cease and hospitals will begin to run out of stores.

Gas stations will begin to run out of fuel leading to long lines at the pump. Mail and package delivery will cease, and this is all just within 24 hours of no trucking.

Nearly every sector of the economy relies on trucks to transport their goods.

It starts with shipping raw materials such as lumber and stone from forests and quarries and delivering them to manufacturing centers.

Once these manufacturers turn out a finished product, they are transported via truck to their final destination or a distribution center.