Minnesota Trucking Industry
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Minnesota, the North Star State of US relies solely on the trucking industry to haul their goods as per the Diesel Technology Forum.
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), a division of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), published the following report on how the trucking industry relates to Minnesota’s economy:
Trucking Drives the Economy
Employment
During 2011, Minnesota's trucking industry provided 120,980 jobs or one out of 18 in the state. Total wages paid for Minnesota's trucking industry exceeded $5.6 billion with an average annual trucking industry salary of $46,068. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the US reported that truck drivers, a massive tractor-trailer and light delivery drivers, held 44,460 jobs with a mean annual salary of $37,775 in May 2011.
Small Business Emphasis
During 2012, there existed over small, locally owned 14,550 trucking companies in Minnesota which are served by a wide range of large and small supporting businesses.
Transportation of Essential Products
About 68% of Minnesota communities depend solely on trucks to carry their goods. The state transported 85% of total manufactured tonnage using the trucks in 2010 or 528,529 tons per day.
As an Industry
During 2009, Minnesota's trucking industry paid nearly $680 million in federal and state roadway taxes. The industry paid 33% of all taxes owed by Minnesota motorists, despite trucks traveled only state's 8% of vehicle miles.
Individual Companies
In January 2013, a typical five-axle tractor-semitrailer combination paid $6,253 in state highway use taxes in addition to $8,906 in federal use taxes which were above Minnesota's regular business taxes paid.
Roadway Use
During 2008, the motorists traveled 58 billion miles, and the truckers traveled for 4.4 billion miles in Minnesota's 138,242 miles of public roads.
