utah trucking fast facts
Trucking drives the economy
CAREERS
Trucking industry jobs in Utah
1 in 14
Jobs in the state
SMALL BUSINESS EMPHASIS
Trucking industry jobs in Utah
Primarily small, locally owned businesses, these companies are served by a wide range of supporting businesses.
COMPETITIVE WAGES
Total trucking industry wages paid in Utah in 2023
Average annual trucking industry salary
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers held 22,530 jobs in Utah in 2023. The national average annual salary of an over-the-road truck driver is $75,144.
TRANSPORTING THE ESSENTIALS
of manufactured tonnage transported by trucks in Utah
tons per day
of communities in the state depend exclusively on trucks to move their goods.
SAFETY MATTERS
SAFETY FIRST
Utah Trucking Association members put safety first through:
Improved driver training
Investment in advanced safety technologies
Active participation in industry safety initiatives
ATRI research shows the success of their efforts
Crashes per 100 Million Miles by STA Membership Status:
Members of State Trucking Associations are involved in fewer crashes and receive fewer violations at roadside inspections than their industry peers.
CONTINUALLY IMPROVING
2022 U.S. fatal crash rate: USA: 1.59 / Utah: 0.72 per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Between 1975 and 2022, the U.S. large truck fatal crash rate has dropped
65.3%
COMMITMENT TO SHARING THE ROAD
The Share the Road program sends a team of professional truck drivers to communities around the country to teach car drivers about truck blind spots, stopping distances and how to merge safely around large trucks.
TRUCKING PAYS THE FREIGHT
The industry
in federal and state roadway taxes
The industry paid 38% of all taxes owed by Utah motorists despite trucks representing only 20% of vehicle miles traveled in the state.
individual companies
State Taxes
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Federal Taxes
The industry paid 38% of all taxes owed by Utah motorists despite trucks representing only 20% of vehicle miles traveled in the state.
ROADWAY USE
There are 49,008 Miles of public roads in Utah
Traffic congestion in Utah cost the trucking industry
in 2022
DELIVERING A CLEANER TOMORROW
EMISSIONS
of Utah commercial trucks are now powered by the newest-generation, near-zero emissions diesel technology.
Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute just 23% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. and represent only 6% of total U.S. GHG emissions.
FUEL CONSUMPTION
The trucking industry continues to improve energy and environmental efficiency even while increasing the number of miles driven. In 2022:
Combination trucks accounted for just 16% of the total highway transportation fuel consumed.
Combination trucks consumed nearly 116 billion fewer gallons of fuel than passenger vehicles in the U.S.
COMMITMENT TO SHARING THE ROAD
Through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, the trucking industry is working with government and businesses to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and take steps to reduce them.
The following data sources were utilized for the Fast Facts: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Analysis & Information (2024); American Trucking Associations Driver Compensation Study (2024); Commodity Flow Survey Public Use Microdataset (2017); American Transportation Research Institute: Membership Counts – Associations with Safety (2023); Federal Highway Administration: Highway Statistics Series (2022); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (2022); Energy Information Administration: Fuel Taxes (2024); International Fuel Tax Association: Fuel Tax Rates (Q4 2024); International Registration Plan, Inc.: Jurisdiction Data (2025); American Transportation Research Institute: Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry (2024); Diesel Technology Forum Clean Diesel Powers in Your State (2023); Environmental Protection Agency Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2022).