4 Incredible Facts About Professional Drivers

It’s obvious that professional drivers move goods and commodities throughout the United States, but have you thought about how much they actually move? What about the impact they have on your daily life? We pulled some facts and added context to help quantify the impact our professional driver community has on every one of us.

Fact #1: American Truck Drivers Drive Over 330 Billion Miles

You heard that right - billion with a B! That’s over 13 million trips around the equator. To put the number into perspective, it would take you 579,557 days of continuous driving at 65 miles per hour to complete that trip.

Fact #2: 80% of U.S. Communities Depend Solely On Truck Drivers For Goods & Commodities

Almost everyone in the United States has relied on professional drivers at some point in their lives. Whether it’s through delivery of goods to stores, or by supplying products that make our lives easier, professional drivers have a tremendous impact on our daily lives.

Fact #3: Truck Drivers Spend Roughly 300 Days On The Road Each Year (On Average)

That’s a lot of days! It’s also the reason why we work hard every day to be a home away from home for the professional driver community. They deliver the goods that power our daily lives, and we’re focused on delivering the smiling faces, hot food, showers, laundry and parking that make their days on the road a little easier.

Fact #4: Professional Drivers Haul 11 Billion Tons Of Freight Annually

11 billion Tons is a lot to fathom. To help you out, that’s the equivalent of one of the following:

• 66+ trillion fast food double cheeseburgers
• 2+ billion gallons of milk
• 5+ trillion cartons of large eggs
• 3+ billion average-size sofas

Join Us In Thanking Our Professional Drivers This Week:

Our team members are sharing their thanks on social media this week. Join in and share your thanks by posting a video with the hashtag #NTDAW24. We’ll be sharing some of these posts with our community of professional drivers later this week!