Road freight transport market seen topping $744 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company projects the global road freight transport market will reach more than $744 billion by 2030, driven by e-commerce, industrial activity and digital logistics tools. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the biggest region, while the U.S. is projected to be the largest country market.

Why it matters: - Road freight transport remains a core link in e-commerce fulfillment, industrial supply chains and cross-border trade. - The market’s projected growth signals more demand for trucking capacity, logistics software and infrastructure upgrades over the next five years. - The report also frames road freight as a sizable slice of the broader transport services market.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released a 2026 market report projecting the global road freight transport market will surpass $744 billion in 2030. - The report puts the road freight transport market at about 23% of the parent truck transport market, which is expected to reach about $3,297 billion by 2030. - The market is estimated to represent nearly 6% of the broader transport services industry, forecast at $12,477 billion by 2030. - The report says the overall road freight transport market is expected to grow at a 5% CAGR through 2030.

The details: - Asia-Pacific is projected to be the largest regional market in 2030 at $276 billion. - Asia-Pacific road freight transport is forecast to rise from $209 billion in 2025 at a 6% CAGR. - The report links Asia-Pacific growth to e-commerce and retail distribution expansion across China, India and Southeast Asia, higher industrial output, more highway and logistics investment, stronger demand for time-sensitive cargo, and regional trade corridors. - The U.S. is projected to be the largest country market in 2030 at $186 billion. - U.S. road freight transport is expected to grow from $144 billion in 2025 at a 5% CAGR. - The report cites organized logistics and trucking networks, last-mile and same-day delivery demand, freight from construction, retail and manufacturing, digital fleet management, route optimization, warehouse expansion and transportation infrastructure modernization as U.S. growth drivers. - By carrier type, full truckload is projected to be the largest segment in 2030 at 60% of the market, or $450 billion. - Full truckload is expected to benefit from bulk shipments, faster direct service, lower handling risk, long-haul freight activity, retail and e-commerce supply chains, telematics and fleet tracking. - The market is segmented by vehicle type into light commercial vehicle, medium commercial vehicle and heavy commercial vehicle. - The market is segmented by operation into domestic and international. - The market is segmented by end-user into agriculture, fishing and forestry, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining and quarrying, wholesale and retail trade, and other end users. - The report says full truckload and less-than-truckload are the biggest growth opportunities, and together they should add more than $165 billion in market value by 2030. - Full truckload is projected to grow by $96 billion from 2025 to 2030, while less-than-truckload is projected to grow by $69 billion. - The report says e-commerce and last-mile delivery should contribute about 2.0% annual growth to the market. - The report says industrialization and cross-border trade should contribute about 1.8% annual growth. - The report says digital logistics and smart fleet technologies should contribute about 1.3% annual growth. - The report names telematics, GPS fleet monitoring, predictive maintenance, AI route optimization, automated documentation and real-time cargo tracking as key technology trends. - The 2026 edition adds market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics and tables, Excel-based forecasting dashboards, market hotspots infographics, key technologies and future trend analysis, and updated graphics and tables. - The Business Research Company says it has published more than 30,000 reports across 27 industries and 60 geographies, using 1,500,000 datasets plus secondary research and interviews with industry leaders. - The report includes a sample request link: Request a free sample. - The full report is available here: Access the detailed report.

Between the lines: - The forecast points to a market where volume growth is being pulled by consumer delivery expectations and industrial supply chains at the same time. - The largest opportunities cluster around asset-intensive trucking segments, which suggests operators with scale, network density and digital dispatch tools may have an edge. - The emphasis on telematics and AI routing shows freight competition is shifting from pure capacity to efficiency and visibility.

What's next: - The strongest gains are expected in Asia-Pacific and the U.S., where e-commerce, manufacturing and infrastructure spending are already supporting freight demand. - The report implies logistics providers will keep investing in fleet technology, warehouse capacity and route optimization to capture that growth. - If the forecast holds, road freight will remain a major beneficiary of broader supply-chain modernization through 2030.

The bottom line: - Road freight transport is on track for steady global expansion, with full truckload, e-commerce delivery and digital fleet tools driving most of the upside.