SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · General Freight Trucking, Local

SBA Loans for General Freight Trucking, Local

SBA has approved 16,963 7(a) loans worth $2.7B to General Freight Trucking, Local businesses, and annual approvals have held roughly flat versus the prior decade.

16,963
7(a) loans
$2.7B
Approved dollars
$161,530
Average loan size
#16
Rank among industries
+0%
Annualized vs prior decade
12.2%
Active-status distress
1%
Franchise-branded

General Freight Trucking, Local is the #16 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 16,963 such loans worth $2.7B, averaging $161,530 each. Annual approval volume has held flat between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 3,384 active-status general freight trucking, local loans, 12.2% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

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