SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

SBA Loans for General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

SBA has approved 17,340 7(a) loans worth $2.6B to General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 10% versus the prior decade.

17,340
7(a) loans
$2.6B
Approved dollars
$149,747
Average loan size
#14
Rank among industries
-10%
Annualized vs prior decade
11.8%
Active-status distress

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload is the #14 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 17,340 such loans worth $2.6B, averaging $149,747 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 10% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 4,137 active-status general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload loans, 11.8% 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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