Trucking’s Pivotal Economic Role

Based in Seward, Nebraska, Seward Motor Freight Inc. is a trucking company that services the American Midwest, South, Southeast, and East Coast. Seward Motor Freight has been delivering goods for almost 80 years, playing its role in the economies of many communities in the regions it serves.

The trucking industry, with its blue-collar image, plays an important role in today’s economy. Trucking is responsible for more freight transport than rail, water, and sea transport combined in many countries.

It is the only transport mode that makes last-mile deliveries essential to putting crucial products and materials in the hands of customers and businesses. It also provides a link for goods that need to be moved to other transport modes, especially in international commerce. With many manufacturers and service companies reliant on just-in-time inventory processes, trucking has assumed a more critical role in the economy with increasing delivery frequencies over the years.

Trucking is a significant employer of labor, both directly and indirectly. It can also be a route to financial independence for many, with the majority of trucking companies being small businesses owned by the drivers.