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Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Samuel Moshiashvili Samuel Moshiashvili New York, United States Last Updated: November 2025 NAICS 48849

Revenue

$7.4bn

2025

$7.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

39,108

Businesses

2,479

Wages

$X.Xbn

Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US industry analysis

The toll roads and weigh stations industry demonstrated substantial growth over the current five-year period, driven by federal infrastructure investments, sustained freight demand from e-commerce expansion and public-private partnerships that bolstered toll collection during economic recovery. Commercial vehicle activity remained resilient during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. Essential shipping continued to support ongoing toll road and weigh station usage despite broader travel disruptions. Federal funding programs in 2020 and 2021 accelerated the development of PPP projects and system modernization. This enabled authorities to invest in automation technologies, including cameras, sensors and electronic tolling systems, which improved operational efficiency and reduced labor costs. A temporary freight recession in 2023 slowed growth as trucking volumes declined, but consumer spending recovered through 2024, reviving freight traffic and toll revenues. The profit margin expanded significantly during this period, growing from 8.2% of revenue in 2020 to 12.3% in 2025. This reflects both toll rate increases tied to inflation and cost savings from automation, which reduced per-transaction collection expenses. Industry revenue reached $7.4 billion in 2025, growing 3.1% year over year, with a CAGR of 8.4% over the last five years.

Trends and Insights

  • The ongoing consumer preference for online shopping is driving the expansion of logistics services and freight distribution. As more trucks use roads for delivery, the usage of weigh stations and toll-related revenues from highways and bridges increases.
  • Handling and warehousing services at weigh stations generate significant revenue, mainly from assisting overweight trucks. These stations offer unloading and warehousing solutions, supporting truckers by storing cargo for pickup by another vehicle if needed.
  • The Southeast is a commercial hub, supported by its dense population and major highways, such as Interstate 95 in Florida. These highways facilitate the movement of goods and vehicles, making weigh stations essential for regulation and safety.
  • Weigh station bypass systems, such as Switchboard Bypass, enable truckers to avoid being checked on the road. These systems notify drivers in advance if they need to stop, potentially reducing unnecessary visits to weigh stations and lowering the revenue generated at privately owned weighing sites.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 8.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $7.4bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Federal funding spurred investment into public-private partnerships (PPPs)

  • Government interventions, including fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending, cushioned the industry against revenue decline and offered support during subdued demand. Despite mass lockdowns in 2020, commercial vehicles continued to deliver goods, largely driven by ongoing demand from e-commerce sites, which continued to spur the use of toll roads and weigh stations.
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Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Steady GDP growth may contribute to more traffic

  • Toll road traffic volumes demonstrate high sensitivity to GDP growth. According to the Congressional Budget Office, real year-over-year GDP growth could reach 1.4% in September 2025. It may also rebound to 2.2% in 2026 as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act boosts consumption and private investment. If uncertainty about tariffs wanes, GDP growth may stabilize at approximately 1.8% annually in 2027 and 2028.

Biggest companies in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue
2025
Profit
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US industry.

Products & Services Segmentation

Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Toll road, bridge, highway and tunnel operation, Weighing services and vehicle repair and Other maintenance. Toll road, bridge, highway and tunnel operation is the largest segment of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US.

Trends and Insights

Regulatory compliance drives handling and warehousing services at the weigh stations

  • Companies generate the most revenue from handling and warehousing services provided to overweight trucks at privately owned weigh stations. Weigh stations have expanded their range of offerings and support truckers in unloading and warehousing the cargo for pickup by another vehicle if the truck is found to be over the mandated weight limit.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Toll roads and weigh stations provide services to road-network users, excluding motor vehicle towing. Companies operate motor vehicle passenger terminals with service facilities, inspect and weigh goods in connection with transportation and vehicles and operate fixed facilities for motor vehicle transportation, like toll roads and highway bridges. This industry doesn't include government establishments.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States include Terminal and service facilities for road users, Trucking terminal facilities, Fixed inspection and weighing services for road users, Toll road operation, Toll bridge operation and Toll tunnel operation.

Companies

Companies covered in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States include .

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States include public-private partnership (ppp), toll, weigh bridge and virtual weigh station (vws).

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 48849 - Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The ongoing consumer preference for online shopping is driving the expansion of logistics services and freight distribution. As more trucks use roads for delivery, the usage ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Handling and warehousing services at weigh stations generate significant revenue, mainly from assisting overweight trucks. These stations offer unloading and warehousing solu...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

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Analyst insights

The Southeast is a commercial hub, supported by its dense population and major highways, such as Interstate 95 in Florida. These highways facilitate the movement of goods and...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Weigh station bypass systems, such as Switchboard Bypass, enable truckers to avoid being checked on the road. These systems notify drivers in advance if they need to stop, po...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations in the US industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major companies in this industry. Market share concentration is low because of localization as private enterprises enter contracts with state or federal governme...

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are crucial for highway construction and management, where private companies build and operate infrastructure before returning ownership to ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

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Analyst insights

Manual labor remains vital for maintenance and overseeing automated processes. Despite increased automation, workers continue to be essential for maintenance tasks. They also...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States in 2025?

The market size of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States is $7.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States in 2025?

There are 2,479 businesses in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States?

The Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States?

The Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 8.4 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States is expected to grow.

What does the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States include?

Terminal and service facilities for road users and Trucking terminal facilities are part of the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States.

How competitive is the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Toll Roads & Weigh Stations industry in the United States.

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