NAICS Industry

NAICS 488510 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

NAICS Code
488510
Industry
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT
Total Obligated
3.14 billion
3,140,710,815.93
Award Actions
8,913
Average Action Value
352,374.15

About NAICS 488510 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this industry shows 3.14 billion in visible obligations across 8,913 award actions, with an average action value of 352,374.15. This view is designed to help users quickly understand scale, buyer concentration, contractor concentration, and overall market direction before moving into deeper procurement analysis.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Demand for NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by USTRANSCOM, with 2.85 billion in obligations, followed by FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. This kind of concentration is useful context for business development, bid targeting, and understanding where the strongest federal demand appears to sit.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The vendor distribution helps show which contractors capture the largest visible share of obligations in NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by CROWLEY LOGISTICS, INC., with 1.95 billion in obligations, followed by XPO LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC. This gives users a practical view of the competitive landscape and the visible concentration at the top of the market.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend table provides a year-based view of how visible obligations and award actions have evolved for NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal industry segment.

How to interpret this page

The tables and trend blocks on this page are generated from FPDS-derived procurement records prepared offline for fast public delivery. They are intended to give a practical summary of industry-scale obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, and visible year-over-year movement within last 10 years. Users who need deeper filtering, custom SQL, or cross-market comparison can continue the analysis directly inside FPDS Query.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '488510'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
9776 USTRANSCOM 2,848,798,026.55 2.85 billion 656
7022 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 88,749,809.65 88.75 million 67
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 81,195,600.08 81.20 million 6,259
7200 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 32,191,236.57 32.19 million 311
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 30,540,219.33 30.54 million 273
7505 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 18,552,644.45 18.55 million 48
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 16,562,622.01 16.56 million 225
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 8,882,344.83 8.88 million 225
8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 3,220,711.04 3.22 million 22
97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 2,447,230.50 2.45 million 35

Insight

NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 10 years. The visible ranking is led by USTRANSCOM, followed by FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, which suggests that agency demand in this industry is not evenly distributed.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '488510'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
CROWLEY LOGISTICS, INC. 4PWR5 1,952,369,757.03 1.95 billion 101
XPO LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC 4J6W3 243,496,060.78 243.50 million 60
CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. 5ABY0 183,300,683.06 183.30 million 22
HOMESAFE ALLIANCE LLC. 8EMN9 164,996,277.49 165.00 million 38
FARRELL LINES INCORPORATED 9T793 86,507,332.58 86.51 million 73
ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. 1F4D7 65,002,835.58 65.00 million 45
AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1KHM4 50,632,723.73 50.63 million 43
NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC. 33ZB6 45,640,961.00 45.64 million 54
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES 35KC0 44,976,699.74 44.98 million 3,684
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LLC 1DZH5 32,698,600.25 32.70 million 111

Insight

Within NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. CROWLEY LOGISTICS, INC. ranks first, followed by XPO LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this industry slice.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '488510'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 327,033,329.71 327.03 million 440
2024 409,557,563.71 409.56 million 610
2023 496,280,213.59 496.28 million 711
2022 457,724,604.84 457.72 million 823
2021 190,880,476.36 190.88 million 816
2020 368,214,928.52 368.21 million 587
2019 228,648,871.26 228.65 million 877
2018 331,460,997.59 331.46 million 1,632
2017 175,692,659.07 175.69 million 1,406
2016 155,217,171.28 155.22 million 1,011

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in NAICS 488510 (FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT) moved across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this industry appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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