Trucking serves every community in Maryland.  More than 21,000 Maryland companies have motor carriers registered, operating a fleet of more than 89,000 commercial vehicles and transporting over 200 million tons of freight each year.  Approximately 94 percent of all goods moved in Maryland move by truck, as do 75 percent of goods moving through the Port of Baltimore, located within minutes of I-95.  Trucks play an important role in local drayage for shipments ultimately moved by rail.

In the Washington-Baltimore area alone, there are more than 100 trucking terminals.  From central Maryland, businesses are within overnight reach of one-third of the nation's population (100 million consumers) and industrial base.  In addition to the usual dry freight carriers, specialized carriers are readily available, such as structural steel, heavy machinery, commodities in bulk (both liquid and dry), and refrigerated or other temperature-controlled cargoes.