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national industry 488490

Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services (except motor vehicle towing) to road network users.

The immediate parent of national industry 488490 is international industry 48849: Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Illustrative Examples

  • Bridge, tunnel, and highway operations
  • Driving services (e.g., automobile, truck delivery)
  • Pilot car services (i.e., wide load warning services)
  • Truck or weighing station operations

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing automotive repair and maintenance--are classified in Industry Group 8111, Automotive Repair and Maintenance;
  • Providing towing services to motor vehicles--are classified in Industry 488410, Motor Vehicle Towing;
  • Providing a network for busing in combination with providing terminal services--are classified in Industry 485210, Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation; and
  • Providing a network for trucking in combination with providing terminal services--are classified in Subsector 484, Truck Transportation.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 488490 - Bridge, tunnel, and highway operations
  2. 488490 - Bus terminal operation, independent
  3. 488490 - Cargo surveyors, truck transportation
  4. 488490 - Driving services (e.g., automobile, truck delivery)
  5. 488490 - Independent truck driver (except owner-operators)
  6. 488490 - Inspection or weighing services, truck transportation
  7. 488490 - Loading and unloading at truck terminals
  8. 488490 - Pilot car services (i.e., wide load warning services)
  9. 488490 - Shunting of trailers in truck terminals
  10. 488490 - Snow clearing, highways and bridges, road transportation
  11. 488490 - Snow removal, highway
  12. 488490 - Street cleaning service
  13. 488490 - Toll road operations, highway
  14. 488490 - Truck weighing station operation
  15. 488490 - Trucking terminals, independently operated

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 488490
2007 488490
2012 488490
2017 488490
2022 488490

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4173 - Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle Passenger Transportation
  2. 4231 - Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance Facilities for Motor Freight Transportation
  3. 4785 - Fixed Facilities and Inspection and Weighing Services for Motor Vehicle Transportation
  4. 4959 - Sanitary Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 488490, Other Support Activities for Road Transportation:

  1. bridge highway tunnel operation
  2. bridge or vehicular tunnel operation
  3. bus station or terminal
  4. bus terminal excl garage 4780
  5. clearing snow removal ploughing
  6. drawbridge existence hazard only
  7. fixed facility and inspection and weighing service for motor vehicle transportation
  8. highway bridge tunnel operation
  9. other support activity for road transportation
  10. ploughing snow removal clearing
  11. sanitary service not otherwise classified
  12. snow and ice removal contractor
  13. snow blowing and removal no automobile coverage
  14. snow removal clearing ploughing
  15. snow removal clearing salting and sanding for airport terminal runway train station and bus terminal
  16. snow removal clearing salting and sanding for major road or highway excluding mto contract shopping mall strip mall with more than 8 tenant big box store or plaza apartment complex townhouse complex or condominium building high traffic restaurant chain or coffee shop school hospital and medical complex rest home and nursing home
  17. snow removal clearing salting and sanding for major road or highway under an amc or moc contract with the ministry of transportation of ontario mto only
  18. snow removal clearing salting and sanding incidental operation up to a maximum 40 of total revenue other than the operation listed under 1525c and 1525d below which is considered a risk grade 5 if snow removal revenue is greater than 40 of the total treat a industry code 1525b
  19. snow removal clearing salting and sanding primary operation or percentage of total revenue 40
  20. snow removal clearing snow from street or road
  21. snow removal on lease site road for the oil and gas industry
  22. street cleaning
  23. street road highway or bridge existence and maintenance hazard
  24. street road highway or bridge existence and maintenance hazard only
  25. support activity for road transportation
  26. support activity for transportation
  27. terminal and joint terminal maintenance facility for motor freight transportation
  28. terminal and service facility for motor vehicle passenger transportation
  29. toll bridge
  30. transportation and warehousing
  31. transportation terminal motor freight incidental garage
  32. transportation terminal motor freight incidental garage warehousing
  33. trucking operation
  34. tunnel highway bridge operation

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