2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

488999 All Other Support Activities for Transportation

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities to transportation (except for air transportation; rail transportation; water transportation; road transportation; freight transportation arrangement; and packing and crating).

Illustrative Examples:

Arrangement of vanpools or carpools
Stockyards (i.e., not for fattening or selling livestock)
Independent pipeline terminal facilities


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Operating stockyards for fattening livestock--are classified in Subsector 112, Animal Production and Aquaculture;
  • Providing tariff and freight rate consulting services--are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services;
  • Providing packing and crating services for transportation--are classified in U.S. Industry 488991, Packing and Crating;
  • Providing support activities for air transportation--are classified in Industry Group 4881, Support Activities for Air Transportation;
  • Providing support activities for rail transportation--are classified in Industry 488210, Support Activities for Rail Transportation;
  • Providing support activities for water transportation--are classified in Industry Group 4883, Support Activities for Water Transportation;
  • Providing support activities for road transportation--are classified in Industry Group 4884, Support Activities for Road Transportation; and
  • Arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers--are classified in Industry 488510, Freight Transportation Arrangement.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
488999   488999   488999   Arrangement of car pools and vanpools
488999   488999   488999   Car pools, arrangement of
488999   488999   488999   Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants
488999   488999   488999   Pipeline terminal facilities, independently operated
488999   488999   488999   Precooling of fruits and vegetables in connection with transportation
488999   488999   488999   Stockyards (i.e., not for fattening or selling livestock), transportation
488999   488999   488999   Vanpools, arrangement of