Transportation and Warehousing: federal contract awards by NAICS code

Federal agencies obligated $25.8 billion on contracts coded to sector 48-49 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The largest code was 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation at $8.1 billion. 43 codes have a page.

481 Air Transportation

Codes in subsector 481, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
481212	Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation	$4.9 billion	1,310	$480,533	34%
481211	Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	$2.4 billion	2,772	$121,525	65%
481219	Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$587.0 million	135	$70,000	4%
481112	Scheduled Freight Air Transportation	$113.3 million	486	$74,570	48%
481111	Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	$15.0 million	53	$22,425	11%

483 Water Transportation

Codes in subsector 483, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
483111	Deep Sea Freight Transportation	$3.8 billion	1,710	$229,600	38%
483113	Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation	$77.3 million	17	$34,201	6%
483211	Inland Water Freight Transportation	$65.4 million	27	$23,152	92%
483112	Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	$32.6 million	12	$99,060	28%
483114	Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation	$16.3 million	31	$38,519	93%
483212	Inland Water Passenger Transportation	$1.7 million	60	$5,658	72%

484 Truck Transportation

Codes in subsector 484, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
484230	Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance	$111.3 million	70	$189,990	38%
484210	Used Household and Office Goods Moving	$79.3 million	621	$17,540	52%
484220	Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local	$49.1 million	183	$27,432	83%
484110	General Freight Trucking, Local	$29.7 million	187	$31,826	31%
484121	General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload	$9.0 million	297	$10,500	24%

485 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

Codes in subsector 485, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
485991	Special Needs Transportation	$242.8 million	120	$1.1 million	98%
485999	All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$150.9 million	715	$22,380	47%
485410	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$103.0 million	147	$324,245	29%
485113	Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems	$48.9 million	139	$24,750	69%
485510	Charter Bus Industry	$21.1 million	150	$16,162	19%
485320	Limousine Service	$17.2 million	56	$32,357	19%
485111	Mixed Mode Transit Systems	$15.6 million	37	$60,000	0%
485112	Commuter Rail Systems	$5.4 million	33	$36,809	0%
485310	Taxi and Ridesharing Services	$3.9 million	57	$24,874	42%

488 Support Activities for Transportation

Codes in subsector 488, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
488190	Other Support Activities for Air Transportation	$8.1 billion	3,604	$20,702	8%
488999	All Other Support Activities for Transportation	$481.7 million	70	$23,829	0%
488510	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$417.8 million	294	$39,605	1%
488111	Air Traffic Control	$407.7 million	26	$151,791	11%
488310	Port and Harbor Operations	$351.3 million	1,553	$68,351	36%
488390	Other Support Activities for Water Transportation	$200.7 million	475	$30,014	40%
488320	Marine Cargo Handling	$149.8 million	291	$139,497	17%
488330	Navigational Services to Shipping	$119.3 million	204	$16,109	34%
488119	Other Airport Operations	$73.6 million	60	$24,308	24%
488210	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$28.8 million	89	$73,233	67%
488490	Other Support Activities for Road Transportation	$19.4 million	104	$28,531	17%
488991	Packing and Crating	$18.1 million	171	$16,392	12%

491 Postal Service

Codes in subsector 491, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
491110	Postal Service	$54.4 million	63	$53,570	8%

492 Couriers and Messengers

Codes in subsector 492, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
492110	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$888.3 million	1,245	$15,000	6%
492210	Local Messengers and Local Delivery	$11.9 million	32	$61,592	94%

493 Warehousing and Storage

Codes in subsector 493, largest obligations first (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
Code	Industry	Obligations	New awards	Median new award	Small-business share
493110	General Warehousing and Storage	$758.1 million	1,027	$8,291	43%
493190	Other Warehousing and Storage	$667.1 million	95,414	$350	48%
493120	Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage	$77.5 million	19	$28,215	36%

No page for 14 other codes in this sector, each with less than $1 million in obligations or fewer than 10 new awards in the window: 482111 Line-Haul Railroads, 482112 Short Line Railroads, 484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload, 485119 Other Urban Transit Systems, 485210 Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation, 486110 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil, 486210 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas, 486910 Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products, 486990 All Other Pipeline Transportation, 487110 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land, 487210 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water, 487990 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other, 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing, 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage.

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Obligations and awards: USAspending.gov, contract award types A to D, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, retrieved September 29, 2026. Definitions.