488 Support Activities for Transportation

Subcategories of 488 Support Activities for Transportation

• 4881Support Activities for Air Transportation

  This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to the air transportation industry. These services include airport operation, servicing, repairing (except factory conversion and overhaul of aircraft), maintaining and storing aircraft, and ferrying aircraft.

• 4882Support Activities for Rail Transportation

  This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for railroad transportation, including servicing, routine repairing (except factory conversion, overhaul, or rebuilding of rolling stock), and maintaining rail cars; loading and unloading rail cars; and operating independent terminals. Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• 4883Support Activities for Water Transportation

  This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) operating ports, harbors (including docking and pier facilities), or canals; (2) providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services (except warehousing); (3) providing navigational services to shipping; or (4) providing other services to water transportation.

• 4884Support Activities for Road Transportation

  This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) towing light or heavy motor vehicles, both local and long-distance, or (2) providing other services to road network users.

• 4885Freight Transportation Arrangement

  This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually known as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents, or customs brokers and offer a combination of services spanning transportation modes but do not directly provide shipping services. Cross-References.

• 4889Other Support Activities for Transportation

  This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities to transportation (except for air transportation; rail transportation; water transportation; road transportation; and freight transportation arrangement). Illustrative Examples: Arrangement of vanpools or car pools (except ridesharing arrangement services) Independent pipeline terminal facilities Stockyards (i.e., not for fattening or selling livestock) Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Other NAICS 2022 codes under 488 Support Activities for Transportation

• 481Air Transportation
• 482Rail Transportation
• 483Water Transportation
• 484Truck Transportation
• 485Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• 486Pipeline Transportation
• 487Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
• 491Postal Service
• 492Couriers and Messengers
• 493Warehousing and Storage

Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS 2022 488?

NAICS 2022 488 is "Support Activities for Transportation". Industries in the Support Activities for Transportation subsector provide services which support transportation. These services may be provided to transportation carrier establishments or to the general public. This subsector includes a wide array of establishments, including air traffic control services, marine cargo handling, and motor vehicle towing. The Support Activities for Transportation subsector includes services to transportation, separated by type of mode serviced. The Support Activities for Rail Transportation industry includes services to the rail industry (e.g., railroad switching and terminal establishments). Ship repair and maintenance services not done in a shipyard are included in the Other Support Activities for Water Transportation industry. An example would be floating drydock services in a harbor. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in providing factory conversion and overhaul of transportation equipment, which are classified in Subsector 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. Establishments primarily engaged in providing rental and leasing of transportation equipment without operator are classified in Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services. Also, establishments primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services are classified in Industry Group 5615, Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services.

What does NAICS 2022 488 include?

488 Support Activities for Transportation contains 6 direct subcategories: 4881 Support Activities for Air Transportation; 4882 Support Activities for Rail Transportation; 4883 Support Activities for Water Transportation; 4884 Support Activities for Road Transportation; 4885 Freight Transportation Arrangement; 4889 Other Support Activities for Transportation.

How does NAICS 2022 488 map to other classification systems?

488 Support Activities for Transportation has equivalents in Supply Chain Logistics Service Model Types (dsclog_contract, dsclog_fifthparty, dsclog_firstparty, +3 more); Supply Chain Technology Platform Types (dsctech_oms, dsctech_plan, dsctech_procure, +3 more); Supply Chain Risk and Disruption Category Types (dscrisk_cyber, dscrisk_demand, dscrisk_geo, +2 more); Transportation Fare and Pricing Model Types (dtrnfar_dynamic, dtrnfar_flat, dtrnfar_regulated, +2 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NAICS 2022 and 13 other classification systems.

What is the parent category of 488?

488 Support Activities for Transportation sits under 488 Support Activities for Transportation in the NAICS 2022 hierarchy.