Motor Vehicle Towing
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 48841 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in towing light or heavy motor vehicles, both local and long-distance. These establishments may provide incidental services, such as storage and emergency road repair services.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 488410, the only detailed industry in this group.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Motor vehicle towing establishments are primarily engaged in the physical towing of light or heavy motor vehicles over local or long-distance routes, with incidental storage and emergency road repair services permitted. Other support activities for road transportation, by contrast, cover ancillary services that do not involve towing vehicles themselves. The boundary turns on whether the establishment's core activity is physically transporting disabled or relocated vehicles versus providing other road transportation support functions.
Written for NAICS 488410, the only detailed industry in this group.