Transportation
Workers' Comp Class Code 7228: Trucking — Local Hauling
What it covers
Local short-haul trucking. The local/long-haul split matters for rate in states that maintain both codes.
Illustrative rate range
$7.00 – $18.00 per $100 of payroll
National illustrative range — varies by state and carrier.
Worked example: on $50,000 of annual payroll, this code alone would cost roughly $3,500 to $9,000 a year.
Commonly confused with
Signs you may be misclassified
- Some of the actual work looks more like Trucking NOC — All Employees & Drivers (code 7219) than Trucking — Local Hauling.
- Nobody has re-checked this code since your job duties, work location, or equipment changed.
- The code on your policy is whatever your agent guessed at signup, not something based on actual duties.
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