2024 plan-year Industry rank #7 of 21 DOL Form 5500

Transportation & Warehousing Retirement Plans

3,472 ERISA-covered retirement plans in the Transportation & Warehousing industry, holding $625.8B for 4,523,418 participants per 2024 Form 5500 filings.

$625.8B across 3,472 plans

According to DOL Form 5500 filings (plan year 2024), the Transportation & Warehousing industry sponsors 3,472 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $625.8B for 4,523,418 participants, ranking #7 of 21 industries by plan assets, with 80.5% structured as 401(k)s.

  • #7 of 21 industries
  • 80.5% 401(k) plans

The industry in one line

Transportation & Warehousing sponsors 3,472 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $625.8B for 4,523,418 participants, the 7th-largest industry by plan assets.

$625.8B
total plan assets
3,472
employer plans
$180M
average plan size
80.5%
of plans are 401(k)s
Plans
3,472
401(k) Plans
2,795
80.5% of plans
Total Assets
$625.8B
Participants
4,523,418

What the Transportation & Warehousing Industry Plan Filings Show

The Transportation & Warehousing industry sponsors 3,472 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, ranking #7 of 21 industries on PlainRetire by total plan assets. Within the industry, 80.5% of plans are 401(k) defined-contribution arrangements (2,795 plans), with the remainder split across defined-benefit pension plans, profit-sharing arrangements, ESOPs, and money-purchase plans. The average plan in Transportation & Warehousing holds $180M in end-of-year assets and covers 1,303 participants.

Industry-level totals reflect aggregate sponsor disclosures on Form 5500 Schedule H and Schedule I and provide a useful frame for benchmarking individual employer plans. They are not a substitute for plan-specific Summary Plan Description review when evaluating any single plan. Industry classification is self-reported by sponsors based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. Plans whose sponsor industry has changed across years (mergers, restructurings) carry the most-recent classification on file.

Plan Type Breakdown (Transportation & Warehousing)

Plan Type Plans Participants Total Assets
401(k) 2,795 3,477,558 $347.2B
Defined Benefit (Pension) 278 779,912 $264.0B
Money Purchase 46 114,607 $8.6B
ESOP 123 31,696 $3.2B
Profit Sharing 214 116,367 $2.7B
Other 16 3,278 $126M

Largest Transportation & Warehousing Plans by Assets

Top 30 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans ranked by 2024 end-of-year total assets.

# Plan Sponsor State Type Participants Assets
1 Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees WA Defined Benefit (Pension) 231,156 $56.4B
2 Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan Trustees of Central States, Se and Sw Areas Pension Fund IL Defined Benefit (Pension) 36,799 $48.2B
3 Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan Fedex Corporation TN Defined Benefit (Pension) 125,941 $26.9B
4 Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Fedex Corporation TN 401(k) 113,079 $25.4B
5 The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan Board of Trustees of the Teamsters - UPS 401(k) National Savings Plan GA 401(k) 452,126 $19.3B
6 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan Delta Air Lines, Inc. GA 401(k) 89,836 $19.0B
7 Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan Southwest Airlines Co. TX 401(k) 67,820 $17.0B
8 United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan United Airlines, Inc. IL 401(k) 16,659 $16.8B
9 American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement TX 401(k) 93,397 $16.2B
10 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots Delta Air Lines, Inc. GA 401(k) 14,473 $15.9B
11 UPS 401(k) Savings Plan United Parcel Service of America, Inc. GA 401(k) 95,250 $14.2B
12 UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan Board of Trustees of the UPS/Ibt Full-Time Pension Plan GA Defined Benefit (Pension) 69,627 $12.2B
13 American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan for Pilots American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement TX 401(k) 15,991 $11.7B
14 Southwest Airlines Pilots Retirement Savings Plan Southwest Airlines Company TX 401(k) 11,242 $11.6B
15 Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan Trustees of Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan CA Defined Benefit (Pension) 15,833 $10.8B
16 United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan United Airlines, Inc. IL 401(k) 57,326 $10.3B
17 New England Teamsters Pension Fund New England Teamsters Pension Fund MA Defined Benefit (Pension) 21,577 $9.1B
18 Delta Retirement Plan Delta Air Lines, Inc. GA Defined Benefit (Pension) 15,222 $7.3B
19 Jetblue Airways Retirement Plan Jetblue Airways Corporation NY 401(k) 24,253 $5.4B
20 United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan United Airlines, Inc. IL 401(k) 27,196 $5.3B
21 Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan Federal Express Corporation TN 401(k) 5,830 $5.3B
22 Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan Bnsf Railway Company TX 401(k) 27,055 $4.8B
23 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local 710 Pension Fund Trustees of I.B. of T. Union Local 710 Pension Fund IL Defined Benefit (Pension) 8,163 $4.5B
24 Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees Delta Air Lines, Inc. GA Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,352 $4.5B
25 The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement TX Defined Benefit (Pension) 13,402 $4.3B
26 Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates Union Pacific Corporation NE Defined Benefit (Pension) 3,382 $4.1B
27 Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Contract Employees Delta Air Lines, Inc. GA Defined Benefit (Pension) 6,579 $4.0B
28 Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan II Fedex Corporation TN 401(k) 94,890 $3.5B
29 Ilwu-Pma Savings (401(k)) Plan Pacific Maritime Association CA 401(k) 17,127 $3.4B
30 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Retirement Plan Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC TX Defined Benefit (Pension) 4,759 $3.1B

Nationwide industries with similar retirement plan scale

Two DOL Form 5500-derived peer sets for Transportation & Warehousing: nearest tracked industries by plan filing count (3,472 plans here) and nearest by aggregate plan assets ($625.8B here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar plan count

Nearest other industries by reported employer plan filings.

Similar total assets

Nearest other industries by aggregate end-of-year plan assets (plan-count peers above are excluded).

Questions about Transportation & Warehousing plans

How many retirement plans are in the Transportation & Warehousing industry? ▼
Transportation & Warehousing sponsors 3,472 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, including 2,795 401(k) plans (80.5% of plans in the industry). Total assets across all plans in the industry sum to $625.8B, covering 4,523,418 participants.
What's the average plan size in the Transportation & Warehousing industry? ▼
The average Transportation & Warehousing retirement plan holds $180M in assets and covers 1,303 participants. This is an arithmetic mean across all 3,472 plans in the industry, actual plan sizes vary widely, with a small number of very large plans pulling the average up. See the table above for the largest plans by assets.
Where does this industry data come from? ▼
Industry classification comes from each plan sponsor's Form 5500 filing with the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Sponsors self-classify into one of approximately 20 industry categories based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. The category labels follow the DOL plan-sponsor industry taxonomy.
What plan types are most common in the Transportation & Warehousing industry? ▼
In Transportation & Warehousing, the most common plan type by total assets is 401(k) (2,795 plans, $347.2B in assets). Other common types include: Defined Benefit (Pension) (278), Money Purchase (46), ESOP (123).

Related guides

See also these PlainRetire explainers for interpreting Form 5500 industry totals and comparing plans.

Explore from Transportation & Warehousing

Retail Trade

Closest peer by total plan assets ($564.5B, 8,594 plans)
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan

Largest Transportation & Warehousing plan on file · $56.4B
401(k)

Dominant type here by assets · 2,795 plans, $347.2B
All industries

Industry #7 of 21 by total Form 5500 plan assets

What to do with Transportation & Warehousing plan data

3,472 plans across the Transportation & Warehousing sector offer a baseline for benchmarking your own plan.

Industry classification is self-reported by plan sponsors on Form 5500. Plans may span multiple sectors.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor EBSA Form 5500 public-disclosure dataset, 2024 plan year. Industry classification self-reported by sponsors.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-25.