NAICS code 488210: Support 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.
- SBA small-business size limit
- $34.0M
Is your company small for 488210?
The SBA limit is $34 million average annual receipts.
What 488210 covers
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- Providing railroad car rental: Industry 532411, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Factory conversion, overhaul, or rebuilding of railroad rolling stock: Industry 336510, Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
- Providing rail car janitorial services: Industry 561720, Janitorial Services
Activities listed under 488210
- Freight car cleaning services
- Grain leveling and trimming in railroad cars
- Loading and unloading services at rail terminals
- Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
- Maintenance of rights of way and structures, railway
- Railroad switching services
- Railroad terminals, independent operation
- Railway terminals, independent operation
- Shunting trailers in rail terminals
- Switching services, railroad
Questions
What is NAICS code 488210?
NAICS 488210 is “Support 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.
What businesses use NAICS code 488210?
Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Freight car cleaning services; Grain leveling and trimming in railroad cars; Loading and unloading services at rail terminals; Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding); Maintenance of rights of way and structures, railway; and Railroad switching services.
What is not included in NAICS 488210?
Businesses mainly providing railroad car rental are classified in U.S. Industry 532411, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing; factory conversion, overhaul, or rebuilding of railroad rolling stock are classified in Industry 336510, Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing; and providing rail car janitorial services are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 488210?
$34 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.
What is the SIC code for NAICS 488210?
SIC codes 4013 (Railroad Switching and Terminal Establishments, part), 4741 (Rental of Railroad Cars, part) and 4789 (Transportation Services, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).
What is the IRS business code for NAICS 488210?
488000 (Support activities for transportation (including motor vehicle towing)) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 488111–488999.
How do I find government contracts for NAICS 488210?
Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 488210 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.