Table 3 - Hazardous Material Shipments by Mode in 2007
Table 3 - Hazardous Material Shipments by Mode in 2007
| Mode of transportation |
Value (million $) |
Tons (thousands) |
Ton-miles (millions) |
Average miles per shipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All modes | 1,448,218 | 2,231,133 | 323,457 | 96 |
| Truck | 837,074 | 1,202,825 | 103,997 | 59 |
| For-hire truck | 358,792 | 495,077 | 63,288 | 214 |
| Private truck | 478,282 | 707,748 | 40,709 | 32 |
| Rail | 69,213 | 129,743 | 92,169 | 578 |
| Water | 69,186 | 149,794 | 37,064 | 383 |
| Air (includes truck and air) | 1,735 | S | S | 1,095 |
| Pipeline | 393,408 | 628,905 | S | S |
| Multiple modes | 71,069 | 111,022 | 42,886 | 834 |
| Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 7,675 | 236 | 151 | 836 |
| Other multiple modes | 27,739 | 56,750 | 17,297 | 233 |
| Other and unknown modes | 6,534 | 8,489 | 1,466 | 58 |
KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
SOURCE: Research and Innovative Technology Administration and U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazardous Materials, Table 1a, available at http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/commodity_flow_survey/index.html