TABLE 1-6-3A - Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2007
TABLE 1-6-3A - Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2007
| Mode of transportation | Value | Tons | Ton-milesa | Average miles per shipment |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (million $) |
Percent | 2007 (thousands) |
Percent | 2007 (millions) |
Percent | ||
| All modes | 1,448,218 | 100.0 | 2,231,133 | 100.0 | 323,457 | 100.0 | 96 |
| Single modes | 1,370,615 | 94.6 | 2,111,622 | 94.6 | 279,105 | 86.3 | 65 |
| Truckb | 837,074 | 57.8 | 1,202,825 | 53.9 | 103,997 | 32.2 | 59 |
| For-hire truck | 358,792 | 24.8 | 495,077 | 22.2 | 63,288 | 19.6 | 214 |
| Private truck | 478,282 | 33.0 | 707,748 | 31.7 | 40,709 | 12.6 | 32 |
| Rail | 69,213 | 4.8 | 129,743 | 5.8 | 92,169 | 28.5 | 578 |
| Water | 69,186 | 4.8 | 149,794 | 6.7 | 37,064 | 11.5 | 383 |
| Shallow draft | 57,022 | 3.9 | 124,396 | 5.6 | 22,411 | 6.9 | S |
| Great Lakes | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Deep draft | 11,626 | 0.8 | 24,181 | 1.1 | 13,767 | 4.3 | 861 |
| Air (includes truck and air) | 1,735 | 0.1 | S | S | S | S | 1,095 |
| Pipelinec | 393,408 | 27.2 | 628,905 | 28.2 | S | S | S |
| Multiple modes | 71,069 | 4.9 | 111,022 | 5.0 | 42,886 | 13.3 | 834 |
| Parcel, USPS, or courier | 7,675 | 0.5 | 236 | Z | 151 | Z | 836 |
| Truck and rail | 7,052 | 0.5 | 11,706 | 0.5 | 10,120 | 3.1 | 779 |
| Truck and water | 23,451 | 1.6 | 36,588 | 1.6 | 12,380 | 3.8 | 1,010 |
| Rail and water | 5,153 | 0.4 | 5,742 | 0.3 | 2,937 | 0.9 | 1,506 |
| Other multiple modes | 27,739 | 1.9 | 56,750 | 2.5 | 17,297 | 5.3 | 233 |
| Other and unknown modes | 6,534 | 0.5 | 8,489 | 0.4 | 1,466 | 0.5 | 58 |
KEY: S = estimate does not meet publication
standards because of high sampling variability or poor response
quality.
Z = less than half the unit shown. Represents an estimate that is between
zero and half the unit shown, thus, has rounded down to zero.
aTon-miles estimates are based on estimated distances
traveled along a modeled transportation network.
bTruck as a single mode includes shipments that were
made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private
and for-hire truck.
cPipeline estimates exclude shipments of crude
petroleum.
NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. Estimates are based on data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Details may not add to totals due to rounding. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/cfs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.