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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Figure 2-1a. Mode Share of Freight Value by Distance Band: 2007

By value, trucks move the largest percentage of goods across all distance bands, with the largest share, 84 percent, occurring at the shortest distances (less than 750 miles).  With increasing distance, the multiple modes and mail category's share increases from 4 percent for local travel to a high of 34 percent for the longest distance band.  Air transportation moved 16 percent of the value of freight over distances more than 2,000 miles.

Figure 2-1a

Figure 2-1a. Bar graph showing the mode share of freight value by distance band for 2007.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Billions of dollars

Mileage range Truck Rail Water Air Multiple Modes and Mail Pipeline Other/Unknown Total
Below 100 5,492 77 84 2 244 396 239 6,535
100-249 2,247 50 32 9 182 93 58 2,670
250-499 1,696 81 24 35 242 86 55 2,220
500-749 832 68 14 22 184 37 24 1,180
750-999 565 66 9 28 209 39 22 938
1,000-1,499 603 101 20 38 290 78 32 1,163
1,500-2,000 281 62 14 33 163 43 13 609
Over 2,000 475 69 15 190 403 22 30 1,204
Total 12,192 574 212 357 1,917 794 472 16,518

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.


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