2016 Freight Quick Facts Report

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

FHWA-HOP-16-083

September 2016

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Existing Infrastructure and How it is Used
	Multimodal Perspective - Mode Share
	Multimodal Perspective - Commodity Mode Shares
	Multimodal Perspective - Modal Trends
	Multimodal Perspective - Commodity Forecast
	Multimodal Perspective - International Trade
	Truck - Commodities Moved
	Truck - Sector Characteristics
	Rail - Commodities Moved
	Rail - Sector Characteristics
	Waterborne - Commodities Moved
	Waterborne - Main Ports
	Air - Commodities Moved
	Air - Main Airports
	Pipeline - Commodities Moved
2. Impacts and Performance
	Economic Impacts
	Energy Consumption
	Climate Change
	Air Quality
	Safety Impacts
	Congestion Impacts
	Roadway Condition
3. Trends, Policy and Funding
	Key Trends
	Policy Context
	Funding Overview

List of Tables

Table 1. Mode share by tonnage and value, 2015

Table 2. Commodity share of tons by mode, 2015

Table 3. Commodity share of value by mode, 2015

Table 4. Historical and forecasted mode share of ton-miles, 1990 to 2040

Table 5. Historical and forecasted tons and value, 2007 to 2045

Table 6. Historical and forecasted commodity flows, 2007 to 2045

Table 7. Thousands of border crossings and average annual percentage change, 2000 to 2014

Table 8. Top commodities moved by truck, 2007 to 2045

Table 9. Top commodities moved by truck, by value, 2007 to 2045

Table 10. Truck vehicle miles traveled by roadway type, 2014

Table 11. Truck vehicle miles traveled and registrations, 2014

Table 12. Trends in truck vehicle miles traveled and registrations, 2007 to 2013 (percent)

Table 13. Top commodities moved by rail, by tonnage, 2007 to 2045

Table 14. Top commodities moved by rail, by value, 2007 to 2045

Table 15. Rail intermodal vs carload, 2000 to 2014

Table 16. Top carload commodities by rail service type, by ton miles, 2000 to 2014

Table 17. Top intermodal commodities by rail service type, by ton miles, 2000 to 2014

Table 18. Rail industry characteristics, 1990 to 2013

Table 19. Top commodities moved by domestic and international waterborne, by tonnage, 2007 to 2045

Table 20. Top commodities moved by domestic and international waterborne, by value, 2007 to 2045

Table 21. Top ports by total tons, 2014

Table 22. Top ports by twenty-foot equivalent units, 2015

Table 23. Top commodities moved by domestic or international air, by tonnage, 2007 to 2045

Table 24. Top commodities moved by domestic or international air, by value, 2007 to 2045

Table 25. Top airports by air cargo, 2000 to 2013

Table 26. Top commodities moved by pipeline, by tonnage, 2007 to 2045

Table 27. Top commodities moved by pipeline, by value, 2007 to 2045

Table 28. Extent of pipeline network, 2004 to 2014

Table 29. Gross domestic product and employment in transportation, 2000 to 2013

Table 30. Energy consumption by mode in trillion BTUs, 2007 to 2013

Table 31. Freight fuel efficiency, 1990 to 2013

Table 32. Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, 2000 to 2014

Table 33. Freight greenhouse gas emissions, 2000 to 2014 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent)

Table 34. Emission rates for trucks and rail, 2015 to 2040

Table 35. Freight-related injuries and fatalities, 2000 to 2013

Table 36. Highway congestion in urban areas, 2000 to 2014

Table 37. Percent of roadway miles with an International Roughness Index over 170, 2000 to 2013 (percent)

Table 38. Public sector expenditures by different transportation modes, 2000 to 2012

Table 39. Public sector revenues by different transportation modes, 2000 to 2012

Table 40. Public expenditures by type and level of government, 2012

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