Freight Facts and Figures 2009
Tables 5-7 and 5-7M. Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode: 1980-2007 (Historical)
Table 5-7 (standard units)
Table in Excel format
| 1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Highway |
| Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million gallons) |
114,960 |
130,755 |
162,555 |
163,478 |
168,682 |
170,069 |
173,531 |
174,787 |
(R) 175,023 |
176,106 |
| Truck, total |
19,960 |
24,490 |
35,229 |
35,179 |
36,800 |
32,696 |
33,150 |
37,190 |
(R) 37,959 |
38,550 |
| Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
6,923 |
8,357 |
9,563 |
9,667 |
10,321 |
8,880 |
8,959 |
9,501 |
(R) 9,852 |
10,035 |
| Combination truck |
13,037 |
16,133 |
25,666 |
25,512 |
26,480 |
23,815 |
24,191 |
27,689 |
(R) 28,107 |
28,515 |
| Truck (percent of total) |
17.4 |
18.7 |
21.7 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
21.3 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
| Rail, Class I (in freight service) |
| Distillate / diesel fuel (million gallons) |
3,904 |
3,115 |
3,700 |
3,710 |
3,730 |
3,826 |
4,059 |
4,098 |
4,192 |
4,062 |
| Water |
| Residual fuel oil (million gallons) |
8,952 |
6,326 |
6,410 |
5,409 |
4,848 |
3,874 |
4,690 |
5,179 |
5,754 |
6,327 |
| Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million gallons) |
1,478 |
2,065 |
2,261 |
2,044 |
2,079 |
2,217 |
2,140 |
2,006 |
1,903 |
1,924 |
| Gasoline (million gallons) |
1,052 |
1,300 |
1,124 |
994 |
1,081 |
1,107 |
1,033 |
1,261 |
1,237 |
1,222 |
| Pipeline |
| Natural gas (million cubic feet) |
634,622 |
659,816 |
642,210 |
624,964 |
666,920 |
591,492 |
566,187 |
584,026 |
(R) 584,213 |
622,893 |
Key: R = revised.
Sources:
Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2007/ as of April 20, 2009.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 40.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2007 (Washington, DC: 2008), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2006, DOE/EIA-0131(07) (Washington, DC: January 2009), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Table 5-7M (metric units)
Table in Excel format
| 1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Highway |
| Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million liters) |
435,125 |
494,909 |
615,273 |
618,767 |
638,464 |
643,713 |
656,818 |
661,571 |
(R) 662,462 |
666,564 |
| Truck, total |
285,953 |
350,851 |
504,702 |
503,987 |
527,212 |
468,411 |
474,910 |
140,765 |
(R) 143,675 |
145,912 |
| Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
26,204 |
31,631 |
36,196 |
36,591 |
39,064 |
33,613 |
33,908 |
35,961 |
(R) 37,291 |
37,983 |
| Combination truck |
49,345 |
61,064 |
97,146 |
96,563 |
100,226 |
90,142 |
91,563 |
104,803 |
(R) 106,384 |
107,929 |
| Truck (percent of total) |
65.7 |
70.9 |
82.0 |
81.5 |
82.6 |
72.8 |
72.3 |
21.3 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
| Rail, Class I (in freight service) |
| Distillate / diesel fuel (million liters) |
14,777 |
11,790 |
14,005 |
14,042 |
14,118 |
14,481 |
15,363 |
15,511 |
15,867 |
15,375 |
| Water |
| Residual fuel oil (million liters) |
33,883 |
23,944 |
24,262 |
20,473 |
18,350 |
14,663 |
17,752 |
19,603 |
21,779 |
23,948 |
| Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million liters) |
5,594 |
7,816 |
8,558 |
7,737 |
7,869 |
8,391 |
8,100 |
7,593 |
7,203 |
7,282 |
| Gasoline (million liters) |
3,982 |
4,921 |
4,254 |
3,762 |
4,092 |
4,192 |
3,908 |
4,773 |
4,682 |
4,624 |
| Pipeline |
| Natural gas (million cubic meters) |
17,970 |
18,684 |
18,185 |
17,697 |
18,885 |
16,749 |
16,033 |
16,538 |
(R) 16,543 |
17,638 |
Key: R = revised.
Notes:
1 liter = 0.2642 gallons; 1 cubic meter = 35.3147 cubic feet.
Sources:
Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2007/ as of April 20, 2009.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 40.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2007 (Washington, DC: 2008), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2006, DOE/EIA-0131(07) (Washington, DC: January 2009), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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