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Table of Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER I. THE NATION SERVED BY FREIGHT [PDF 328KB]

Introduction

Tables

Table 1-1. Economic and Social Characteristics of the United States: 1990, 2000, and 2008-2010
Table 1-2. Population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Region: 1990, 2000, and 2008-2010

CHAPTER II. FREIGHT MOVED AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [PDF 2.55MB]

Introduction

Tables

Table 2-1. Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040
Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040
Table 2-3. Total Freight Moved by Distance Band: 2007
Table 2-4. Top Commodities: 2011
Table 2-5. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007
Table 2-6. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Hazard Class: 2007
Table 2-7. Domestic Mode of Exports and Imports by Tonnage and Value: 2007 and 2040
Table 2-8. Top 25 Trading Partners of the United States in Merchandise Trade: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011
Table 2-9. Value and Tonnage of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011
Table 2-10. Value of U.S. Exports to and Imports from Canada and Mexico by Land Transportation Mode: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011

Figures

Figure 2-1. Mode Share of Tonnage and Total Tonnage by Distance Band: 2007
Figure 2-2. Mode Share of Value and Total Value by Distance Band: 2007
Figure 2-3. Mode Share of Ton Miles and Total Ton Miles by Distance Band: 2007
Figure 2-4. Value of Merchandise Trade by Coasts and Borders: 1951-2011
Figure 2-5. U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Transportation Mode: 2011

CHAPTER III. THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM [PDF 9.83MB]

Introduction

Tables

Table 3-1. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2007-2009
Table 3-2. Number of U.S. Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances: 1990, 2000, and 2007-2009
Table 3-3. Containership Calls at U.S. Ports by Vessel Size and by Number of Vessels: 2005-2010
Table 3-4. Number of Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports: 2005-2010
Table 3-5. Average Size of Vessel per Call at U.S. Ports: 2005-2010
Table 3-6. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000 and 2007-2010
Table 3-7. Trucks and Truck Miles by Average Weight: 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002
Table 3-8. Commercial Vehicle Weight Enforcement Activities: 2005-2011
Table 3-9. Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled by Highway Category and Vehicle Type: 2010
Table 3-10. Trucks, Truck Miles, and Average Distance by Range of Operations and Jurisdiction: 2002
Table 3-11. Truck Miles by Products Carried: 2002
Table 3-12. Top 25 Truck Bottlenecks on Freight-Significant Highways: 2011
Table 3-13. Largest Improvements in Average Speed for Congested Freight Highway Locations: 2011
Table 3-14. Maximum Posted Speed Limits on Rural Interstates: 2012
Table 3-15. Average Truck Speeds on Selected Metropolitan Area Interstates: 2011
Table 3-16. Truck Trip Reliability as Indicated by Minimum and Maximum Travel Times between Selected City Pairs: January-March 2012
Table 3-17. Average Time for Trucks to Travel One Mile at Selected U.S.-Canada Border Crossings: 2011
Table 3-18. Average Truck Transit Time at Selected U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings: 2011

Figures

Figure 3-1. Tonnage on Highways, Railroad, and Inland Waterways: 2007
Figure 3-2. Top 25 Foreign-Trade Freight Gateways by Value: 2010
Figure 3-3. Tonnage of Trailer-on-Flatcar and Container-on-Flatcar Rail Intermodal Moves: 2010
Figure 3-4. Top 25 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2010
Figure 3-5. Top 25 Water Ports by Tonnage: 2010
Figure 3-6. Crude Oil Tonnage Moved by Pipeline: 2007
Figure 3-7. Natural Gas Tonnage Moved by Pipeline: 2007
Figure 3-8. Share of Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type: 2010
Figure 3-9. National Network for Conventional Combination Trucks: 2011
Figure 3-10. Permitted Longer Combination Vehicles on the National Highway System: 2011
Figure 3-11. Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System: 2007
Figure 3-12. Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System: 2040
Figure 3-13. Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2007
Figure 3-14. Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2040
Figure 3-15. Peak-Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2007
Figure 3-16. Peak-Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2040
Figure 3-17. Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2007
Figure 3-18. Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2040
Figure 3-19. Average Truck Speeds on Selected Interstate Highways: 2011
Figure 3-20. Intensity of Truck Freight Congestion on Selected Interstate Highways: 2011

CHAPTER IV. ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY [PDF 904KB]

Introduction

Tables

Table 4-1. Transportation Fixed Assets: 2000, 2005, and 2009-2011
Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Transportation and Warehousing Establishments in Freight-Dominated Modes: 2002 and 2007
Table 4-3. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2010
Table 4-4. Employment in For-Hire Transportation Establishments Primarily Serving Freight: 1990, 2000, and 2009-2011
Table 4-5. Employment in Selected Freight Transportation and Freight Transportation-Related Occupations: 2000 and 2009-2011
Table 4-6. Producer Price Indices for Selected Transportation Services: 1990, 2000, 2003, and 2006-2010
Table 4-5. Employment in Selected Freight Transportation and Freight Transportation-Related Occupations: 2000-2010
Table 4-6. Producer Price Indices for Selected Transportation Services: 1990-2009

Figures

Figure 4-1. Productivity in Selected Transportation Industries: 1987-2010
Figure 4-2. Monthly Diesel Prices: January 1999-May 2012

CHAPTER V. SAFETY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION [PDF 1.22MB]

Introduction

Tables

Table 5-1. Fatalities by Freight Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2009-2011
Table 5-2. Injured Persons by Freight Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2009-2011
Table 5-3. Crashes, Incidents, and Accidents by Freight Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2009-2011
Table 5-4. Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents: 1990, 2000, and 2009-2011
Table 5-5a. Commercial Motor Carrier Reviews by Safety Rating: 2011
Table 5-5b. Safety Reviews by Type: 2008-2011
Table 5-6. Roadside Safety Inspection Activity Summary by Inspection Type: 2000 and 2009-2011
Table 5-7. Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode: 2007-2010
Table 5-8. Energy Consumption by Selected Freight Transportation Mode: 2007-2010
Table 5-9. Single-Unit Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2010
Table 5-10. Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2010
Table 5-11. Energy Intensities of Domestic Freight Transportation Modes: 2007-2010
Table 5-12. Estimated National Average Vehicle Emissions Rates of Heavy-Duty and Light-Duty Vehicles: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011
Table 5-13. Freight Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM-10) Emissions by Freight Transportation Mode: 2002
Table 5-14. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions by Freight Transportation Mode: 2002 and 2020
Table 5-15. Particulate Matter (PM-10) Emissions by Freight Transportation Mode: 2002 and 2020
Table 5-16. U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic End-Use Sector: 1990, 2005, and 2007-2010
Table 5-17. U.S. Transportation Sector Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion by Fuel Type: 1990, 2005, and 2007-2010
Table 5-18. U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Domestic Freight Transportation: 1990, 2005, and 2007-2010
Table 5-19. Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1990, 2005, and 2007-2010

APPENDIX A. SELECTED METRIC DATA [PDF 640KB]

Tables

Table 2-1M. Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040
Table 2-4M. Top Commodities: 2011
Table 2-5M. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007
Table 2-6M. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Hazard Class: 2007
Table 2-7M. Domestic Mode of Exports and Imports by Tonnage and Value: 2007 and 2040
Table 2-9M. Value and Tonnage of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011
Table 3-1M. Kilometers of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2007-2009
Table 3-6M. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000 and 2007-2010
Table 3-7M. Trucks and Truck Kilometers by Average Weight: 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002
Table 3-10M. Trucks, Truck Kilometers, and Average Distance by Range of Operations and Jurisdiction: 2002
Table 3-11M. Truck Kilometers by Products Carried: 2002
Table 5-7M. Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode: 2007-2010
Table 5-9M. Single-Unit Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2010
Table 5-10M. Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2010

Figure

Figure 2-5M. U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Transportation Mode: 2011

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