Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 5-14. Current and Projected Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions by Freight Transportation Mode: 2002 and 2020
Trucks are by far the largest contributor to freight emissions nationally, producing two-thirds of NOx from the freight sector. However, enormous strides have been made in reducing freight emissions of NOx since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency required the use of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel in heavy-duty trucks and other diesel-powered highway vehicles beginning in 2006.
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Tons (thousands) | Percent change, 2002 to 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2020 | ||
| Heavy-duty trucks | 3,782.0 | 662.6 | -82.5 |
| Freight rail | 857.2 | 486.4 | -43.3 |
| Commercial marine | 1,011.0 | 938.6 | -7.2 |
| Air freight | 8.2 | 12.4 | 51.2 |
| Total freight | 5,658.4 | 2,100.0 | -62.9 |
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Assessing the Effects of Freight Movement on Air Quality at the National and Regional Level, Final Report (Washington, DC: 2005), available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/freightaq/ as of July 16, 2012.
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