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Table 6. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for State of Origin: 2002

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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All Commodities2

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes 12,106 100.0 401,092 100.0 421,230 100.0 589
Single modes 10,005 82.6 364,696 90.9 381,070 90.5 165
Truck3 5,675 46.9 30,721 7.7 5,740 1.4 110
For-hire Truck 2,181 18.0 14,276 3.6 4,173 1.0 403
Private Truck 3,492 28.8 16,419 4.1 1,561 0.4 52
Rail 3,649 30.1 329,697 82.2 374,875 89.0 1,107
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air) 19 0.2 S S S S 2,437
Pipeline4 S S 4,278 1.1 S S S
Multiple modes 1,734 14.3 S S S S 962
Parcel, USPS or courier S S 23 21 961
Truck and rail 45 0.4 S S S S 1,605
Truck and water
Rail and water S S S S S S 1,767
Other multiple modes S S S S S S 41
Other and unknown modes 367 3.0 S S 265 S

SCTG 1, Live animals and live fish

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes
Single modes
Truck3
For-hire Truck
Private Truck
Rail
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes
Parcel, USPS or courier
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes

SCTG 2, Cereal grains

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes S S S S S S 219
Single modes S S S S S S 219
Truck3 S S S S S S 30
For-hire Truck S S S S S S 115
Private Truck S S S S S S 16
Rail S S S S S S 681
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes
Parcel, USPS or courier
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes

SCTG 3, Other agricultural products

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes S S S S S S 1,176
Single modes S S S S S S 1,176
Truck3 S S S S S S 636
For-hire Truck S S S S S S 806
Private Truck S S S S S S 34
Rail S S S S S S 1,765
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes
Parcel, USPS or courier
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes

SCTG 4, Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes S S S S 34 100.0 S
Single modes S S S S 34 100.0 S
Truck3 S S S S 11 32.6 S
For-hire Truck S S S S S S S
Private Truck S S S S 7 22.1 S
Rail S S S S S S 1,304
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes
Parcel, USPS or courier
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes S S S S S S 21

SCTG 5, Meat, fish,s eafood, and their preparations

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes S S S S S S S
Single modes S S S S S S 131
Truck3 S S S S S S 131
For-hire Truck
Private Truck S S S S S S 131
Rail
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes S S S S S S 793
Parcel, USPS or courier S S S S S S 793
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes S S S S S S 10

SCTG 6, Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes S S S S S S 161
Single modes S S S S S S 161
Truck3 S S S S S S 161
For-hire Truck S S S S S S 114
Private Truck S S S S S S 173
Rail
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes
Parcel, USPS or courier
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes
Other and unknown modes

SCTG 7, Other prepared food stuffs and fats and oils

Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All modes 268 100.0 455 100.0 170 100.0 S
Single modes 267 99.9 454 99.8 169 99.6 S
Truck3 243 90.7 407 89.5 111 65.3 S
For-hire Truck 138 51.4 249 54.8 95 56.0 366
Private Truck 105 39.2 158 34.7 16 9.2 S
Rail 25 9.2 47 10.2 58 34.3 1,256
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air)
Pipeline4 S S S
Multiple modes S S S S S S 1,667
Parcel, USPS or courier S S S S S S 1,667
Truck and rail
Truck and water
Rail and water
Other multiple modes