Table 19
U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode: 1980-2000
Excel |
CSV
| Air carrier |
5 |
15 |
230.9 |
6.2 |
| Intercity truck |
555 |
a1,142 |
105.8 |
3.7 |
| Class I rail |
919 |
1,466 |
59.5 |
2.4 |
| Water transportation |
922 |
646 |
-29.9 |
-1.8 |
| Oil pipeline |
588 |
a627 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
| Total |
2,988 |
3,896 |
30.4 |
1.3 |
a Intercity truck and pipeline ton-miles data for 2000 are estimates based on their respective average annual growth rate
from 1990 to 1999.
Note: Ton-miles are based on short tons.
Sources: USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002),
table 1-44.
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