Table 9a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by For-Hire Truck for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
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Table 9a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by For-Hire Truck for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| UN number 1 | Description | Value | Tons | Ton-miles | Average miles per shipment |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002 (thousands) |
Percent | 2002 (millions) |
Percent | |||
| Total | 189,803 | 100.0 | 449,503 | 100.0 | 65,112 | 100.0 | 285 | |
| 1005 | Ammonia, anhydrous | 926 | 0.5 | 4,881 | 1.1 | 563 | 0.9 | S |
| 1075 | Petroleum gases | 3,643 | 1.9 | 13,761 | 3.1 | S | S | 241 |
| 1202 | Gas oil, diesel fuel, heating oil, light | 4,204 | 2.2 | 17,856 | 4.0 | S | S | 99 |
| 1203 | Gasoline | 62,819 | 33.1 | 217,391 | 48.4 | 17,223 | 26.5 | 89 |
| 1263 | Paint including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain | 16,838 | 8.9 | 4,731 | 1.1 | 2,340 | 3.6 | 434 |
| 1268 | Petroleum distillates, n.o.s. | 1,924 | 1.0 | 3,999 | 0.9 | 397 | 0.6 | 252 |
| 1760 | Corrosive liquids, n.o.s. | 2,196 | 1.2 | 2,734 | 0.6 | 1,300 | 2.0 | 584 |
| 1824 | Sodium hydroxide solution | 1,773 | 0.9 | 5,168 | 1.1 | 1,426 | 2.2 | 438 |
| 1830 | Sulfuric acid | 621 | 0.3 | 4,834 | 1.1 | 880 | 1.4 | 245 |
| 1863 | Fuel, aviation, turbine engine | 1,435 | 0.8 | 5,996 | 1.3 | 495 | 0.8 | 85 |
| 1942 | Ammonium nitrate, with not more than 0.2% total | S | S | S | S | S | S | 180 |
| 1987 | Alcohols, n.o.s. | 1,879 | 1.0 | 3,232 | 0.7 | 612 | 0.9 | 480 |
| 1993 | Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 18,436 | 9.7 | 71,730 | 16.0 | 7,238 | 11.1 | 162 |
| 1999 | Tars, liquid | 1,009 | 0.5 | 6,888 | 1.5 | S | S | 142 |
| 2448 | Sulfur, molten | 62 | - | 3,037 | 0.7 | 195 | 0.3 | 64 |
| 2794 | Batteries, wet, filled with acid, electric storage | 3,013 | 1.6 | 2,483 | 0.6 | S | S | 473 |
| 2924 | Flammable liquids, corrosive, n.o.s. | 162 | - | S | S | S | S | S |
| 3082 | Environmentally hazardous substances, liquid, n.o.s. | 2,008 | 1.1 | 2,908 | 0.6 | 1,026 | 1.6 | 424 |
| 3257 | Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s. | 2,896 | 1.5 | 17,673 | 3.9 | 2,242 | 3.4 | 120 |
| 3264 | Corrosive liquid, acidic, inorganic, n.o.s. | 1,593 | 0.8 | S | S | S | S | 441 |
| – | All other | 61,890 | 32.6 | 50,341 | 11.2 | 19,230 | 29.5 | 510 |
KEY:
– Represents and estimate equal to zero or less than
1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling
variability or poor response quality.
1 UN numbers were selected based on estimated tons without regard to sampling variability.
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.