Table 9b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Private Truck for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
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Table 9b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Private 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 | 226,660 | 100.0 | 702,186 | 100.0 | 44,087 | 100.0 | 38 | |
| 0332 | Explosive, blasting, type E or Agent blasting, Type E | 667 | 0.3 | S | S | 333 | 0.8 | 95 |
| 1005 | Ammonia, anhydrous | 640 | 0.3 | 2,810 | 0.4 | S | S | S |
| 1006 | Argon, compressed | 2,150 | 0.9 | 5,387 | 0.8 | S | S | S |
| 1013 | Carbon dioxide | 966 | 0.4 | S | S | S | S | 46 |
| 1017 | Chlorine | 1,301 | 0.6 | S | S | S | S | 83 |
| 1066 | Nitrogen, compressed | 1,089 | 0.5 | 14,389 | 2.0 | S | S | 55 |
| 1072 | Oxygen, compressed | 1,182 | 0.5 | 6,828 | 1.0 | S | S | 36 |
| 1075 | Petroleum gases. | 7,733 | 3.4 | 16,664 | 2.4 | 1,417 | 3.2 | 24 |
| 1202 | Gas oil, diesel fuel, heating oil, light | 6,762 | 3.0 | 26,916 | 3.8 | 880 | 2.0 | 23 |
| 1203 | Gasoline | 108,255 | 47.8 | 382,329 | 54.4 | 18,603 | 42.2 | 35 |
| 1223 | Kerosene | 1,479 | 0.7 | 5,987 | 0.9 | 246 | 0.6 | 16 |
| 1263 | Paint including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain | 8,793 | 3.9 | 3,316 | 0.5 | 331 | 0.7 | 37 |
| 1267 | Petroleum crude oil | S | S | S | S | S | S | 75 |
| 1789 | Hydrochloric acid | 634 | 0.3 | 2,475 | 0.4 | 226 | 0.5 | 87 |
| 1824 | Sodium hydroxide solution | 2,061 | 0.9 | 4,222 | 0.6 | S | S | 61 |
| 1863 | Fuel, aviation, turbine engine | 1,147 | 0.5 | 5,622 | 0.8 | 255 | 0.6 | 41 |
| 1964 | Hydrocarbon gas mixture, compressed, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 39 |
| 1993 | Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 37,628 | 16.6 | 158,336 | 22.5 | 9,965 | 22.6 | 25 |
| 3077 | Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 225 |
| 3257 | Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s. | 1,320 | 0.6 | 9,225 | 1.3 | 1,126 | 2.6 | 116 |
| – | All other | 39,088 | 17.2 | 28,385 | 4.0 | 3,713 | 8.4 | 59 |
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.