Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for State of Origin: 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

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

All modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	127,727	100.0	216,383	100.0	60,813	100.0	389
Less than 50 lbs	10,199	8.0	225	0.1	79	0.1	522
50 to 99 lbs	3,168	2.5	202	–	39	–	193
100 to 499 lbs	9,800	7.7	1,452	0.7	254	0.4	187
500 to 749 lbs	2,532	2.0	765	0.4	120	0.2	159
750 to 999 lbs	1,915	1.5	718	0.3	103	0.2	143
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	26,738	20.9	10,377	4.8	2,630	4.3	239
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	53,864	42.2	70,473	32.6	23,032	37.9	319
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,806	5.3	57,159	26.4	4,325	7.1	73
100,000 lbs or more	12,705	9.9	75,013	34.7	30,231	49.7	528

Single modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	114,779	100.0	206,455	100.0	60,157	100.0	186
Less than 50 lbs	3,930	3.4	107	–	19	–	180
50 to 99 lbs	2,268	2.0	162	–	21	–	125
100 to 499 lbs	7,980	7.0	1,351	0.7	202	0.3	151
500 to 749 lbs	2,185	1.9	748	0.4	115	0.2	156
750 to 999 lbs	1,734	1.5	712	0.3	101	0.2	141
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	25,112	21.9	9,915	4.8	2,517	4.2	239
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	52,570	45.8	68,256	33.1	22,791	37.9	328
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,774	5.9	57,014	27.6	4,307	7.2	73
100,000 lbs or more	12,225	10.7	68,191	33.0	30,085	50.0	548

Truck²

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	101,595	100.0	152,285	100.0	30,505	100.0	161
Less than 50 lbs	3,489	3.4	105	–	15	–	122
50 to 99 lbs	2,143	2.1	161	0.1	20	–	120
100 to 499 lbs	7,708	7.6	1,348	0.9	198	0.6	148
500 to 749 lbs	2,176	2.1	746	0.5	113	0.4	153
750 to 999 lbs	1,734	1.7	712	0.5	101	0.3	141
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	24,624	24.2	9,878	6.5	2,482	8.1	238
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	51,935	51.1	67,653	44.4	21,828	71.6	320
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,388	6.3	56,152	36.9	3,822	12.5	68
100,000 lbs or more	1,397	1.4	15,530	10.2	1,925	6.3	147

For-hire truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	57,169	100.0	83,913	100.0	24,625	100.0	477
Less than 50 lbs	1,436	2.5	11	–	6	–	487
50 to 99 lbs	693	1.2	14	–	8	–	574
100 to 499 lbs	2,599	4.5	179	0.2	113	0.5	598
500 to 749 lbs	999	1.7	107	0.1	70	0.3	658
750 to 999 lbs	625	1.1	88	0.1	56	0.2	628
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	11,786	20.6	3,175	3.8	1,592	6.5	566
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	34,783	60.8	43,283	51.6	18,639	75.7	445
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,534	6.2	28,398	33.8	2,735	11.1	97
100,000 lbs or more	715	1.3	8,658	10.3	1,404	5.7	198

Private truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	44,213	100.0	68,306	100.0	5,869	100.0	82
Less than 50 lbs	2,015	4.6	93	0.1	9	0.1	76
50 to 99 lbs	1,450	3.3	147	0.2	12	0.2	80
100 to 499 lbs	5,073	11.5	1,165	1.7	84	1.4	74
500 to 749 lbs	1,176	2.7	639	0.9	43	0.7	68
750 to 999 lbs	1,108	2.5	624	0.9	45	0.8	72
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	12,836	29.0	6,702	9.8	890	15.2	114
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	17,018	38.5	24,309	35.6	3,179	54.2	132
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,854	6.5	27,755	40.6	1,087	18.5	39
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	6,873	10.1	521	8.9	S

Rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	11,530	100.0	49,082	100.0	27,321	100.0	714
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	288
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,575
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	288
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	8	–	5	–	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	611	5.3	S	S	S	S	1,643
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	366	3.2	762	1.6	485	1.8	635
100,000 lbs or more	10,465	90.8	47,784	97.4	25,871	94.7	664

Water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	220

Shallow draft

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	220

Great Lakes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Deep draft

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	8	100.0	3	100.0	214
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	213
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	2.1	6	76.2	3	87.1	451

Air (including truck and air)

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	1,246	100.0	S	S	S	S	1,453
Less than 50 lbs	416	33.4	2	7.3	4	9.0	1,470
50 to 99 lbs	124	10.0	1	2.8	1	2.4	1,177
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	2	7.1	3	6.7	1,263
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	1	4.1	2	5.3	1,734
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,491
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,274
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,699
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	551

Pipeline³

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	13	2.3	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	9,056	100.0	573	100.0	329	100.0	732
Less than 50 lbs	5,839	64.5	105	18.3	59	18.0	744
50 to 99 lbs	882	9.7	38	6.5	18	5.4	480
100 to 499 lbs	1,652	18.2	70	12.3	48	14.7	677
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	12	2.0	4	1.2	305
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	4	0.7	2	0.6	463
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	864
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	146	1.6	60	10.4	109	33.0	1,957
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	662
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	307

Parcel, USPS or courier

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	8,877	100.0	229	100.0	131	100.0	732
Less than 50 lbs	5,838	65.8	105	45.9	59	45.3	744
50 to 99 lbs	882	9.9	38	16.4	18	13.5	480
100 to 499 lbs	1,648	18.6	70	30.7	48	36.6	669
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	12	5.1	4	2.9	303
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	4	1.8	2	1.4	463
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	987
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Truck and rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	146	100.0	56	100.0	100	100.0	1,234
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,155
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	141	96.8	52	92.5	97	97.2	2,002
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	662
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Truck and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,348
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,466
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,615
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,115
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	416
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,539
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Rail and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	307
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	307

Other Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Other and unknown modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	3,892	100.0	9,354	100.0	327	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	431	11.1	13	0.1	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	18	0.5	3	–	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	31	0.3	S	S	164
500 to 749 lbs	27	0.7	6	–	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	2	–	1	–	S	S	151
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,602	41.2	462	4.9	112	34.4	237
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,148	29.5	S	S	132	40.5	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	113
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	6,542	69.9	60	18.5	S

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

¹ Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
² "Truck" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private tuck and for-hire truck.
³ Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs.
Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.

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