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	923,669	100.0	903,954	100.0	166,862	100.0	782
Less than 50 lbs	175,687	19.0	2,031	0.2	1,677	1.0	1,007
50 to 99 lbs	57,865	6.3	1,539	0.2	861	0.5	555
100 to 499 lbs	116,956	12.7	10,361	1.1	3,227	1.9	337
500 to 749 lbs	35,140	3.8	5,231	0.6	1,309	0.8	250
750 to 999 lbs	27,696	3.0	5,273	0.6	1,126	0.7	211
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	195,325	21.1	68,311	7.6	22,444	13.5	321
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	229,158	24.8	360,969	39.9	78,658	47.1	228
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	42,574	4.6	261,432	28.9	17,722	10.6	65
100,000 lbs or more	43,268	4.7	188,807	20.9	39,839	23.9	340

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	709,161	100.0	873,245	100.0	143,025	100.0	457
Less than 50 lbs	56,522	8.0	783	–	332	0.2	793
50 to 99 lbs	36,274	5.1	944	0.1	334	0.2	347
100 to 499 lbs	80,111	11.3	9,224	1.1	2,094	1.5	223
500 to 749 lbs	28,714	4.0	4,885	0.6	1,031	0.7	210
750 to 999 lbs	23,520	3.3	5,078	0.6	995	0.7	193
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	181,020	25.5	64,942	7.4	20,372	14.2	301
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	218,686	30.8	352,429	40.4	68,939	48.2	209
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	42,124	5.9	257,494	29.5	17,028	11.9	64
100,000 lbs or more	42,189	5.9	177,465	20.3	31,900	22.3	323

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	625,530	100.0	767,680	100.0	114,225	100.0	237
Less than 50 lbs	33,736	5.4	718	–	170	0.1	280
50 to 99 lbs	29,978	4.8	893	0.1	184	0.2	198
100 to 499 lbs	68,679	11.0	9,171	1.2	1,985	1.7	209
500 to 749 lbs	26,081	4.2	4,867	0.6	997	0.9	203
750 to 999 lbs	20,320	3.2	5,053	0.7	937	0.8	183
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	176,475	28.2	64,735	8.4	20,005	17.5	297
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	214,925	34.4	350,034	45.6	64,236	56.2	199
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	41,056	6.6	256,324	33.4	16,608	14.5	63
100,000 lbs or more	14,280	2.3	75,886	9.9	9,103	8.0	165

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	335,939	100.0	303,308	100.0	80,005	100.0	785
Less than 50 lbs	13,524	4.0	99	–	114	0.1	1,270
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	166	–	128	0.2	776
100 to 499 lbs	30,533	9.1	1,801	0.6	1,298	1.6	665
500 to 749 lbs	13,306	4.0	904	0.3	712	0.9	778
750 to 999 lbs	10,028	3.0	874	0.3	593	0.7	683
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	105,114	31.3	16,346	5.4	13,214	16.5	841
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	114,798	34.2	133,611	44.1	47,402	59.2	415
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	17,438	5.2	124,887	41.2	10,903	13.6	83
100,000 lbs or more	9,114	2.7	24,620	8.1	5,643	7.1	318

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	283,577	100.0	456,852	100.0	33,492	100.0	93
Less than 50 lbs	20,092	7.1	617	0.1	55	0.2	S
50 to 99 lbs	7,640	2.7	715	0.2	56	0.2	79
100 to 499 lbs	36,777	13.0	7,281	1.6	683	2.0	89
500 to 749 lbs	12,437	4.4	3,948	0.9	285	0.9	73
750 to 999 lbs	10,283	3.6	4,177	0.9	343	1.0	80
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	70,912	25.0	48,238	10.6	6,771	20.2	127
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	98,047	34.6	212,686	46.6	16,244	48.5	84
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	22,240	7.8	128,030	28.0	5,606	16.7	44
100,000 lbs or more	5,149	1.8	51,159	11.2	3,449	10.3	113

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	9,718	100.0	21,358	100.0	22,836	100.0	1,730
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,937
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,389
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	567
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	878
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	862
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,867
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	2,975	30.6	1,902	8.9	4,318	18.9	2,273
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	306	3.2	330	1.5	271	1.2	710
100,000 lbs or more	5,275	54.3	19,041	89.2	18,088	79.2	1,151

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	1,789	100.0	8,673	100.0	S	S	2,383
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,595
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,473
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	1	–	2	–	2,589
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,619
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,362
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	136	7.6	128	1.5	252	7.6	1,706
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	384
100,000 lbs or more	1,571	87.8	S	S	S	S	201

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	2
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	45
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	31
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	35

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	7,178	100.0	S	S	2,938
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,752
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,473
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	1	–	2	–	2,589
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,619
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,382
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	136	9.6	S	S	S	S	1,706
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	483
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	266

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	51,996	100.0	636	100.0	933	100.0	2,826
Less than 50 lbs	22,576	43.4	61	9.6	156	16.8	2,833
50 to 99 lbs	6,097	11.7	48	7.6	147	15.7	3,048
100 to 499 lbs	11,308	21.7	50	7.8	106	11.4	2,228
500 to 749 lbs	2,578	5.0	16	2.6	30	3.2	1,899
750 to 999 lbs	3,199	6.2	S	S	S	S	2,315
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	3,891	7.5	110	17.3	192	20.6	1,670
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	50	7.8	S	S	2,229
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

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	20,129	100.0	74,898	100.0	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	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	S	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	58	0.3	316	0.4	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	19,309	95.9	73,736	98.4	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	181,123	100.0	11,567	100.0	19,804	100.0	1,152
Less than 50 lbs	110,966	61.3	1,117	9.7	1,324	6.7	1,156
50 to 99 lbs	20,373	11.2	515	4.5	518	2.6	1,010
100 to 499 lbs	33,935	18.7	863	7.5	1,080	5.5	1,263
500 to 749 lbs	6,060	3.3	272	2.4	250	1.3	952
750 to 999 lbs	3,682	2.0	147	1.3	113	0.6	742
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,373
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	3,944	2.2	3,658	31.6	8,452	42.7	2,297
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	82	–	868	7.5	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	560	0.3	3,859	33.4	S	S	1,203

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	175,036	100.0	2,891	100.0	3,220	100.0	1,151
Less than 50 lbs	110,952	63.4	1,116	38.6	1,323	41.1	1,155
50 to 99 lbs	20,367	11.6	515	17.8	518	16.1	1,009
100 to 499 lbs	33,835	19.3	856	29.6	1,063	33.0	1,257
500 to 749 lbs	5,964	3.4	260	9.0	224	7.0	899
750 to 999 lbs	3,633	2.1	137	4.7	90	2.8	630
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	411
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	3,946	100.0	5,261	100.0	7,508	100.0	1,895
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,138
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	817
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,854
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,699
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,191
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	272	6.9	S	S	S	S	2,181
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	3,281	83.1	2,769	52.6	6,137	81.7	2,194
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	46	1.2	S	S	125	1.7	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	962

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	1,958	100.0	S	S	S	S	2,572
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,584
50 to 99 lbs	4	0.2	–	–	1	–	2,667
100 to 499 lbs	85	4.4	7	0.3	17	0.3	2,483
500 to 749 lbs	84	4.3	S	S	S	S	2,214
750 to 999 lbs	20	1.0	S	S	S	S	2,624
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	141	7.3	373	6.9	2,647
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	663	33.8	S	S	S	S	2,606
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,644
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,051

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	2,475
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	2,475

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	14
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	14
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	2
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	33,385	100.0	19,142	100.0	4,033	100.0	272
Less than 50 lbs	8,199	24.6	131	0.7	21	0.5	272
50 to 99 lbs	1,218	3.6	80	0.4	9	0.2	S
100 to 499 lbs	2,911	8.7	274	1.4	53	1.3	226
500 to 749 lbs	366	1.1	73	0.4	27	0.7	353
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	48	0.3	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	12,783	38.3	3,101	16.2	1,442	35.7	519
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	6,528	19.6	4,881	25.5	1,267	31.4	340
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	367	1.1	3,071	16.0	288	7.1	S
100,000 lbs or more	519	1.6	S	S	908	22.5	399

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