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	20,348	100.0	30,988	100.0	3,623	100.0	568
Less than 50 lbs	1,957	9.6	32	0.1	12	0.3	676
50 to 99 lbs	613	3.0	23	–	3	–	141
100 to 499 lbs	2,541	12.5	136	0.4	22	0.6	161
500 to 749 lbs	414	2.0	66	0.2	9	0.2	136
750 to 999 lbs	249	1.2	56	0.2	7	0.2	129
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	5,885	28.9	1,239	4.0	340	9.4	256
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	5,642	27.7	11,222	36.2	1,986	54.8	181
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	1,026	5.0	6,622	21.4	283	7.8	42
100,000 lbs or more	2,022	9.9	11,592	37.4	961	26.5	S

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	16,647	100.0	30,318	100.0	3,283	100.0	162
Less than 50 lbs	551	3.3	13	–	2	–	213
50 to 99 lbs	270	1.6	15	–	1	–	65
100 to 499 lbs	2,258	13.6	93	0.3	14	0.4	143
500 to 749 lbs	375	2.3	46	0.2	6	0.2	140
750 to 999 lbs	223	1.3	47	0.2	6	0.2	132
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	4,550	27.3	1,095	3.6	170	5.2	150
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	5,393	32.4	10,974	36.2	1,896	57.7	178
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	1,018	6.1	6,581	21.7	281	8.6	42
100,000 lbs or more	2,009	12.1	11,455	37.8	908	27.6	S

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	14,481	100.0	21,383	100.0	2,506	100.0	105
Less than 50 lbs	418	2.9	12	–	1	–	67
50 to 99 lbs	262	1.8	15	–	1	–	60
100 to 499 lbs	2,199	15.2	92	0.4	12	0.5	126
500 to 749 lbs	367	2.5	46	0.2	6	0.2	130
750 to 999 lbs	214	1.5	46	0.2	6	0.2	130
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	4,535	31.3	1,094	5.1	169	6.7	149
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	5,375	37.1	10,959	51.2	1,889	75.4	177
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	1,013	7.0	6,571	30.7	280	11.2	42
100,000 lbs or more	98	0.7	2,547	11.9	142	5.6	S

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	9,641	100.0	12,562	100.0	1,813	100.0	344
Less than 50 lbs	150	1.6	1	–	1	–	408
50 to 99 lbs	133	1.4	1	–	1	–	576
100 to 499 lbs	1,790	18.6	15	0.1	10	0.5	627
500 to 749 lbs	154	1.6	7	–	5	0.3	721
750 to 999 lbs	106	1.1	6	–	4	0.2	659
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	3,085	32.0	284	2.3	121	6.7	460
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	3,542	36.7	6,415	51.1	1,385	76.4	237
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	618	6.4	4,139	32.9	180	9.9	43
100,000 lbs or more	61	0.6	1,695	13.5	107	5.9	132

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	4,833	100.0	8,781	100.0	691	100.0	38
Less than 50 lbs	268	5.5	11	0.1	–	–	26
50 to 99 lbs	129	2.7	14	0.2	–	–	24
100 to 499 lbs	408	8.4	78	0.9	2	0.3	30
500 to 749 lbs	213	4.4	39	0.4	1	0.2	31
750 to 999 lbs	108	2.2	40	0.5	2	0.3	50
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,450	30.0	810	9.2	48	7.0	52
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,831	37.9	4,512	51.4	503	72.8	107
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	389	8.1	2,425	27.6	99	14.3	40
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	S	S	895	100.0	614	100.0	716
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	33
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	774
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,008
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	889	99.3	608	99.1	722

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	59	100.0	S	S	43	100.0	239
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	263
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	154

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	152
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	152

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	S	S	5	100.0	263
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	263
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	1	8.8	8	46.0	3	51.5	328

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	228	100.0	2	100.0	S	S	1,647
Less than 50 lbs	133	58.4	–	21.3	1	17.8	1,634
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,461
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,937
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,695
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	809
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,251
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	1,666	100.0	7,772	100.0	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	1,661	99.7	7,763	99.9	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	3,352	100.0	321	100.0	237	100.0	743
Less than 50 lbs	1,344	40.1	18	5.5	11	4.5	764
50 to 99 lbs	332	9.9	6	2.0	2	0.9	340
100 to 499 lbs	261	7.8	40	12.3	8	3.3	223
500 to 749 lbs	32	1.0	19	6.0	2	1.0	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	117
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,484
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	94	2.8	S	S	S	S	2,203
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1

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	1,990	100.0	91	100.0	24	100.0	740
Less than 50 lbs	1,344	67.5	18	19.2	11	44.2	764
50 to 99 lbs	332	16.7	6	7.1	2	9.3	340
100 to 499 lbs	261	13.1	40	43.4	8	32.3	223
500 to 749 lbs	32	1.6	19	21.0	2	10.2	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	117
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	730
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,499
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	1,483
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	94	6.9	S	S	S	S	2,203
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	7,721
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	7,721
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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 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	1
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	1

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	350	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	–	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	11	3.3	1	0.3	–	–	S
100 to 499 lbs	23	6.5	3	0.9	–	–	14
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	220
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	87
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	72	20.5	35	10.0	5	5.1	149
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	167
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	34
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	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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Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for State of Origin: 2002