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	318,775	100.0	249,551	100.0	55,284	100.0	403
Less than 50 lbs	59,634	18.7	890	0.4	342	0.6	474
50 to 99 lbs	14,667	4.6	669	0.3	213	0.4	326
100 to 499 lbs	39,701	12.5	3,495	1.4	933	1.7	264
500 to 749 lbs	11,236	3.5	1,574	0.6	444	0.8	289
750 to 999 lbs	8,947	2.8	1,348	0.5	328	0.6	245
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	68,218	21.4	18,981	7.6	4,325	7.8	222
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	98,639	30.9	134,394	53.9	28,046	50.7	215
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,764	2.4	45,103	18.1	3,398	6.1	75
100,000 lbs or more	9,969	3.1	43,096	17.3	17,256	31.2	262

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	243,570	100.0	239,889	100.0	49,673	100.0	188
Less than 50 lbs	16,976	7.0	462	0.2	66	0.1	191
50 to 99 lbs	7,286	3.0	450	0.2	51	0.1	113
100 to 499 lbs	28,914	11.9	2,882	1.2	559	1.1	189
500 to 749 lbs	9,141	3.8	1,314	0.5	322	0.6	251
750 to 999 lbs	8,155	3.3	1,178	0.5	306	0.6	263
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	63,980	26.3	18,202	7.6	4,102	8.3	223
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	91,841	37.7	130,457	54.4	23,853	48.0	182
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,528	3.1	44,400	18.5	3,289	6.6	74
100,000 lbs or more	9,749	4.0	40,543	16.9	17,125	34.5	268

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	231,714	100.0	225,444	100.0	36,866	100.0	149
Less than 50 lbs	13,582	5.9	454	0.2	52	0.1	120
50 to 99 lbs	6,809	2.9	446	0.2	45	0.1	S
100 to 499 lbs	27,709	12.0	2,866	1.3	534	1.4	180
500 to 749 lbs	8,732	3.8	1,306	0.6	313	0.8	246
750 to 999 lbs	8,090	3.5	1,176	0.5	304	0.8	261
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	63,172	27.3	18,099	8.0	3,936	10.7	218
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	90,692	39.1	130,289	57.8	23,682	64.2	181
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,053	3.0	44,314	19.7	3,196	8.7	72
100,000 lbs or more	5,875	2.5	26,494	11.8	4,803	13.0	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	134,399	100.0	87,750	100.0	27,853	100.0	660
Less than 50 lbs	4,520	3.4	57	–	41	0.1	735
50 to 99 lbs	2,041	1.5	56	–	29	0.1	513
100 to 499 lbs	14,138	10.5	559	0.6	428	1.5	772
500 to 749 lbs	4,725	3.5	274	0.3	264	0.9	973
750 to 999 lbs	5,072	3.8	294	0.3	262	0.9	906
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	39,564	29.4	5,324	6.1	3,046	10.9	648
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	58,019	43.2	52,885	60.3	17,724	63.6	353
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	4,005	3.0	19,733	22.5	2,013	7.2	99
100,000 lbs or more	2,315	1.7	8,567	9.8	S	S	S

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	96,009	100.0	136,952	100.0	8,891	100.0	39
Less than 50 lbs	9,062	9.4	397	0.3	11	0.1	S
50 to 99 lbs	4,763	5.0	389	0.3	16	0.2	39
100 to 499 lbs	13,561	14.1	2,305	1.7	107	1.2	45
500 to 749 lbs	4,003	4.2	1,030	0.8	49	0.6	47
750 to 999 lbs	2,987	3.1	876	0.6	42	0.5	48
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	23,063	24.0	12,692	9.3	880	9.9	63
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	31,969	33.3	76,757	56.0	5,845	65.7	74
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,047	3.2	24,581	17.9	1,183	13.3	49
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	17,926	13.1	756	8.5	58

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	3,484	100.0	7,320	100.0	4,458	100.0	769
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	253
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,062
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,589
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	549	15.8	100	1.4	139	3.1	1,299
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	247	7.1	S	S	87	2.0	1,197
100,000 lbs or more	2,616	75.1	7,139	97.5	4,226	94.8	693

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	163	100.0	S	S	34	100.0	396
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	364
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	370
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	185
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	45	5.8	21	63.6	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,230
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	98

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	250
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	407
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	370
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	8

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	49	100.0	28	100.0	476
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	58
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	185
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	45	93.2	21	76.7	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,230
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,230

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	7,051	100.0	S	S	S	S	1,661
Less than 50 lbs	3,393	48.1	8	4.0	13	4.3	1,684
50 to 99 lbs	477	6.8	4	2.0	6	2.0	1,625
100 to 499 lbs	1,204	17.1	16	8.1	24	7.8	1,468
500 to 749 lbs	409	5.8	S	S	S	S	997
750 to 999 lbs	64	0.9	2	1.0	2	0.7	1,067
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,562
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	486
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	396
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,753

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	1,159	100.0	6,141	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
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
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	6,141	100.0	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	63,898	100.0	2,639	100.0	S	S	761
Less than 50 lbs	40,262	63.0	372	14.1	263	5.5	750
50 to 99 lbs	6,744	10.6	189	7.2	152	3.2	808
100 to 499 lbs	9,556	15.0	402	15.2	357	7.4	816
500 to 749 lbs	1,680	2.6	87	3.3	S	S	1,311
750 to 999 lbs	461	0.7	17	0.7	19	0.4	1,034
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,665
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,163
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,088

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	57,826	100.0	1,023	100.0	773	100.0	752
Less than 50 lbs	40,251	69.6	372	36.3	262	33.9	749
50 to 99 lbs	6,731	11.6	189	18.4	151	19.5	803
100 to 499 lbs	9,209	15.9	385	37.6	299	38.7	755
500 to 749 lbs	1,067	1.8	63	6.1	50	6.5	778
750 to 999 lbs	413	0.7	15	1.4	10	1.3	684
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	73
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	734	100.0	247	100.0	445	100.0	2,031
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	28	3.9	3	1.2	6	1.3	1,886
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	696	94.8	167	67.5	364	81.8	2,155
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	32
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,030

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	2,721
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,754
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,178
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,281
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,755
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,040
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,712
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,164
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,109

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	2,074
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	2,074
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	11,307	100.0	7,022	100.0	806	100.0	162
Less than 50 lbs	2,395	21.2	57	0.8	S	S	173
50 to 99 lbs	638	5.6	31	0.4	S	S	319
100 to 499 lbs	1,231	10.9	211	3.0	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	4	0.5	S
750 to 999 lbs	331	2.9	S	S	3	0.4	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	3,590	31.7	S	S	162	20.1	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	2,268	20.1	2,491	35.5	440	54.6	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	690	9.8	105	13.1	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	44

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