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Table 1b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2007 and 2002

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Table 1b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2007 and 2002

Estimates are based on data from the 2007 and 2002 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive.

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Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 1 Average miles per shipment Value Tons Ton-miles Average miles per shipment
2007
(million $)		 2002
(million $)		 Percent
change		 2007
(thousands)		 2002
(thousands)		 Percent
change		 2007
(millions)		 2002
(millions)		 Percent
change		 2007 2002 Percent
change
2007 CV 2		 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change
All modes 1,448,218 660,181 119.4 2,231,133 2,191,519 1.8 323,457 326,727 -1.0 96 136 -29.7 2.6 3 8.7 3.3 4.2 5.5 4.6 4.4 6.3 8.1 7.1 7.6
Single modes 1,370,615 644,489 112.7 2,111,622 2,158,533 -2.2 279,105 311,897 -10.5 65 105 -38.1 2.4 3.1 8.4 3.2 4.2 5.2 4.1 4.9 5.7 8.6 6.1 6.5
Truck 3 837,074 419,630 99.5 1,202,825 1,159,514 3.7 103,997 110,163 -5.6 59 86 -31.6 3.4 3.7 10.1 5.4 4.6 7.4 6.5 7 9 9.4 6.3 7.8
For-hire truck 358,792 189,803 89.0 495,077 449,503 10.1 63,288 65,112 -2.8 214 285 -24.9 5.9 5.2 14.9 6.5 6.2 9.9 8.2 9.4 12.3 20.1 7.4 16.1
Private truck 478,282 226,660 111.0 707,748 702,186 0.8 40,709 44,087 -7.7 32 38 -14.8 5.5 4.8 15.5 7.4 5.3 9.2 9.3 7.9 11.3 4.5 5.3 5.9
Rail 69,213 31,339 120.9 129,743 109,369 18.6 92,169 72,087 27.9 578 695 -16.8 8.2 7.7 25.1 10.4 6.6 14.6 8 5.8 12.7 11.2 2.6 9.5
Water 69,186 46,856 47.7 149,794 228,197 -34.4 37,064 70,649 -47.5 383 S X 15.9 12.5 30.1 13.3 14.3 12.8 15.2 12 10.5 22.8 S X
Shallow draft 57,022 - X 124,396 - X 22,411 - X S - S 19 - X 16.1 - X 26.3 - X S - S
Great Lakes S - S S - S S - S S - S S - S S - S S - S S - S
Deep draft 11,626 - X 24,181 - X 13,767 - X 861 - X 13.2 - X 13.8 - X 23.2 - X 16.5 - X
Air (includes truck and air) 1,735 1,643 5.6 S 64 S S 85 S 1,095 2,080 -47.3 34.9 20.7 42.8 S 38 S S 39.2 S 7.5 8.2 5.9
Pipeline 4 393,408 145,021 171.3 628,905 661,390 -4.9 S S S S S S 5.7 6.6 23.7 5.3 7 8.4 S S S S S S
Multiple modes 71,069 9,631 637.9 111,022 18,745 492.3 42,886 12,488 243.4 834 849 -1.8 12.5 14.9 143.2 13.5 24.3 164.8 14.4 19.9 84.9 5.4 12.8 13.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 7,675 4,268 79.8 236 245 -3.6 151 119 27.1 836 837 -0.2 19.4 14.6 43.4 16.7 20.2 25.2 28.9 13 40.2 5.6 13.2 14.3
Truck and rail 7,052 - X 11,706 - X 10,120 - X 779 - X 16.8 - X 16.2 - X 18.2 - X 11.2 - X
Truck and water 23,451 - X 36,588 - X 12,380 - X 1,010 - X 24.8 - X 23.5 - X 20.1 - X 28.4 - X
Rail and water 5,153 - X 5,742 - X 2,937 - X 1,506 - X 20.4 - X 19.1 - X 24.1 - X 22.6 - X
Other multiple modes 5 27,739 5,363 417.2 56,750 18,500 206.8 17,297 12,369 39.8 233 1,371 -83.0 20.3 23.6 161.9 19.9 24.7 97.6 25.6 20.1 45.8 13.8 22.6 4.5
Other and unknown modes 6,534 6,061 7.8 8,489 14,241 -40.4 1,466 2,342 -37.4 58 57 1.2 9.2 18.7 22.4 10.8 19 13 24.6 46 32.5 26.8 39 47.9

KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. - = Zero or Less than half the unit shown; thus, it has been rounded to zero. X = Not applicable or comparison data unavailable.

1 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
2 Coefficient of Variation.
3 "Truck" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private and for-hire truck.
4 Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
5 The 2007 and 2002 "Other multiple modes" categories are not directly comparable due to a definition change. For 2002, "Other multiple modes" includes shipments using "Trucks and rail", "Truck and water", "Rail and water", and other mode combinations not specifically listed. For 2007, "Truck and rail", "Truck and water", and "Rail and water" are not part of "Other multiple modes".

NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. Estimated measures of sampling variability for each estimate known as coefficients of variation (CV) are also provided in these tables. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.