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Table 19: Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected NAICS Codes and Mode of Transportation: 2007

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Table 19: Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected NAICS Codes and Mode of Transportation: 2007

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

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Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 1,448,218 100 2,231,133 100 323,457 100 96 2.6 - 3.3 - 4.6 - 8.1
Single modes 1,370,615 94.6 2,111,622 94.6 279,105 86.3 65 2.4 0.6 3.2 0.6 4.1 1.6 8.6
Truck 4 837,074 57.8 1,202,825 53.9 103,997 32.2 59 3.4 1.5 5.4 1.8 6.5 1.9 9.4
For-hire truck 358,792 24.8 495,077 22.2 63,288 19.6 214 5.9 1.8 6.5 1.6 8.2 1.8 20.1
Private truck 478,282 33.0 707,748 31.7 40,709 12.6 32 5.5 1.1 7.4 1.3 9.3 1 4.5
Rail 69,213 4.8 129,743 5.8 92,169 28.5 578 8.2 0.4 10.4 0.5 8 1.6 11.2
Water 69,186 4.8 149,794 6.7 37,064 11.5 383 15.9 0.7 13.3 0.8 15.2 1.8 22.8
Shallow draft 57,022 3.9 124,396 5.6 22,411 6.9 S 19 0.7 16.1 0.8 26.3 1.8 S
Great Lakes S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Deep draft 11,626 0.8 24,181 1.1 13,767 4.3 861 13.2 0.1 13.8 0.2 23.2 1.1 16.5
Air (incl truck and air) 1,735 0.1 S S S S 1,095 34.9 0.1 S S S S 7.5
Pipeline 5 393,408 27.2 628,905 28.2 S S S 5.7 1.5 5.3 1.8 S S S
Multiple modes 71,069 4.9 111,022 5.0 42,886 13.3 834 12.5 0.5 13.5 0.6 14.4 1.6 5.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 7,675 0.5 236 - 151 - 836 19.4 0.1 16.7 - 28.9 - 5.6
Truck and rail 7,052 0.5 11,706 0.5 10,120 3.1 779 16.8 0.1 16.2 0.1 18.2 0.5 11.2
Truck and water 23,451 1.6 36,588 1.6 12,380 3.8 1,010 24.8 0.3 23.5 0.3 20.1 0.7 28.4
Rail and water 5,153 0.4 5,742 0.3 2,937 0.9 1,506 20.4 0.1 19.1 0.1 24.1 0.2 22.6
Other multiple modes 27,739 1.9 56,750 2.5 17,297 5.3 233 20.3 0.4 19.9 0.5 25.6 1.2 13.8
Other and unknown modes 6,534 0.5 8,489 0.4 1,466 0.5 58 9.2 - 10.8 - 24.6 0.1 26.8

NAICS1 324, Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 521,454 100 930,698 100 128,090 100 115 3.9 - 4.8 - 6.9 - 8.4
Single modes 480,387 92.1 859,686 92.4 104,053 81.2 111 3.9 1.1 4.9 1.1 7.3 2.6 8.1
Truck 4 91,399 17.5 197,961 21.3 17,576 13.7 90 9.2 1.6 15.6 2.5 12.1 2.2 8.6
For-hire truck 47,977 9.2 109,389 11.8 9,666 7.5 96 16.6 1.5 15.4 1.6 13.5 1.4 8.4
Private truck 43,422 8.3 88,573 9.5 7,910 6.2 82 21.3 1.8 24.8 1.9 19 1.4 12.9
Rail 18,415 3.5 38,394 4.1 21,501 16.8 639 24 0.8 19.2 0.7 15 2.3 7.7
Water 44,350 8.5 102,472 11 29,110 22.7 293 17.6 1.4 15.7 1.5 18.8 3.3 18.3
Shallow draft 35,022 6.7 83,265 8.9 16,096 12.6 154 21 1.3 18.7 1.4 36.8 3.5 19.9
Deep draft 9,328 1.8 19,206 2.1 13,014 10.2 642 10.5 0.2 10.2 0.3 21.5 2.5 12.8
Air (incl truck and air) S S S S S S 471 S S S S S S 31.6
Pipeline 5 326,212 62.6 520,840 56 S S S 5.5 2.2 5.1 2.9 S S S
Multiple modes 40,958 7.9 70,862 7.6 24,016 18.7 451 16.2 1.1 15.4 1.1 15.9 2.6 17.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier S S - - - - 607 S S 47.1 - 48.1 - 32.1
Truck and rail 1,206 0.2 1,833 0.2 1,461 1.1 802 39.4 0.1 32.2 0.1 44.4 0.4 10.8
Truck and water 20,491 3.9 32,287 3.5 10,658 8.3 S 28.2 1 26.9 0.9 22.4 1.6 S
Rail and water 1,240 0.2 1,981 0.2 939 0.7 490 49.2 0.2 40.1 0.1 33.3 0.4 44.3
Other multiple modes 18,012 3.5 34,760 3.7 10,958 8.6 257 22.5 0.9 23 0.9 25.5 2.1 14.3
Other and unknown modes S S 151 - 21 - S S S 48.1 - 31.5 - S

NAICS1 325, Chemical manufacturing

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 169,740 100 248,941 100 101,050 100 529 7.4 - 7.6 - 3.6 - 8.4
Single modes 153,730 90.6 227,135 91.2 86,953 86 389 7.6 0.9 8.3 1.6 3.5 1.9 5.4
Truck 4 70,694 41.6 98,332 39.5 22,954 22.7 332 4.3 2.7 12.8 4.7 10.5 2.2 4.5
For-hire truck 53,712 31.6 41,479 16.7 16,289 16.1 534 6 2.8 6.4 1.8 9.5 1.5 3.2
Private truck 16,981 10 56,854 22.8 6,665 6.6 138 13.5 1 19.2 3.8 16.6 1 7.8
Rail 43,586 25.7 63,084 25.3 54,042 53.5 844 4.6 1.8 1.5 2.3 3.7 2.6 2.5
Water 9,117 5.4 16,611 6.7 5,286 5.2 423 22.7 1.1 20.1 0.9 30.4 1.4 21.6
Shallow draft 7,392 4.4 12,430 5 4,958 4.9 348 26 1.1 22 0.8 32.4 1.4 18
Deep draft 1,726 1 4,181 1.7 S S S 28.9 0.3 43.3 0.6 S S S
Air (incl truck and air) 636 0.4 16 - 19 - 1,327 22.2 0.1 28.7 - 27.2 - 4.9
Pipeline 5 29,697 17.5 49,092 19.7 S S S 32 4.2 33.7 4.9 S S S
Multiple modes 14,870 8.8 19,967 8 13,461 13.3 1,062 11.4 0.9 17.7 1.6 17.8 2.1 6.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 1,911 1.1 42 - 32 - 1,052 18.6 0.2 32.9 - 22.6 - 6.3
Truck and rail 3,354 2 4,539 1.8 5,087 5 1,252 15.5 0.2 13.3 0.3 16.8 0.8 5.9
Truck and water 785 0.5 432 0.2 S S 2,320 33.6 0.2 45.4 0.1 S S 18.8
Rail and water 3,723 2.2 3,625 1.5 1,873 1.9 889 24.8 0.6 21 0.3 27.9 0.6 21
Other multiple modes 5,098 3 11,329 4.6 5,839 5.8 344 25 0.9 30.6 1.6 42.9 2.2 17.5
Other and unknown modes 1,140 0.7 1,839 0.7 635 0.6 308 31.2 0.2 25.3 0.2 47.8 0.3 25.1

NAICS1 4246, Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 31,690 100 64,533 100 12,813 100 81 11.1 - 26.5 - 35.6 - 29.4
Single modes 30,516 96.3 63,688 98.7 12,347 96.4 66 10.8 0.6 26.7 0.5 35.5 1.4 26.9
Truck 4 29,359 92.6 58,329 90.4 9,131 71.3 64 11.2 1.1 27.8 4.1 27.4 7.2 25.7
For-hire truck 8,990 28.4 11,519 17.8 4,568 35.6 305 13.7 2.8 20.4 4.1 30.9 6.7 12.9
Private truck 20,368 64.3 46,810 72.5 4,563 35.6 40 13.1 3.3 34.3 6.2 46.4 6.9 17.2
Rail 1,116 3.5 S S S S 529 24.9 1.1 S S S S 26.2
Water S S S S S S 114 S S S S S S 19.8
Shallow draft S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Deep draft S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Air (incl truck and air) 32 0.1 1 - S S 1,208 42.9 - 38 - S S 21.1
Multiple modes 879 2.8 102 0.2 S S 573 38 0.6 25.9 0.1 S S 24.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 481 1.5 39 0.1 14 0.1 549 22.8 0.3 42.5 - 29.6 0.1 21
Truck and rail 24 0.1 28 - S S 1,380 42.2 0.2 26.6 0.1 S S 35.2
Truck and water S S S S S S 3,281 S S S S S S 35.7
Rail and water S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Other and unknown modes 295 0.9 S S S S S 31 0.2 S S S S S

NAICS1 4247, Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 550,944 100 803,894 100 39,482 100 41 4.8 - 5.3 - 8.4 - 10.1
Single modes 541,489 98.3 786,105 97.8 36,194 91.7 38 4.7 0.4 5.1 0.6 7.8 2.7 7.2
Truck 4 508,114 92.2 727,586 90.5 33,081 83.8 36 4.6 1.4 4.6 1.8 6.1 3.7 3.8
For-hire truck 198,771 36.1 291,098 36.2 15,310 38.8 56 7 2.5 6.5 2.6 11.3 3.2 9.8
Private truck 309,343 56.1 436,488 54.3 17,771 45 30 7 2 7.4 2 8.6 3.9 4.4
Rail 1,393 0.3 1,967 0.2 390 1 S 46.8 0.1 46 0.1 44.7 0.4 S
Water 14,020 2.5 27,988 3.5 S S 397 36.6 0.8 37 1 S S 29.3
Shallow draft 13,011 2.4 26,106 3.2 244 0.6 S 40.2 0.8 40.4 1.1 36.6 0.2 S
Great Lakes S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Deep draft S S S S S S 904 S S S S S S 21.1
Air (incl truck and air) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Pipeline 5 17,614 3.2 28,256 3.5 S S S 24.7 0.9 25 0.9 S S S
Multiple modes 5,835 1.1 13,007 1.6 2,799 7.1 627 40.4 0.4 39.7 0.6 47 2.6 29.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier S S S S S S 868 S S S S S S 29.6
Truck and rail S S S S S S 751 S S S S S S 36.4
Truck and water 1,172 0.2 2,608 0.3 S S S 44 0.1 47.6 0.2 S S S
Other multiple modes 3,558 0.6 8,918 1.1 353 0.9 39 37.3 0.8 28.5 1.1 29.4 1.2 4
Other and unknown modes 3,620 0.7 4,782 0.6 488 1.2 S 12.4 0.1 13.9 0.1 25.7 0.3 S

NAICS1 45431, Fuel dealers

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 37,928 100 47,817 100 1,761 100 22 3.6 - 4.5 - 32.7 - 8.2
Single modes 37,636 99.2 47,450 99.2 1,751 99.4 22 3.5 0.3 4.4 0.3 32.7 0.3 8.1
Truck 4 37,427 98.7 47,184 98.7 1,750 99.4 22 3.4 0.5 4.3 0.6 32.7 0.3 8.5
For-hire truck S S S S S S 57 S S S S S S 47.7
Private truck 35,650 94 44,616 93.3 1,085 61.6 22 3.5 2.9 4 3.1 12 11.9 8.9
Rail S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Water S S S S S S 14 S S S S S S 7.8
Shallow draft S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Deep draft S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Air (incl truck and air) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Multiple modes 1 - 1 - - - 17 31.9 - 29.8 - 30 - 16.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 1 - 1 - - - 17 41.7 - 40 - 37.3 - 14.5
Truck and rail S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Other and unknown modes 291 0.8 366 0.8 10 0.6 12 40.6 0.3 44.3 0.3 37 0.3 27.5

NAICS1 551114, Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 44,389 100 72,893 100 17,764 100 158 8.4 - 9.7 - 30.6 - 49.6
Single modes 42,539 95.8 68,572 94.1 17,332 97.6 S 8.2 1.2 9.6 1.6 31.4 2.7 S
Truck 4 22,358 50.4 32,066 44 9,089 51.2 S 19.9 7.4 15.2 7.4 43.1 8.9 S
For-hire truck 15,012 33.8 21,867 30 8,365 47.1 348 30.2 7.2 25 8 45.2 8.9 32
Private truck 7,346 16.5 10,198 14 724 4.1 S 23 4.4 22.2 4.1 28.3 3.5 S
Rail 1,267 2.9 S S S S 705 30.9 1.3 S S S S 19.2
Water 1,650 3.7 2,703 3.7 S S 702 40.5 2.5 39.7 2.2 S S 26.2
Shallow draft 1,587 3.6 2,582 3.5 S S 1,070 38.3 3.4 37.6 3 S S 37
Deep draft S S S S 25 0.1 342 S S S S 47.4 0.7 43.2
Air (incl truck and air) 46 0.1 1 - 1 - S 44.2 0.1 39.8 - 47.5 - S
Pipeline 5 17,219 38.8 25,959 35.6 S S S 17.7 6.8 18.3 6.5 S S S
Multiple modes 1,794 4 4,288 5.9 422 2.4 1,057 35.1 1.2 32.7 1.6 30.8 2.8 20.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier S S 2 - S S 1,208 S S 49.1 - S S 13
Truck and rail 95 0.2 S S S S S 47.6 0.6 S S S S S
Truck and water S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Rail and water S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Other multiple modes 1,071 2.4 1,742 2.4 147 0.8 87 20.1 2.6 15.3 2.7 25 6 21.8
Other and unknown modes S S 32 - S S 483 S S 31.8 - S S 38.6

NAICS1 Other, All other NAICS codes

Mode of Transportation Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles
per shipment		 Value Tons Ton-miles Average
miles per shipment CV
2007
(million $)		 Percent 2007
(thousands)		 Percent 2007
(millions)		 Percent CV 3 Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of % CV Standard Error of %
All modes 92,073 100 62,356 100 22,497 100 155 6.3 - 14.5 - 17.8 - 19.2
Single modes 84,317 91.6 58,986 94.6 20,474 91 87 6.8 1.8 15 1.4 19.1 2.6 19.3
Truck 4 77,723 84.4 41,367 66.3 10,417 46.3 83 7 2.4 13.1 6 15.9 7 19.2
For-hire truck 32,552 35.4 17,157 27.5 8,426 37.5 373 12.6 5.1 14.4 3.7 15.4 6 35.2
Private truck 45,171 49.1 24,210 38.8 1,991 8.9 34 14 4.7 17 5.2 20.4 1.4 8.2
Rail 3,233 3.5 S S 7,908 35.2 642 29 0.9 S S 48.4 7.6 17.8
Water S S S S S S 624 S S S S S S 33.4
Air (incl truck and air) 660 0.7 9 - 10 - 1,176 20 0.2 26.4 - 34.6 - 7.2
Pipeline 5 2,665 2.9 4,758 7.6 S S S 37.8 2.2 26.3 5.9 S S S
Multiple modes 6,732 7.3 2,794 4.5 1,981 8.8 787 24.3 1.6 29.1 1.3 30.9 2.7 8.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 5,172 5.6 151 0.2 101 0.5 786 30.9 1.6 23 0.1 47 0.3 8.7
Truck and rail 1,276 1.4 2,589 4.2 1,663 7.4 614 25.1 0.4 30.7 1.2 36.1 2.7 27.4
Truck and water S S 33 0.1 103 0.5 1,934 S S 48.8 - 48.4 0.3 34.4
Rail and water S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Other multiple modes S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Other and unknown modes 1,024 1.1 576 0.9 42 0.2 39 19.5 0.2 29.8 0.5 39.9 0.1 34.1

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.

1 Based on 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
3 Coefficient of Variation.
4 "Truck" as a single mode includes any shipment that was made by private truck only, by for-hire truck only, or by a combination of private and for-hire truck.
5 Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

NOTES: Rows are not shown if all cells for that particular row have no values. For example, specific NAICS by mode rows are not shown in this table because there are no data for those rows. 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.