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Table B-13b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by For-Hire Truck for Intrastate Versus Interstate for Selected UN Number (1) for the United States: 2012

Monday, July 13, 2015

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(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey)

UN number UN description Value Tons Ton-miles (2)
Coefficient of variation of number Intrastate

standard error of percent of total
Interstate—
standard error of percent of total
Coefficient of variation of number Intrastate

standard error of percent of total
Interstate

standard error of percent of total
Coefficient of variation of number Intrastate

standard error of percent of total
Interstate

standard error of percent of total
  Total 4.5 1.1 1.1 4.9 0.8 0.8 5.0 1.5 1.5
1005 Ammonia, anhydrous 18.7 6.0 6.0 20.0 6.2 6.2 40.8 4.9 4.9
1013 Carbon dioxide 40.9 S 9.6 35.8 S 13.9 27.4 S 7.8
1075 Petroleum gases, liquefied or liquefied petroleum gas 20.3 5.9 5.9 19.9 5.7 5.7 33.3 7.8 7.8
1170 Ethanol or ethyl alcohol or ethanol solutions or ethyl alcohol solutions 14.6 3.6 3.6 16.3 4.6 4.6 16.4 1.9 1.9
1202 Diesel fuel, including gas oil or heating oil, light 14.6 2.1 2.1 14.6 2.2 2.2 15.0 3.2 3.2
1203 Gasoline includes gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol 7.0 0.7 0.7 7.6 0.7 0.7 10.0 2.7 2.7
1263 Paint, including paint, lacquer, enamel 7.0 4.7 4.7 11.0 4.3 4.3 12.0 0.8 0.8
1268 Petroleum distillates, n.o.s. or petroleum products, n.o.s. 20.1 8.8 8.8 25.8 8.2 8.2 26.7 12.9 12.9
1791 Hypochlorite solutions 26.3 7.4 7.4 43.0 S 6.6 20.4 9.5 9.5
1824 Sodium hydroxide solution 14.5 5.1 5.1 14.9 4.1 4.1 14.6 3.8 3.8
1830 Sulfuric acid with more than 51 percent acid 36.2 5.6 5.6 23.4 5.9 5.9 24.5 2.9 2.9
1863 Fuel, aviation, turbine engine 24.3 2.6 2.6 24.6 2.6 2.6 41.8 9.2 9.2
1910 Calcium oxide, including lime, unslaked or quicklime 32.6 10.9 11.9 33.3 10.7 12.1 41.2 10.0 S
1978 Propane, see also petroleum gases, liquefied 30.0 10.7 S 34.4 9.5 S S 13.8 S
1987 Alcohols, n.o.s 8.3 4.5 4.5 7.9 4.3 4.3 14.4 5.6 5.6
1993 Flammable liquids, n.o.s 6.4 0.7 0.7 6.6 0.9 0.9 8.6 2.4 2.4
1999 Tars, liquid including road oils and cutback bitumens, including road asphalt S S 10.4 S S 9.9 S S 15.3
2448 Sulfur, molten 22.5 6.9 7.1 21.6 6.8 7.3 38.3 13.2 6.3
3082 Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. 12.7 4.8 4.8 12.9 4.0 4.0 14.2 1.6 1.6
3257 Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100 c and below its flash point 27.5 4.6 4.6 29.1 4.8 4.8 24.6 5.8 5.8

KEY: S = Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.

(1) UN numbers shown had the highest estimated weight without considering sampling variability. Since an “All other UN numbers” line is not shown, estimates do not add to total.

(2) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See “Mileage Calculations” section for additional information.

NOTES: 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/econ/cfs>.

For purposes of this table, individual shipment data are classified as either completely “interstate” or completely “intrastate.” All shipments with the state of destination different from the state of origin are classified as “interstate.” All shipments having the state of origin the same as the state of destination are classified as “intrastate.”

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2014.