Table 2 Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2007
Table 2 Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2007
Estimates are based on final data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
| Mode of transportation (1) | 2007 Ton-miles (2) (millions) |
2007 Average miles per shipment | Ton-miles CV (3) | Average miles per shipment CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All modes | 3,344,663 | 610 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Truck | 1,351,531 | 203 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Rail | 1,549,557 | 852 | 7.7 | 4.6 |
| Shallow draft | 208,611 | 217 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
| Great Lakes | 30,835 | 426 | 27.9 | 9.2 |
| Deep draft | 92,060 | 1431 | 17.1 | 6.9 |
| Air (included truck and air) | 4,425 | 1080 | 9.6 | 2.5 |
| Pipeline (4) | S | S | S | S |
| Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 27,852 | 971 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Other and unknown modes | 33,510 | 112 | 9.3 | 12.7 |
KEY:
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
(1) Estimates represent activity for a given mode across single and multiple mode shipments. For example, "Truck" ton-miles includes total ton-miles for shipments moving only by truck plus ton-miles for truck segments of multiple mode shipments.
(2) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
(3) Coefficient of Variation.
(4) Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
NOTE: 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.
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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.