Table 1-50: U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation) (Millions)
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL U.S. ton-miles of freight | 4,172,989 | 4,132,385 | 4,010,592 | 4,112,419 | 4,227,617 | 4,221,461 | 4,280,091 | 4,459,963 | 4,606,023 | 4,577,594 | 4,655,432 | 4,676,163 | 4,805,060 | 4,858,768 | 5,089,119 | 5,288,639 | 5,394,429 | 5,444,841 | 5,463,709 | 5,482,577 | 5,501,444 | 5,520,312 | 5,539,180 | 5,579,251 | 5,619,322 | 5,659,393 | 5,699,463 | 5,739,534 | 5,998,009 | 5,468,001 | 5,689,672 | 5,899,165 |
| Air | 4,528 | 4,658 | 4,476 | 5,055 | 5,493 | 5,156 | 6,356 | 7,589 | 8,169 | 8,954 | 9,064 | 8,860 | 9,820 | 10,675 | 11,803 | 12,520 | 12,861 | 13,601 | 13,840 | 14,202 | 14,983 | 13,069 | 13,370 | 15,231 | 16,451 | 15,745 | 15,361 | 15,141 | 13,774 | 12,027 | 12,541 | 12,134 |
| Truck | 1,266,631 | 1,269,094 | 1,300,864 | 1,355,837 | 1,421,966 | 1,441,906 | 1,478,928 | 1,558,806 | 1,610,977 | 1,666,597 | 1,707,373 | 1,745,913 | 1,790,756 | 1,866,690 | 1,987,270 | 2,080,039 | 2,136,184 | 2,233,950 | 2,273,588 | 2,297,372 | 2,326,524 | 2,362,063 | 2,427,693 | 2,478,740 | 2,427,170 | 2,453,347 | 2,405,811 | 2,495,786 | 2,752,658 | 2,449,509 | 2,512,429 | 2,643,567 |
| Railroad | 932,000 | 924,000 | 810,000 | 841,000 | 900,091 | 876,209 | 891,235 | 951,940 | 1,025,683 | 1,045,628 | 1,064,408 | 1,041,929 | 1,098,379 | 1,135,016 | 1,221,073 | 1,317,010 | 1,377,095 | 1,391,089 | 1,448,352 | 1,503,665 | 1,546,319 | 1,599,332 | 1,605,532 | 1,603,564 | 1,683,895 | 1,733,324 | 1,855,897 | 1,819,626 | 1,729,734 | 1,582,092 | 1,706,505 | 1,725,634 |
| Domestic water transportation | 921,835 | 929,413 | 886,469 | 919,566 | 887,719 | 892,971 | 873,401 | 895,415 | 890,029 | 815,550 | 833,544 | 848,399 | 856,685 | 789,658 | 814,919 | 807,728 | 764,687 | 707,410 | 672,795 | 655,862 | 645,799 | 621,686 | 612,080 | 606,146 | 621,170 | 591,277 | 561,629 | 553,151 | 520,521 | 477,122 | 502,212 | 499,748 |
| Coastwise | 631,149 | 634,765 | 632,707 | 649,750 | 593,923 | 610,977 | 580,889 | 586,818 | 561,595 | 483,889 | 479,134 | 502,133 | 502,311 | 448,404 | 457,601 | 440,345 | 408,086 | 349,843 | 314,864 | 292,730 | 283,872 | 274,559 | 263,688 | 278,919 | 279,857 | 263,464 | 227,155 | 228,052 | 207,877 | 196,290 | 192,348 | 180,212 |
| Lakewise | 61,747 | 62,148 | 35,623 | 43,088 | 49,784 | 48,184 | 43,198 | 50,077 | 58,160 | 58,308 | 60,930 | 55,339 | 55,785 | 56,438 | 58,263 | 59,704 | 58,335 | 62,166 | 61,654 | 57,045 | 57,879 | 50,854 | 53,653 | 47,539 | 55,733 | 51,924 | 53,105 | 51,893 | 50,263 | 33,509 | 45,346 | 49,079 |
| Internal | 227,343 | 231,184 | 217,027 | 225,628 | 242,855 | 232,708 | 248,117 | 257,336 | 269,036 | 272,157 | 292,393 | 289,959 | 297,639 | 283,894 | 297,762 | 306,329 | 296,791 | 294,023 | 294,896 | 304,724 | 302,558 | 294,861 | 293,410 | 278,352 | 284,096 | 274,367 | 279,778 | 271,617 | 260,960 | 244,995 | 263,242 | 269,192 |
| Intraport | 1,596 | 1,316 | 1,112 | 1,100 | 1,157 | 1,102 | 1,197 | 1,184 | 1,238 | 1,196 | 1,087 | 968 | 950 | 922 | 1,293 | 1,350 | 1,475 | 1,378 | 1,381 | 1,362 | 1,490 | 1,413 | 1,329 | 1,336 | 1,484 | 1,521 | 1,591 | 1,589 | 1,421 | 2,327 | 1,277 | 1,265 |
| Pipeline | 1,047,995 | 1,005,219 | 1,008,784 | 990,961 | 1,012,349 | 1,005,219 | 1,030,172 | 1,046,212 | 1,071,165 | 1,040,865 | 1,041,044 | 1,031,063 | 1,049,420 | 1,056,728 | 1,054,054 | 1,071,343 | 1,103,602 | 1,098,790 | 1,055,133 | 1,011,476 | 967,819 | 924,162 | 880,504 | 875,570 | 870,635 | 865,700 | 860,766 | 855,831 | 981,323 | 947,252 | 955,986 | 1,018,082 |
NOTE
Data in this table are improved estimates based on the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF). Technical Summary of Updated Methodology is available at https://www.bts.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/legacy/FreightTonMilesMethodology.pdf
SOURCES
Total:
1980-96: Summation of individual modes.
1997-2011: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3, for 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009, available at http://faf.ornl.gov/fafweb/Extraction0.aspx.
Air:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Statistics - Green Book, (Washington, DC, December issues), p. 3, line 3.
Rail:
Estimates come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.
Truck:
1980-96: 1997 Truck value, adjusted using U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), Table VM-1, Vehicle Miles Traveled, Total Rural and Urban, for Single-Unit 2 Axle 6-Tire or more and Combination Trucks.
1997-2011: Difference between total of all modes, and sum of other modes.
Pipeline:
1980-96: 1997 Pipeline value, adjusted using Association of Petroleum Pipelines, Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 1, available at http://www.aopl.org/publications/?fa=reports as of Oct. 22, 2013.
1997-2011: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3, for 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009, available at http://faf.ornl.gov/fafweb/Extraction0.aspx.