Table 1-50M: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation) (Millions)

Friday, July 11, 2014

	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	6,092,447	6,033,166	5,855,352	6,004,017	6,172,203	6,163,215	6,248,813	6,511,421	6,724,664	6,683,159	6,796,801	6,827,067	7,015,251	7,093,663	7,429,968	7,721,265	7,875,716	7,949,315	7,976,861	8,004,407	8,031,954	8,059,502	8,087,047	8,145,550	8,204,052	8,262,553	8,321,057	(R) 8,379,547	8,756,886	7,983,128	8,306,762	8,612,616
Air	6,611	6,801	6,534	7,380	8,019	7,527	9,279	11,080	11,927	13,073	13,233	12,935	14,336	15,585	17,232	18,279	18,776	19,857	20,206	20,734	21,875	19,081	19,520	22,237	24,019	22,987	22,427	22,105	20,109	17,559	18,309	17,715
Truck	1,849,246	1,852,842	1,899,224	1,979,484	2,076,030	2,105,142	2,159,193	2,275,813	2,351,981	2,433,184	2,492,717	2,548,983	2,614,454	2,725,316	2,901,358	3,036,799	3,118,769	3,261,505	3,319,375	3,354,099	3,396,660	3,448,546	3,544,364	3,618,890	3,543,600	3,581,817	3,512,416	(R) 3,643,777	4,018,804	3,576,214	3,668,076	3,859,534
Railroad	1,360,694	1,349,014	1,182,577	1,227,836	1,314,108	1,279,241	1,301,177	1,389,806	1,497,469	1,526,588	1,554,005	1,521,187	1,603,603	1,657,092	1,782,732	1,922,797	2,010,520	2,030,951	2,114,554	2,195,309	2,257,582	2,334,980	2,344,032	2,341,159	2,458,440	2,530,605	2,709,558	2,656,603	2,525,363	2,309,810	2,491,450	2,519,377
Domestic water transportation	1,345,853	1,356,917	1,294,220	1,342,541	1,296,045	1,303,713	1,275,141	1,307,281	1,299,417	1,190,680	1,216,951	1,238,639	1,250,733	1,152,877	1,189,756	1,179,260	1,116,422	1,032,799	982,262	957,539	942,848	907,646	893,620	884,956	906,891	863,246	819,962	807,573	759,906	696,584	733,215	729,617
Coastwise	921,460	926,739	923,735	948,617	867,111	892,009	848,082	856,738	819,913	706,464	699,522	733,100	733,360	654,657	668,083	642,891	595,794	510,761	459,693	427,378	414,445	400,848	384,977	407,214	408,583	384,650	331,640	332,950	303,495	286,578	280,822	263,104
Lakewise	90,149	90,734	52,009	62,907	72,683	70,347	63,068	73,111	84,912	85,128	88,956	80,793	81,443	82,398	85,062	87,166	85,167	90,761	90,013	83,284	84,502	74,245	78,332	69,406	81,369	75,808	77,532	75,762	73,343	48,923	66,203	71,654
Internal	331,914	337,522	316,853	329,411	354,562	339,747	362,244	375,703	392,785	397,342	426,886	423,332	434,543	414,477	434,724	447,232	433,307	429,265	430,540	444,889	441,726	430,489	428,370	406,386	414,772	400,568	408,468	396,539	380,994	357,685	384,326	393,013
Intraport	2,330	1,921	1,623	1,606	1,689	1,609	1,748	1,729	1,807	1,746	1,587	1,413	1,387	1,345	1,886	1,971	2,153	2,012	2,016	1,988	2,175	2,063	1,940	1,951	2,167	2,221	2,323	2,323	2,074	3,398	1,864	1,846
Pipeline	1,530,043	1,467,592	1,472,796	1,446,775	1,478,001	1,467,592	1,504,022	1,527,441	1,563,870	1,519,634	1,519,895	1,505,323	1,532,124	1,542,793	1,538,890	1,564,130	1,611,229	1,604,203	1,540,465	1,476,726	1,412,988	1,349,250	1,285,512	1,278,307	1,271,103	1,263,898	1,256,694	1,249,489	(R) 1,432,704	1,382,961	1,395,713	1,486,371

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

NOTES

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

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

1.459972 tonne-kilometers = 1 ton mile.

SOURCE

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.

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Table 1-50M: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation) (Millions)