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4-5 Freight Shipments within the U.S. by Mode: 2007

Thursday, July 18, 2013

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Freight Shipments within the U.S. by Mode: 2007

Mode Value
($ billions)		 Tons
(millions)		 Ton-miles
(billions)
Total 16,520 18,579 5,740
Truck 12,193 13,336 2,348
Rail 574 2,024 1,522
Water 212 655 450
Air (include truck-air) 357 5 9
Multiple modes & mail 1,917 568 469
Pipeline 795 1,674 856
Other and unknown 472 317 86

This table includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports.

Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.3, available at http://faf.ornl.gov/ accessed October 2012.