Table 1: U.S. Value, Tonnage, and Ton-Miles of Shipments by Mode of Transport, Percent of Total: 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 1: U.S. Value, Tonnage, and Ton-Miles of Shipments by Mode of Transport, Percent of Total: 2007
| Transportation mode | Value (million $) |
Percent
of total |
Tons (thousands) |
Percent
of total |
Ton-miles (millions) |
Percent
of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All modes | 11,831,503 | 100 | 13,016,610 | 100 | 3,490,806 | 100 |
| Truck | 8,363,657 | 71 | 8,957,687 | 69 | 1,390,102 | 40 |
| Rail | 387,567 | 3 | 1,928,530 | 15 | 1,294,921 | 37 |
| Water | 106,905 | 1 | 423,282 | 3 | 175,973 | 5 |
| Air (includes truck to/from airport) | 209,611 | 2 | 3,525 | - | 4,014 | - |
| Pipeline | 487,140 | 4 | 774,732 | 6 | NA | NA |
| Parcel, USPS, or courier | 1,597,931 | 13 | 36,029 | − | 29,535 | 1 |
| Multiple modes | 340,953 | 3 | 590,510 | 5 | 460,233 | 13 |
| Other and unknown modes | 337,739 | 3 | 302,315 | 2 | 47,964 | 1 |
NOTES:
A percent below 0.5% is marked by a dash (-) in
the table.
NA = not available due to high sampling variability or poor response
quality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, preliminary data table 1, December 2008.