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Table 2 - Hazardous Material Shipment Tonnage Shares by Mode in 2007

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Table 2 - Hazardous Material Shipment Tonnage Shares by Mode in 2007

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Mode of transportationPercentage of Tons
All modes100.0
Truck53.9
Pipeline28.2
Water6.7
Rail5.8
Multiple modes5.0
Other and unknown modes0.4

NOTES: The total includes shipments via the air mode. However, an individual estimate for the air mode cannot be published because it does not meet the standard for release due to variability.

SOURCE: Research and Innovative Technology Administration and U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazardous Materials, Table 1c, available at https://www.bts.gov/topics/commodity-flow-survey