TABLE 2-5 - Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators and Pipeline Operators: 2004-2009
TABLE 2-5 - Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators and Pipeline Operators: 2004-2009
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air carriers | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 97 |
| Major air carriers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Other air carriers | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 76 |
| Railroads | 556 | 560 | 559 | 563 | 565 | 563 |
| Class I freight railroads | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Other railroads | 549 | 553 | 552 | 556 | 558 | 556 |
| Interstate motor carriersa | 677,317 | 679,744 | 692,789 | 711,792 | 715,011 | 726,928 |
| Marine vessel operators | 767 | 733 | 682 | 707 | 652 | U |
| Pipeline operators | 2,267 | 2,316 | 2,358 | 2,380 | 2,348 | 2,338 |
| Hazardous liquid | 281 | 307 | 337 | 343 | 350 | 349 |
| Natural gas transmission | 946 | 975 | 1,004 | 1,012 | 996 | 1,027 |
| Natural gas distribution | 1,364 | 1,374 | 1,368 | 1,380 | 1,357 | 1,317 |
a 2004-2005 figures are for the fiscal year, October through September. 2006-2009 figures are snapshots dated Dec. 22, 2006; Dec. 21, 2007; Dec. 19, 2008; and Dec. 18, 2009.
NOTES: Air carrier groups are categorized based on their total annual operating revenues as major, national, large regional, and medium regional. The annual operating revenue threshold for Major air carriers is currently $1 billion, which is in Section 04 of Part 241 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Other air carriers category contains all national, large regional, and medium regional air carriers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deletes motor carriers from the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) when they receive an official notice of a change in status. This most often occurs when a safety audit or compliance review is attempted. As a result, inactive carriers may be included in the MCMIS.
There is some overlap among the operators for the pipeline modes so the total number of Pipeline operators is lower than the sum for the three pipeline modes.
SOURCES: Air: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information; Railroads: Association of American Railroads; Motor Carriers: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Marine: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Pipeline: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-2, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of April 2011.