Friday, January 25, 2019 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference guide to national-level transportation data was updated today. NTS, updated quarterly, includes a wide range of national transportation information.

NTS consists of more than 260 tables of national data of which 58 were updated today. This quarter’s updates are:

• Transportation System

• System Mileage;
• Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators, and Pipeline Operators;
• Public Road, Lane-Miles and Street Mileage by Type of Surface and Functional System;
• Americans with Disabilities Act-Accessible Rail Transit Stations by Agency;
• Gasoline Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales;
• Condition of Roadways by Functional System;
• Average Age of Urban Transit Vehicles;
• U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age;
• Principal Means of Transportation to Work;
• Top U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments;
• Tonnage of Top 50 Water Ports; and
• Value, Tons, and Ton-Miles of Freight Shipments by Domestic Establishments.

• Safety

• Transportation Fatalities, Injured Persons and Accidents by Mode;
• Distribution of Transportation Fatalities by Mode;
• Transportation-Related Occupational Fatalities;
• Air Safety: Air Carrier, Commuter Air Carrier, On-Demand Air Taxi and General Aviation;
• Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints;
• Motor Vehicle - Occupant and Nonoccupant Fatalities by Vehicle Type, Vehicles and Alcohol Involvement;
• Motorcycle Rider, Truck Occupant and Bus Occupant Safety Data;
• State Laws on Distracted Driving; and
• Fatalities by Blood Alcohol Concentration in Highway Crashes.

• Economy

• Gross Domestic Product Attributed to Transportation-Related Final Demand;
• Gross Domestic Demand Attributed to Transportation-Related Final Demand;
• Gross Domestic Product by Major Social Function;
• National Transportation and Economic Trends;
• Average Passenger Fares; and
• Average Revenue per Passenger-Mile.

• Energy and the Environment

• Transit Industry Electric Power and Primary Energy Consumption and Travel;
• Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel;
• Energy Intensity of Transit Motor Buses;
• Leaking Underground Storage Tank.

The next quarterly update is scheduled for April 2019. NTS  contents are available on the BTS website.  Contact: Dave Smallen (202) 366-5568, david.smallen@dot.gov.