Freight
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1541
U.S. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Hazard Class, 2017
KEY: U = data are unavailable or rounds to zero.
U.S. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Transportation Mode, 2017
KEY: S = withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.
a Truck as a single mode includes shipments that went by private truck only, for-hire truck only, or a combination of both.
b Private truck refers to a truck operated by a temporary or permanent employee of an establishment or the buyer/receiver of the shipment.
c Excludes most shipments of crude oil. See previous table for the estimated amount of crude oil and petroleum products transported in the United States.
Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Transported in the United States by Mode
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.
Value, Tons, and Ton-Miles of Freight Shipments within the U.S. by Domestic Establishments, 2017
KEY: NEC = not elsewhere classified; SCTG = Standard Classification of Transportation Goods; R = revised.
a All data have been revised using data from the final release of the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey.
b Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).
c Ton-mile estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
Freight Activity in the United States: 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017
KEY: R = revised; S = data are not published because of high sampling variability or other reasons; U = data are not available.
a Truck as a single mode includes shipments that went by private truck only, for-hire truck only, or a combination of both.
b 1993 and 1997 data exclude most shipments of crude oil. 2002 and 2007 data exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
c Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
d Percent change has been revised in...
Truck Profile
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.
aTruck transportation (NAICS 484) - Industries primarily engaged in over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles, truck-tractors, and trailers.
Couriers and messengers (NAICS 492) - Establishments primarily engaged in providing air, surface, or combined courier delivery services of parcels or primarily engaged in furnishing local messenger and delivery services of small items within a single metropolitan area or urban center...
U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight
KEY: R= revised; U = data are not available.
a Incudes Freight, Express, and Mail.
b Estimates from 1980 to 1989 come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.
c Foreign water traffic is only measured for their travel on U.S. waterways, based on distance from coastal entrance channels to ports and...
U.S. Air Carrier Aircraft Departures, Enplaned Revenue Passengers, and Enplaned Revenue Tons
KEY: R = revised.
a Total performed includes scheduled departures performed minus those scheduled departures that did not occur plus unscheduled service.
b The number of persons receiving air transportation from an air carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier, excluding persons receiving reduced rate charges, such as air carrier employees, infants, and others (except ministers of religion, elderly individuals, and handicapped individuals).
c The number of short tons transported on a...