Chapter 2: U.S. Transportation System

In the U.S. DOT Strategic Plan for FY2010FY2015, 1 one goal is to maximize economic returns from transportation policies and investments in the U.S. transportation system to meet future...

FIGURE 2-18B - Private Expenditures on Transportation-Related Construction: January 2004-September 2010

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Monthly data, seasonally adjusted annual rate (Millions of dollars)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census...

TABLE 1-7 - Roadside Truck Inspections: 2004-2009

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A roadside inspection is an examination of individual commercial motor vehicles and drivers to determine if they are in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations...

TABLE 5-4 Volume of Oil Spills From Facilities by Source: 2004-2008

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Thousands of gallons

FIGURE 3-19 - Passenger Crossings Into the U.S. by Personal Vehicles, Bus, Train, and Foot From Canada and Mexico: 2009

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Thousands

FIGURE 2-4A - Rail and Crossties Replaced or Added by U.S. Class I Railroads: 2004-2008

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Thousands of tons of rail and millions of crossties

TABLE 4-33 Rail Freight Average Speeds, Revenue Ton-Miles, and Terminal Dwell Times: 2004-2009

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Line-haul speed is a shipper-related indicator of the performance of the railroad industry. The average speed is the over-the-rail train speed and does not include...

FIGURE 3-6 - U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight: January 2004-September 2010

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Tonnage of U.S. Waterborne Imports and Exports (monthly, not seasonally adjusted)

SOURCES: January 2004December 2005: U.S. Department of...

TABLE 5-3 - Transportation Air Pollutant Emissions From On-Road Mobile Sources: 2004-2008

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Millions of short tons

FIGURE 5-1 - U.S. Energy-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions by End-Use Sector: 2004-2009

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Million metric tons of CO2