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For-Hire Transportation

For-Hire Transportation

For-hire transportation industries contributed $314.3 billion to the U.S. economy1 in 2003, a less than 1 percent increase from $217.2 billion in 1993 (in 2000 chained dollars2) (figure 9-4). Over the same period, this segment's share in Gross...

Figure 5-6 - U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance: 1995-2004

Figure 5-6 - U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance: 1995-2004

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NOTES: Flights are on time if they depart from or arrive at the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled departure or arrival times. See table 5-7 in appendix B for...

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Transportation firms reported more than 14,740 hazardous materials incidents in 2004, a decrease of 8 percent since 19941 (figure 15-7). The number of reported incidents rose 10 percent between 1997 and 1998 and then another 14 percent in 1999,...

Daily and Long-Distance Passenger Travel

Daily and Long-Distance Passenger Travel

According to the 2001 National Household Travel Survey, U.S. residents make, on average, about 4 one-way trips per person per day averaging 10 miles each and 9 roundtrip long-distance trips per person per year averaging about...

General Aviation Safety

General Aviation Safety

There were 556 U.S. fatalities in 2004 caused by general aviation, amounting to 88 percent of all aviation fatalities in the United States [1]. However, general aviation has become safer between 1994 and 2004. Despite a 16 percent...

Transportation Capital Stock

Transportation Capital Stock

Highway-related capital stock (public highways and streets, consumer motor vehicles, and commercial truck transportation) represented the majority of the nation's transportation capital stock, $2,917 billion in 2003 (in chained 2000 dollars1). Public...

Railcar Weights

Railcar Weights

The amount of freight carried by railroads between 1993 and 2003 increased 29 percent (in tons) and 33 percent (by carload) on railcars (figure 13-6). However, on average, the weight per loaded railcar remained fairly constant, ranging from 62 to 67 tons...