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This technical report describes the development of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Freight Analysis Framework version 5 (FAF5) annual estimates. The FAF dataset of U.S. commodity flow estimates provides a comprehensive national picture of freight...
The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database provides estimates of the weight and value of shipments throughout the United States for all commodity types and forms of transportation using a geographic system of 132 FAF zones. The largest zones are entire states. The large zone size...
This presentation was delivered online on June 25, 2024 by staff from the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The topic was the Freight Analysis Framework and enhancements that are in progress or envisioned. You can also watch a video recording of the...
This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.