Domestic Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector (Petajoules) 

KEY:  R = revised.

2007 CFS Questionnaire

2007 CFS Questionnaire

Commodity Flow Survey Overview

The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS), a component of the Economic Census, is conducted every five years by the U.S. Census Bureau in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The 2017 CFS is the sixth survey in the program that began in 1993. The CFS is a shipper survey of approximately 100,000 establishments from the industries of mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, auxiliaries (i.e. warehouses and distribution centers), and select retail and service trade industries that ship commodities.

Pocket Guide to Transportation

The BTS Pocket Guide to Transportation is a popular, quick reference guide that provides transportation statistics at your fingertips. It provides key information and highlights major trends on the U.S. transportation system. 

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North American TransBorder Freight Data FAQs

A list of frequently asked questions on the TransBorder Freight Data Program.

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Distribution of Transportation Fatalities by Mode

KEY:  N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised.

^a Light trucks are defined as trucks of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles. Large trucks are defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors.

^b Includes occupants of other vehicle types, other nonmotorists, and unknown. For 1960-70, the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety...

Train Fatalities, Injuries, and Accidents by Type of Accident

KEY:  R = revised.

^a Excludes highway-rail grade crossing accidents.

^b In 2002, 1,441 injures were due to a single derailment in North Dakota involving hazardous materials.

U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (Millions)

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes (metric)

KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^aAmtrak began operations in 1971. Data are reported for fiscal years.