Figure 1-18 - Truck Border Crossings from Mexico and Canada : 1994-2004

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NOTES: Rail container crossings (full and empty)—A container is any conveyance entering the United States used for commercial purposes, full or empty...

Figure 1-12 - Commercial Freight Activity for All Modes by Ton-Miles: 1993, 1997, and 2002

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NOTES: 2002 data are preliminary. Although final 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data were available when this report was prepared, final 2002...

Surface Border Wait Times

While there are over 75 land ports along the U.S.-Canadian border and over 25 along the U.S.-Mexican border, freight traffic crossings are heavily concentrated at a few major gateways. Commercial trucks crossing into the United States at the...

Figure 10-2 - Shares of Government Transportation Revenues by Mode: Fiscal Year 2001

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NOTE: To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted current dollars (see table 10-1b in appendix...

Figure 1-4 - Passenger Crossings by Personal Vehicles from Mexico and Canada : 1994-2004

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KEY: U = data are unavailable (for crossings by personal vehicle from both Mexico and Canada in 1994).

NOTE: For...

BOX 2-A - Highway Functional Classification System

The Federal Highway Administration classifies roads according to the type of service provided and the type of area (urban or rural). There are three main types of roads: 1) arterials that provide the highest level of mobility for...

Figure 7-6 - Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile by Selected Service Type: 1993-2003

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NOTES: Data for 2003 are preliminary.  Fares include subsidies.  For definitions of service types, see Glossary.

To...

Figure 10-8 - Net Federal Subsidies to Passenger Transportation by Mode: Fiscal Years 1992-2002

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NOTES: Net federal subsidy is estimated as federal outlays minus federal receipts from transportation taxes and user fees. Actual outlays...

Long-Distance Travel by Young Adults

Overall, the percentage of long-distance trips1 made by young adults aged 18 to 29 (15.6 percent) was about the same as this age group's share of the U.S. population (16.4 percent). However, when the age group is broken down...

BOX 4-B - Labor Force Participation Rates

In 2001, the labor force participation rate (LFPR) for males aged 16 to 19 was 50 percent, rising to 82 percent for those 20 to 24, and 93 percent for those 25 to 34. For females, the corresponding LFPRs in 2001 were 49 percent, 73...