Domestic Freight Ton-Miles

All modes of freight transportation, combined, generated 4.4 trillion domestic ton-miles in 2002, 18 percent more than in 1992 (box 1-B). This represents a growth rate of 1.7 percent per year during the period.

Domestic ton-miles for all...

Figure 4-2 - Long-Distance Trip-Miles by Mode: 2001

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NOTE: Excludes trips where mode was not reported. Other includes watercraft (e.g., ship, ferry, and motorboat); taxi, limousine, and hotel/airport shuttle; bicycle and walking; and...

Geography of Freight Flows by Mode

The geography of freight flows by mode is determined, for the most part, by the distribution of population and industry and availability of transportation infrastructure. The effect of transportation infrastructure is especially pronounced...

Relative Prices for Transportation Goods and Services

The United States had relatively lower prices for transportation goods and services in 20011 than did 9 out of 24 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (figure 11-1). However, the...

Highway-Railroad Grade-Crossing Accidents

There were 3,045 collisions between trains and highway users in 2004, of which 319 involved at least one fatality (figure 3-9). These 319 fatal accidents resulted in 368 fatalities, 41 percent of the 896 rail-related fatalities in 20041...

Figure 12-8 - Passengers on Major U.S. Carriers to and from the United States : 1994-2004

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NOTES: Includes only passengers traveling to and from the United States on major airlines (commercial airlines with operating revenues...

Figure 6-6 - Transit Rail Stations that are ADA-Compliant: 1993-2003

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KEY: ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act.

NOTE: Data do not include automated guideway, jitney, and inclined plane transit stations.

Multifactor Productivity

Multifactor productivity (MFP) in air transportation increased by 16 percent between 1991 and 2001 (an annual rate of 1.5 percent), while in the overall private business sector, MFP increased by 10 percent (just under 1 percent annually) (figure 8-3...

Figure 14-7 - Change in Passenger-Miles of Travel, Energy Consumption, and Energy Efficiency: 1992-2002

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NOTE: To make it easier to compare data of differing magnitudes over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics divided the...

Figure 9-2 - Transportation-Related Final Demand and Share of GDP: 1993-2003

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KEY: GDP = Gross Domestic Product.

NOTES: Total transportation-related final demand is the sum of all consumer, private business, and...