ALCOHOL-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES

Alcohol is the single largest cause of fatal crashes. Alcohol-related fatalities accounted for nearly 38...

Transportation Indicators

NOTE: The final issue of this report was December 2002. These reports are provided as a historical reference. A minimal number of indicators are being updated in the White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room.

Due to quality...

WEEKLY RAIL INTERMODAL TRAFFIC

Rail intermodal traffic consists of units of trailers and containers. Increases in rail intermodal traffic have been in the number of container units.

U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE

Almost 60 percent of the U.S. domestic waterborne trade tonnage is moved on the inland waterways. This market consists of carriers that transport...

U.S. HIGHWAY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED

Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT are often used in estimating...

U.S. FOREIGN WATERBORNE FREIGHT

Import and export tonnage helps identify the volume of cargo flowing through U.S. ports and the resulting vessel traffic on U.S. coastal waters. It also helps...

U.S. ACTIVE PILOTS

NOTES: Airline Transport pilot- for aircraft engaged in air carrier service. Commercial airplane pilot- for aircraft carrying passengers for compensation...

RAIL FREIGHT

The top commodity in U.S. rail carloadings is grain, and grain carloadings declined in 2000 (Association of American Railroads, weekly railroad traffic).

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY MODE

Ridership of heavy rail has been climbing faster than any other mode of public transportation. Bus ridership is almost 60 percent of total transit ridership.

PUBLIC TRANSIT

Public transportation includes transit bus, transit rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and several demand-responsive services.