Chapter 4: Globalization

"In the Year 2025, all of the transportation modes will continue to play critical roles in the global economy, whether for transporting goods over long distances between nations or for shorter movements to and from intermodal...

Table 3-3 Factors in Pedestrian Fatalities: 1998

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Figure 5-18 Estimated Percentage of Total State Population Over the Age of 65: 1975, 1998, and 2025

Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States (Washington, DC: 1999...

Figure 4-3 U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: 1998

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: July 1999).

Ton-Miles of Freight (All Modes): 1975-2025

Table 3-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode: 1998 and 1999

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U.S. Gross National Product (GNP): 1975-2025

Figure 4-13 International Freight Revenue Ton-Miles by U.S. Carriers: 1975-99

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Working Paper on Aerospace Capacity and Demand, draft (Washington...

Figure 7-11 Worldwide Incidents of Piracy: Cumulative 1991 through 1999

Note: Incidents took place in the territorial waters of respective countries.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation,...

Figure 4-14 Express Carrier Hubs: 2000

Sources: FedEx, personal communication, 2000; DHL, available at http://www.dhl-usa.com; UPS, company fact sheet, 2000.