Truck Movements in America: Shipments From, To, Within, and Through States

Trucking is a vital segment of the transportation system in the United States. The Commodity Flow Survey estimates that trucks carried about $4.6 trillion worth of goods over 900 billion ton-miles in 1993. This report...

Figure 2Ton Miles of Truck Shipments by State, 1993

Truck shipments for Alaska are about the same size as New Hampshires and shipments for Hawaii are about the same size as Rhode Island´s.

NOTE: The size of each circle represents shipments by truck...

Transportation Statistics NewsletterIssue 1 - Truck Movements in America: Shipments From, To, Within, and Through States

May 1997 BTS/97-TS/1

Table 2 Ton Miles of Truck Shipments by State, 1993

(Millions)

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Table 1Value of Truck Shipments by State, 1993

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Figure 1Federal Motor Fuel Tax per Household

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 1997.

Figure 3Vehicle-Miles Traveled and Fuel Consumption per Household

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 1997.

Federal Gas Tax: Household Expenditures from 1965 to 1995

August, 1997 - BTS/97-TS/2

The U.S. Congress passed the first federal tax on gasoline in 1932. States had been collecting taxes on gasoline since 1919, but Congress did not implement a federal gasoline tax until it identified a...

Figure 2Federal Motor Fuel Tax per Household

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 1997.

Transportation Statistics NewsletterIssue 2 - Federal Gas Tax: Household Expenditures from 1965 to 1995

August 1997 BTS/97-TS/2