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Inland Waterway Commercial Vessel and Tow Delay

Inland Waterway Commercial Vessel and Tow Delay

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

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Lock delay is the extra time that commercial traffic spends moving through the nation's inland waterways. This delay is most often the result of...

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Billion VMT

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month Vehicle-Miles Traveled Jan-90 163.60 Feb-90 153.56 Mar-90 178.77 Apr-90 179.03 May-90 189.25...

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

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Vehicle-miles traveled (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...

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline Prices

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline Prices

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

Dollars per gallon

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week Average Retail Gas Prices Regular Grade, All Formulations 01/02/95 1.079 01/09/95 1.086 01/16/95 1....

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline Prices

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline Prices

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

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Gasoline prices are an important cost component of highway transportation. Changes in gasoline prices affect the demand for highway transportation,...

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

Dollars per gallon

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week Average Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices 01/02/95 1.104 01/09/95 1.102 01/16/95 1.100 01/23/95 1....

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

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Diesel prices are an important cost component of freight trucking transportation. Changes in diesel prices impact the behavior of producers and consumers,...

Highway Fatalities

Highway Fatalities

Quarterly data

Number of deaths

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Quarter Highway Fatalities 1998 Q1 8,902 1998 Q2 10,152 1998 Q3 11,500 1998 Q4 10,947 1999 Q1 8,722 1999 Q2 10,317 1999 Q3...

Highway Fatalities

Highway Fatalities

Quarterly data

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Improved safety is the foremost goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and highway fatalities accounted for 94% of all transportation fatalities in 2009. (BTS, National Transportation...

Freight Rail Yields

Freight Rail Yields

Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Cents per ton-mile

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month Operating Yield 1996 Q1 2.44 1996 Q2 2.45 1996 Q3 2.44 1996 Q4 2.45 1997 Q1 2....