BTS Special Report: Hazardous Materials Highlights — 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
BTS Special Report: Hazardous Materials Highlights — 2007 Commodity Flow SurveyJanuary 2011 SR-026
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Table 5 - Hazardous Versus Nonhazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation in 2007
Table 5 - Hazardous Versus Nonhazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation in 2007Excel | CSV
Mode of transportationTonsTon-milesTotal (thousands)Hazardous PercentageNonhazardous PercentageTotal (millions)Hazardous PercentageNonhazardous PercentageAll modes12,543,...Table 4 - Hazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics for Selected NAICS Codes in 2007
Table 4 - Hazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics for Selected NAICS Codes in 2007Excel | CSV
NAICS CodeNAICS Code DescriptionTonsTon-MilesTotal (thousands)Hazardous (thousands)Hazardous share (percent)Total (thousands)Hazardous (thousands)Hazardous share (percent) Total12,543,4252,...Table 3 - Hazardous Material Shipments by Mode in 2007
Table 3 - Hazardous Material Shipments by Mode in 2007Excel | CSV
Mode of transportationValue(million $)Tons(thousands)Ton-miles(millions)Average milesper shipmentAll modes1,448,218 2,231,133 323,457 96 Truck837,0741,202,825103,99759For-hire truck358,792495,07763,288214Private truck478,282707...Table 2 - Hazardous Material Shipment Tonnage Shares by Mode in 2007
Table 2 - Hazardous Material Shipment Tonnage Shares by Mode in 2007Excel | CSV
Mode of transportationPercentage of TonsAll modes100.0Truck53.9Pipeline28.2Water6.7Rail5.8Multiple modes5.0Other and unknown modes0.4NOTES: The total includes shipments via the air mode. However,...
Table 1 - Hazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics by Hazard Class in 2007
Table 1 - Hazardous Materials Shipment Characteristics by Hazard Class in 2007Excel | CSV
Hazard class and descriptionValue(million $)Tons(thousands)Ton-miles(millions)Average milesper shipmentTotal1,448,218 2,231,133 323,457 96Class 1, Explosives11,7543,047911738Class 2, Gases131,810250,...Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulation
Hazardous Materials Transportation RegulationThe safety of transporting hazardous materials has long been an area of concern to the Federal Government. Legislation regulating the transportation of explosives and flammable materials was first enacted in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1908,...
Figure 1 - Hazardous Materials Tonnage by Originating State in 2007
Figure 1 - Hazardous Materials Tonnage by Originating State in 2007Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
Originating State Tons (thousands) Total 2,231,133 Alabama 26,336 Alaska 12,960 Arizona 14,862 Arkansas 13,090 California 199,...Figure 1 - Hazardous Materials Tonnage by Originating State in 2007
Figure 1 - Hazardous Materials Tonnage by Originating State in 2007Excel | CSV | Table Version
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2007 Economic Census: Hazardous...
Hazardous Materials Highlights 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
Hazardous Materials Highlights 2007 Commodity Flow Surveyby Ron Duych, Chester Ford, and Hossain Sanjani
Hazardous materials movement through the Nation's transportation network in 2007 remained relatively unchanged from 2002 measures, according to data from the 2007 Commodity...