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The analysis contained in this report is taken from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

National Transportation...

Table 2-9 Value and Tonnage of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico: 2000, 2010, 2013, and 2014

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(billions of current U.S. dollars and millions of short tons)

Figure 2-7 Top 25 U.S.-International Trade Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments: 2014

NOTES: All data: Trade levels reflect the mode of transportation as a shipment enters or exits at a border port. Flows through individual ports are based on reported data collected from U.S. trade documents. Trade does not include low-value shipments. (In general, these...

Figure 2-6 Ratio of Outbound to Inbound Shipments by Value: 2013

NOTE: Foreign imports and exports are not considered within state shipments.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.6, available at...

Figure 2-5 Value of Shipments Within a State: 2013

NOTE: Foreign imports and exports are not considered within state shipments. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.6, available at http://faf.ornl.gov/...

Figure 2-4 Crude Oil Shipments by Rail: 2010 and 2014 (PADD to PADD)

NOTE: Crude-by-rail movements greater than 1,000 barrels per day are represented on the map and the arrows are illustrative; PADD denotes Petroleum Administration for Defense District.

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information Administration Petroleum Administration for...

Figure 2-2 Crude Oil Production by State: 2014

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information Administration, available at www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm as of October 2015.

Figure 4-5 Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2040

NOTES: High-volume truck portions of the National Highway System carry more than 8,500 trucks per day, including freight-hauling long-distance trucks, freight hauling local trucks, and other trucks with six or more tires. Highly congested segments are stop-and-go...

Figure 4-4 Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2011

NOTES: High-volume truck portions of the National Highway System carry more than 8,500 trucks per day, including freight-hauling long-distance trucks, freight hauling local trucks, and other trucks with six or more tires. Highly congested segments are stop-and-go...

Figure 4-3 Peak-Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2040

NOTES: Highly congested segments are stop-and-go conditions with volume/service flow ratios greater than 0.95. Congested segment have reduced traffic speeds with volume/ service flow ratios between 0.75 and 0.95. The volume/service flow ratio is estimated using the...