An official website of the United States government
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Table Version | Excel
NOTES: 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimated 2012 weight data for truck, rail, pipeline, and other and unknown modes using value-to-weight ratios derived...
Table Version | Excel
NOTES: The value of coal shipments through Mobile, AL; Charleston, SC; and Norfolk, VA are considered proprietary information and are consolidated. The total value of coal exports for the above three cities are included under...
Excel
Millions of Tons Billions of 2007 Dollars 2007 2013 2040 2007 2013 2040 Total 2,027 2,113 5,426 3,193...Excel
Hazard class Description Value Tons Ton-miles1 Miles $ Billions Percent Millions Percent Billions Percent Average distance per...Excel
Transportation mode Value Tons Ton-miles1 Miles $ Billions Percent Millions Percent Billions Percent Average distance per shipment...Excel
Weight Millions of Tons Gravel 2,427 Cereal grains 1,665 Non-metallic mineral products 1,514 Waste/scrap 1,441 Natural...Table Version | Excel
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration based on data from the Surface Transportation Board and other information, October 2015.
Excel
(Billions of 2007 dollars)
2007 2013 2040 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total...Table Version | Excel
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.6. http://faf.ornl.gov/fafweb/FUT.aspx as of September 2015.
The American economy stretches across a continent with links to the world, drawing on natural resources and manufactured products from many locations to serve markets at home and abroad. More freight is moving greater distances as part of far-flung supply chains among distant trading partners....