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BOX 4-B Bakken Formation

The oil-rich Bakken formation stretches across western North Dakota and northeastern Montana and into the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Figure 4-3 shows the U.S. geographic region and the major highways and railroad lines that support exploration in this region. In 2013...

BOX 4-A The Commodity Flow Survey and the Freight Analysis Framework

The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is conducted every 5 years (specifically in the years ending in 2 and 7) by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Economic Census. The CFS provides data for most of the U.S. economy on...

Chapter 4 Moving Goods

TABLE 4-1 Weight and Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2012, and 2040(1) BOX 4-A The Commodity Flow Survey and the Freight Analysis Framework FIGURE 4-1 Value, Tonnage, and Ton-Miles of Freight by Distance, 2007 FIGURE 4-2 Freight Flows by Highway, Railroad, and Waterway: 2010...

FIGURE 2-2 Average Age of U.S. Commercial Aircraft: 2006 - 2011

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NOTES: Large Certificated Air Carriers have one or more airframes designed to occupy a maximum passenger capacity of 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of 18,000 pounds) as stated in 14 CFR Part 141 Sec 03. Average aircraft age is...

Chapter 2: Physical Condition of the U.S. Transportation System

TABLE 2-1 Condition of U.S. Roadways by Functional System: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 TABLE 2-2 Condition and Average Daily Traffic (ADT) of U.S. Highway Bridges: 2002, 2007, and 2012 FIGURE 2-1 Bridge Condition by Age Group: 2011 TABLE 2-3 Average Age of Light-Duty Vehicles...

Chapter 9 The State of Transportation Statistics

Extensive data are available on local passenger travel, but limited data exists on long-distance travel; conversely, limited data exists on local freight movement, but extensive data exists on long-distance freight movement. Extensive data is available on the condition...