Chapter 5 - Security

As the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, made clear, the nation's economic well-being and security are dependent on a transportation system that can move people, goods, and military personnel and equipment without fear of disruption or damage...

Transportation-Related Employment by Industry - Box

Transportation industry employment in 2001, especially commercial aviation, was affected by the September 2001 terrorist attacks as well as a weakening economy. Air transportation employment was...

Figure 2 - Increases in Passenger-Miles of Travel (PMT) and Factors Affecting Travel Demand: 1975-2000

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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002);...

Figure 1 - Usual Means of Travel to Work: 1990 and 2000

(Percentage of workers)

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Table 1 - U.S. Gross Domestic Product Attributed to For-Hire Transportation Industries

(Billions of current dollars)

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Worker Fatalities - Box

Among those who died as a result of the terrorist attacks in September 2001 were 33 airline employees on 4 aircraft. Eight of the deaths were pilots; 25 were flight attendants. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in...

Table 2 - Top 25 U.S. Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls: 2000

(Vessels over 1,000 gross tons)

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Figure 2 - Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Fatalities: 1993-2000

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2000 (Washington, DC: July 2001), also available at...

Figure 1 - U.S. Gross Domestic Product by Major Societal Function: 2000

(Percent)

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Figure 2 - U.S. Coast Guard Interdictions at Sea by Nationality: 2001

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NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Interdictions by...