HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHIPMENTS
For the past decade, government and hazardous materials industry
officials have used an estimate of more than 500,000 daily shipments to
characterize hazmat traffic in the U.S. and, implicitly, a level of risk
to the transport community and general public. Because of growth in the
hazmat sector, as well as in the overall U.S. economy, along with changes
in national and global distribution practices, research has been
undertaken to evaluate and update current hazmat traffic levels. As
detailed in the Hazardous Materials Shipments report, hazardous materials
traffic levels in the U.S. now exceed 800,000 shipments per day and
result in the transport of more than 3.1 billion tons of hazardous
materials annually.
The report and its underlying analysis reflect these research and update
efforts. Hard copies of the report are available by calling
(202) 366-4484.
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