Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Figure 2 Labor Productivity in Transportation and the U.S. Business Sector

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Year Air transportation Line-haul railroads General freight trucking, long-distance U. S. Business Sector
1990 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1991 100.9 107.9 104.5 101.2
1992 105.0 118.0 110.0 105.0
1993 109.3 122.8 108.0 105.5
1994 117.0 127.0 111.0 107.0
1995 123.0 132.0 108.0 107.0
1996 127.5 141.0 108.1 110.3
1997 129.0 143.0 113.0 113.0
1998 125.9 146.3 112.0 115.6
1999 126.7 154.0 115.4 118.6
2000 126.7 165.3 118.9 122.2
2001 118.6 176.4 116.7 124.7

Source: The data on which this chart is based were obtained from Bureau of Labor Statistics internet site, section on Productivity, subsection on Productivity and Costs.