HAZMAT Table 6a ,,,,,,, "Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Hazard Class and Mode of Transportation: 2002 ",,,,,,, "[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive] ",,,,,,, Hazard Class and Mode of Transportation,Value,,Tons,,Ton–miles,,"Average miles per shipment" ,"2002 (million $)",Percent,"2002 (thousands)",Percent,"2002 (millions)",Percent, "Class 1, Explosives",,,,,,, All modes,"7,901",100.0,"5,000",100.0,"1,568",100.0,651 Single modes,"7,748",98.1,"4,984",99.7,"1,557",99.3,532 Truck (1),"7,572",95.8,"4,631",92.6,"1,208",77.0,488 For—hire truck ,"6,171",78.1,"1,551",31.0,836,53.3,890 Private truck,"1,399",17.7,S,S,372,23.7,120 Rail,97,1.2,352,7.0,347,22.1,929 Water,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Air (includes truck and air),S,S,1,—,2,0.1,"2,084" Pipeline (2),—,—,—,—,S,S,S Multiple modes,137,1.7,S,S,S,S,835 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",137,1.7,S,S,S,S,835 Other multiple modes,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Other and unknown modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,9 "Class 2, Gases",,,,,,, All modes,"73,932",100.0,"213,358",100.0,"37,262",100.0,95 Single modes,"72,735",98.4,"212,106",99.4,"36,869",98.9,89 Truck (1),"47,020",63.6,"96,865",45.4,"13,537",36.3,82 For—hire truck ,"21,860",29.6,"29,359",13.8,"6,786",18.2,486 Private truck,"25,146",34.0,"67,308",31.5,"6,564",17.6,38 Rail,"8,966",12.1,"29,230",13.7,"16,604",44.6,641 Water,"1,719",2.3,"7,133",3.3,"1,754",4.7,243 Air (includes truck and air),243,0.3,S,S,S,S,"1,450" Pipeline (2),"14,787",20.0,"78,857",37.0,S,S,S Multiple modes,687,0.9,693,0.3,337,0.9,643 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",525,0.7,S,S,8,—,627 Other multiple modes,162,0.2,665,0.3,329,0.9,S Other and unknown modes,510,0.7,560,0.3,57,0.2,S "Class 3, Flammable Liquids",,,,,,, All modes,"490,238",100.0,"1,788,986",100.0,"218,574",100.0,106 Single modes,"480,024",97.9,"1,760,755",98.4,"206,688",94.6,75 Truck (1),"296,653",60.5,"948,619",53.0,"67,730",31.0,64 For—hire truck ,"119,551",24.4,"346,831",19.4,"35,535",16.3,192 Private truck,"174,126",35.5,"594,277",33.2,"31,468",14.4,32 Rail,"12,558",2.6,"36,083",2.0,"24,738",11.3,699 Water,"41,414",8.4,"199,304",11.1,"60,466",27.7,S Air (includes truck and air),96,—,S,S,S,S,"2,382" Pipeline (2),"129,303",26.4,"576,739",32.2,S,S,S Multiple modes,"5,606",1.1,"15,561",0.9,"9,933",4.5,979 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier","1,743",0.4,121,—,57,—,966 Other multiple modes,"3,863",0.8,"15,440",0.9,"9,875",4.5,"1,535" Other and unknown modes,"4,608",0.9,"12,671",0.7,S,S,40 "Class 4, Flammable Solids",,,,,,, All modes,"6,566",100.0,"11,300",100.0,"4,391",100.0,158 Single modes,"5,960",90.8,"11,207",99.2,"4,334",98.7,108 Truck (1),"5,150",78.4,"6,711",59.4,"1,388",31.6,99 For—hire truck ,"2,448",37.3,"4,626",40.9,"1,193",27.2,247 Private truck,"2,690",41.0,"2,083",18.4,192,4.4,42 Rail,622,9.5,"3,157",27.9,"2,470",56.2,870 Water,16,0.3,"1,263",11.2,S,S,269 Air (includes truck and air),S,S,S,S,S,S,"1,987" Pipeline (2),S,S,S,S,S,S,S Multiple modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,S "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",150,2.3,7,—,S,S,411 Other multiple modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,"3,924" Other and unknown modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,S "Class 5, Oxidizers and organic peroxides",,,,,,, All modes,"5,471",100.0,"12,670",100.0,"4,221",100.0,407 Single modes,"5,332",97.5,"12,300",97.1,"4,011",95.0,363 Truck (1),"4,587",83.8,"9,870",77.9,"2,710",64.2,353 For—hire truck ,"2,381",43.5,"6,777",53.5,"2,411",57.1,543 Private truck,"2,198",40.2,"3,037",24.0,280,6.6,68 Rail,743,13.6,"2,430",19.2,"1,300",30.8,631 Water,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Air (includes truck and air),S,S,—,—,S,S,"1,053" Pipeline (2),—,—,—,—,S,S,S Multiple modes,84,1.5,S,S,S,S,"1,136" "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",S,S,S,S,S,S,"1,172" Other multiple modes,74,1.3,S,S,S,S,S Other and unknown modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,S "Class 6, Toxic (poison)",,,,,,, All modes,"8,275",100.0,"8,459",100.0,"4,254",100.0,626 Single modes,"7,703",93.1,"8,242",97.4,"4,125",97.0,597 Truck (1),"4,881",59.0,"2,255",26.7,844,19.9,274 For—hire truck ,"3,702",44.7,"1,762",20.8,774,18.2,525 Private truck,"1,179",14.3,493,5.8,71,1.7,55 Rail,"1,145",13.8,"1,908",22.6,"1,714",40.3,899 Water,962,11.6,"2,325",27.5,S,S,639 Air (includes truck and air),S,S,S,S,S,S,"1,893" Pipeline (2),S,S,"1,753",20.7,S,S,S Multiple modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,826 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",97,1.2,S,S,S,S,821 Other multiple modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,"1,185" Other and unknown modes,S,S,S,S,38,0.9,S "Class 7, Radioactive materials",,,,,,, All modes,"5,850",100.0,57,100.0,44,100.0,S Single modes,"5,410",92.5,52,92.3,38,87.7,S Truck (1),"5,367",91.7,52,91.0,37,84.5,S For—hire truck ,"3,271",55.9,22,39.1,24,55.1,S Private truck,"2,096",35.8,29,51.9,S,S,S Rail,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Water,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Air (includes truck and air),43,0.7,1,1.2,1,3.2,"1,912" Pipeline (2),—,—,—,—,S,S,S Multiple modes,440,7.5,4,7.3,5,12.1,"1,185" "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",440,7.5,4,7.3,5,12.1,"1,185" Other multiple modes,—,—,—,—,—,—,— Other and unknown modes,S,S,S,S,S,S,S "Class 8, Corrosive materials",,,,,,, All modes,"38,324",100.0,"90,671",100.0,"36,260",100.0,301 Single modes,"36,990",96.5,"88,852",98.0,"34,824",96.0,262 Truck (1),"31,819",83.0,"51,385",56.7,"15,798",43.6,201 For—hire truck ,"19,457",50.8,"35,613",39.3,"13,263",36.6,463 Private truck,"12,206",31.8,"15,714",17.3,"2,506",6.9,73 Rail,"3,962",10.3,"23,949",26.4,"15,606",43.0,649 Water,774,2.0,"9,552",10.5,"3,259",9.0,255 Air (includes truck and air),165,0.4,S,S,S,S,"2,007" Pipeline (2),270,0.7,"3,959",4.4,S,S,S Multiple modes,887,2.3,"1,072",1.2,"1,187",3.3,698 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",623,1.6,S,S,S,S,695 Other multiple modes,265,0.7,"1,010",1.1,"1,159",3.2,S Other and unknown modes,S,S,747,0.8,249,0.7,318 "Class 9, Miscellaneous dangerous goods",,,,,,, All modes,"23,625",100.0,"61,018",100.0,"20,153",100.0,368 Single modes,"22,588",95.6,"60,036",98.4,"19,451",96.5,310 Truck (1),"16,581",70.2,"39,126",64.1,"6,910",34.3,227 For—hire truck ,"10,961",46.4,"22,961",37.6,"4,289",21.3,297 Private truck,"5,621",23.8,"16,165",26.5,"2,621",13.0,146 Rail,"3,246",13.7,"12,260",20.1,"9,307",46.2,860 Water,"1,972",8.3,"8,619",14.1,"3,204",15.9,476 Air (includes truck and air),788,3.3,S,S,S,S,"2,268" Pipeline (2),S,S,S,S,S,S,S Multiple modes,864,3.7,S,S,688,3.4,750 "Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier",544,2.3,3,—,3,—,731 Other multiple modes,320,1.4,S,S,684,3.4,"1,075" Other and unknown modes,173,0.7,S,S,S,S,962 " KEY: — Represents and estimate equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure. S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling variability or poor response quality. ",,,,,,, " (1) ""Truck"" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck, only for—hire truck, or a combination of private and for—hire truck. (2) Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum. 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