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Table 1b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of
Transportation: 2002 and 1997
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 and 1997 Commodity
Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
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| All modes |
660,181 |
526,679 |
25.3 |
2,191,519 |
1,783,620 |
22.9 |
326,727 |
294,823 |
10.8 |
136 |
110 |
23.7 |
| Single modes |
644,489 |
510,417 |
26.3 |
2,158,533 |
1,752,056 |
23.2 |
311,897 |
273,865 |
13.9 |
105 |
89 |
17.1 |
| Truck 1 |
419,630 |
325,166 |
29.1 |
1,159,514 |
959,199 |
20.9 |
110,163 |
82,211 |
34.0 |
86 |
70 |
23.7 |
| For-hire
truck |
189,803 |
144,469 |
31.4 |
449,503 |
369,991 |
21.5 |
65,112 |
49,238 |
32.2 |
285 |
251 |
13.4 |
| Private truck |
226,660 |
177,144 |
28.0 |
702,186 |
577,003 |
21.7 |
44,087 |
31,948 |
38.0 |
38 |
35 |
8.0 |
| Rail |
31,339 |
34,937 |
–10.3 |
109,369 |
102,508 |
6.7 |
72,087 |
78,619 |
–8.3 |
695 |
837 |
–17.0 |
| Water |
46,856 |
33,071 |
41.7 |
228,197 |
167,716 |
36.1 |
70,649 |
63,089 |
12.0 |
S |
S |
S |
| Air (includes truck and
air) |
1,643 |
8,591 |
–80.9 |
64 |
74 |
–12.5 |
85 |
100 |
–15.4 |
2,080 |
1,455 |
42.9 |
| Pipeline 2 |
145,021 |
108,653 |
33.5 |
661,390 |
522,560 |
26.6 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| Multiple modes |
9,631 |
7,203 |
33.7 |
18,745 |
12,266 |
52.8 |
12,488 |
S |
S |
849 |
652 |
30.2 |
| Parcel, U.S.P.S. or
courier |
4,268 |
3,184 |
34.0 |
245 |
202 |
21.2 |
119 |
93 |
27.3 |
837 |
697 |
20.1 |
| Other multiple modes |
5,363 |
4,019 |
33.4 |
18,500 |
12,064 |
53.4 |
12,369 |
S |
S |
1,371 |
168 |
718.4 |
| Other and unknown modes |
6,061 |
9,058 |
–33.1 |
14,241 |
19,298 |
–26.2 |
2,342 |
1,885 |
24.2 |
57 |
33 |
73.2 |
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.
SOURCE:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau,
2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.
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