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Table 6 - Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2002
(Commodity Flow Survey data only)
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| All modes |
660,181 |
100.0 |
2,191,519 |
100.0 |
326,727 |
100.0 |
| Single modes |
644,489 |
97.6 |
2,158,533 |
98.5 |
311,897 |
95.5 |
| Truck (1) |
419,630 |
63.6 |
1,159,514 |
52.9 |
110,163 |
33.7 |
| For-hire truck |
189,803 |
28.8 |
449,503 |
20.5 |
65,112 |
19.9 |
| Private truck |
226,660 |
34.3 |
702,186 |
32.0 |
44,087 |
13.5 |
| Rail |
31,339 |
4.7 |
109,369 |
5.0 |
72,087 |
22.1 |
| Water |
46,856 |
7.1 |
228,197 |
10.4 |
70,649 |
21.6 |
| Air (includes truck and air) |
1,643 |
0.2 |
64 |
– |
85 |
– |
| Pipeline (2) |
145,021 |
22.0 |
661,390 |
30.2 |
S |
S |
| Multiple modes |
9,631 |
1.5 |
18,745 |
0.9 |
12,488 |
3.8 |
| Parcel, postal, or
courier |
4,268 |
0.6 |
245 |
– |
119 |
– |
| Other multiple modes |
5,363 |
0.8 |
18,500 |
0.8 |
12,369 |
3.8 |
| Other and unknown
modes |
6,061 |
0.9 |
14,241 |
0.6 |
2,342 |
0.7 |
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 private truck, 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), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow
Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.
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