National Freight Transportation Statistics and Maps
Freight Facts and Figures
Freight Facts and Figures 2008 (Publication Number: FHWA-HOP-08-052) contains national statistics and maps highlighting the extent, use, and consequences of freight transportation in the United States.
Freight Analysis Framework
- Freight Analysis Framework documentation, state and local maps, and data.
National Freight Transportation Maps
The following maps appear in publications by the Office of Freight Management and Operations, and are provided here in high resolution JPEG format and in resolution-independent PDF format.
- Tonnage on Highways, Railroads, and Inland Waterways: 2002 [HTML, JPEG 452KB, PDF 2.5MB]
- Tonnage of Trailer-on-Flatcar and Container-on-Flatcar Rail Intermodal moves: 2006 [HTML, JPEG 343KB, PDF 1.8MB]
- Top 25 Water Ports by Tonnage: 2006 [HTML, JPEG 248KB, PDF 1.5MB]
- Top 25 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2007 [HTML, JPEG 261KB, PDF 1.5MB]
- Top 25 Foreign Trade Gateways by Value: 2006 [HTML, JPEG 320KB, PDF 1.5MB]
- Average Daily Long-Haul Freight Traffic on the National Highway System: 2002 [HTML, JPEG 364KB, PDF 2.2MB]
- Average Daily Long-Haul Freight Traffic on the National Highway System: 2035 [HTML, JPEG 355KB, PDF 2.3MB]
- Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2002 [HTML, JPEG 423KB, PDF 2.1MB]
- Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2035 [HTML, JPEG 421KB, PDF 2.2MB]
- Peak-Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2002 [HTML, JPEG 398KB, PDF 2.3MB]
- Peak-Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2035 [HTML, JPEG 419KB, PDF 2.3MB]
- Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2002 [HTML, JPEG 428KB, PDF 2.2MB]
- Peak-Period Congestion on High-Volume Truck Portions of the National Highway System: 2035 [HTML, JPEG 432KB, PDF 2.3MB]
- Permitted Longer Combination Vehicles on the National Highway System: 2008 [HTML, JPEG 307KB, PDF 2.1MB]
- National Network for Conventional Combination Trucks [HTML, JPEG 803KB, PDF 2.4MB]
- Average Truck Speeds on Selected Interstate Highways: 2007 [HTML, JPEG 306KB, PDF 2.5MB]
- Train Volumes and Capacity: Current [HTML, JPEG 304KB, PDF 1.7MB]
- Train Volumes and Capacity: 2035 [HTML, JPEG 318KB, PDF 1.9MB]
- Components of Major Freight Corridors [HTML, JPEG 310KB, PDF 2.1MB]
- Major Freight Corridors [HTML, JPEG 338KB, PDF 2.1MB]
- Corridors of the Future [HTML, JPEG 244KB, PDF 1.8MB]
Other Resources
- Information by State – Provides statistics and maps for individual states.
- The Freight Story 2008 - This report is an updated national overview of challenges facing the freight transportation system and responses to those challenges by freight stakeholders in the public and private sectors.
- An Initial Assessment of Freight Bottlenecks on Highways - This white paper is an initial effort to identify and quantify, on an national basis, highway bottlenecks that delay trucks and increase costs to businesses and consumers.
- Freight in America
- Data Sources – Provides links to many of the sources of these statistics and maps.
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