Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Tables 2-1 and 2-1M. Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2009, and 2040

The U.S. transportation system moved, on average, 51 million tons worth $45 billion each day in 2007. Preliminary estimates from the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) show that tonnage decreased 2.4 percent in 2008 and an additional 11.1 percent in 2009 after years of growth. Early indications suggest that tonnage is starting to rebound in 2010, increasing 4.6 percent since 2009 and reaching 91 percent of 2007 tonnage. Between 2010 and 2040, tonnage is forecast to increase at 1.6 percent per year. Annual tons per capita are forecast to increase 27 percent from 55 in 2010 to 70 in 2040.

Table 2-1 (standard units - millions of tons)

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	2007 Total	2007 Domestic	2007 Exports2	2007 Imports2	2009 Total	2009 Domestic	2009 Exports2	2009 Imports2	2040 Total	2040 Domestic	2040 Exports2	2040 Imports2
Total	18,581	16,576	656	1,349	16,122	14,397	651	1,073	27,104	22,772	1,811	2,521
Truck	12,766	12,580	95	91	10,868	10,713	86	69	18,445	17,963	274	208
Rail	1,894	1,745	61	87	1,689	1,575	57	57	2,408	2,109	155	144
Water	794	360	52	382	734	351	51	332	1,143	482	105	556
Air, air & truck	13	3	4	6	11	3	4	5	41	5	16	19
Multiple modes & mail1	1,531	519	409	603	1,336	458	423	455	3,119	724	1,179	1,216
Pipeline	1,270	1,100	4	166	1,220	1,069	5	147	1,509	1,158	9	342
Other & unknown	313	269	29	15	265	229	27	9	440	331	73	35

¹In this table, multiple modes & mail includes export and import shipments that move domestically by a different mode than the mode used between the port and foreign location.

²Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

Notes:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. The 2009 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.1, 2010.

 

Table 2-1M (metric units - millions of metric tonnes)

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	2007 Total	2007 Domestic	2007 Exports2	2007 Imports2	2009 Total	2009 Domestic	2009 Exports2	2009 Imports2	2040 Total	2040 Domestic	2040 Exports2	2040 Imports2
Total	16,856	15,038	595	1,224	14,626	13,061	591	974	24,589	20,659	1,643	2,287
Truck	11,581	11,413	86	82	9,859	9,719	78	63	16,733	16,296	249	189
Rail	1,718	1,583	56	79	1,532	1,429	52	51	2,185	1,913	141	131
Water	720	326	47	347	666	318	46	301	1,037	437	95	505
Air, air & truck	12	2	4	5	10	2	4	4	37	5	14	18
Multiple modes & mail1	1,389	471	371	547	1,212	416	384	413	2,829	657	1,069	1,103
Pipeline	1,152	998	4	150	1,107	970	4	133	1,369	1,051	8	310
Other & unknown	284	244	27	14	240	208	24	8	399	301	66	32

¹In this table, multiple modes & mail includes export and import shipments that move domestically by a different mode than the mode used between the port and foreign location.

²Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

Notes:

1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. The 2009 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.1, 2010.

 

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