Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Tables 2-1 and 2-1M. Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2010, and 2040¹

The U.S. transportation system moved, on average, 52 million tons worth nearly $46 billion each day in 2007. After successive decreases in 2008 and 2009, estimates from the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) show that tonnage grew in 2010, increasing 13.6 percent over 2009 and reaching 97 percent of 2007 tonnage. Between 2010 and 2040, tonnage is forecast to increase at 1.4 percent per year.

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

Table in Excel format

	2007				2010				2040
	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2
Total	18,879	16,851	655	1,372	18,313	16,394	762	1,156	27,484	23,081	1,824	2,579
Truck	12,778	12,587	95	97	12,490	12,309	95	86	18,503	18,005	272	226
Rail	1,900	1,745	61	93	1,776	1,645	57	74	2,353	2,038	155	159
Water	941	504	55	381	860	464	67	328	1,263	594	113	556
Air, air & truck	13	3	4	6	12	2	4	5	43	7	16	19
Multiple modes & mail	1,424	419	399	606	1,380	400	496	485	2,991	595	1,171	1,225
Pipeline	1,507	1,328	4	175	1,494	1,321	6	167	1,818	1,447	9	362
Other & unknown	316	266	36	14	302	253	37	11	514	395	87	32

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.2.

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 2010 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data. All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.2, 2011.

 

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

Table in Excel format

	2007				2010				2040
	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2
Total	17,127	15,288	594	1,245	16,613	14,873	692	1,049	24,933	20,939	1,655	2,340
Truck	11,592	11,418	86	88	11,331	11,167	86	78	16,786	16,334	247	205
Rail	1,723	1,583	56	84	1,611	1,492	51	67	2,134	1,849	141	145
Water	853	457	50	346	780	421	61	298	1,146	539	103	504
Air, air & truck	12	2	4	5	11	2	4	5	39	7	14	18
Multiple modes & mail	1,292	380	362	550	1,252	363	450	440	2,713	539	1,062	1,111
Pipeline	1,367	1,204	4	159	1,355	1,198	6	152	1,649	1,312	8	328
Other & unknown	287	241	33	13	274	230	34	10	466	359	79	29

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.2.

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 2010 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data. All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.2, 2011.

 

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