Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Figure 2-1a. Mode Share of Freight Value by Distance Band: 2007

By value, trucks move the largest percentage of goods across all distance bands, with the largest share, 84 percent, occurring at the shortest distances (less than 750 miles). With increasing distance, the multiple modes and mail category's share increases from 4 percent for local travel to a high of 34 percent for the longest distance band. Air transportation moved 16 percent of the value of freight over distances more than 2,000 miles.

Figure 2-1a

Figure 2-1a. Bar graph showing the mode share of freight value by distance band for 2007.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Billions of dollars

Mileage range	Truck	Rail	Water	Air	Multiple Modes and Mail	Pipeline	Other/Unknown	Total
Below 100	5,492	77	84	2	244	396	239	6,535
100-249	2,247	50	32	9	182	93	58	2,670
250-499	1,696	81	24	35	242	86	55	2,220
500-749	832	68	14	22	184	37	24	1,180
750-999	565	66	9	28	209	39	22	938
1,000-1,499	603	101	20	38	290	78	32	1,163
1,500-2,000	281	62	14	33	163	43	13	609
Over 2,000	475	69	15	190	403	22	30	1,204
Total	12,192	574	212	357	1,917	794	472	16,518

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.

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