A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight: Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise

Dennis, Scott M.; United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

doi:10.21949/1501503

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A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight: Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise

2007-07-01
By Dennis, Scott M.

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Dennis, Scott M.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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Domestic Transportation Freight Traffic Freight Transportation Statistics Tables (Data)
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SR-002
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https://doi.org/10.21949/1501503
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United States
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United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Domestic freight traffic carried by air, truck, rail, water, and pipeline totaled more than 4.5 trillion ton-miles in 2005—an increase of more than 350 billion over the 1996 total. This 8.7 percent growth in ton-miles, the primary physical measure of freight transportation output, reflects a 0.9 percent compound annual growth rate between 1996 and 2005, the latest year for which complete data are available. However, the overall growth masks some notable differences among modes, with ton-miles in three modes (rail, truck, and air) increasing while ton-miles in the other two modes (pipeline and water) declined over the 10-year span. While there was mostly year-to-year growth in overall ton-miles during the decade, it is estimated that total domestic ton-miles declined from 4.542 trillion in 2004 to 4.538 trillion in 2005, a decline of 0.1 percent. This preliminary estimate is essentially unchanged for 2005 relative to the previous year.
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