Freight Facts and Figures 2013

This report provides an overview of freight transportation, focusing on the volume and value of freight shipments, the extent of the freight network, industry employment and productivity patterns, and related safety, energy use, and environmental effects. Economic and social characteristics of the United States also are provided as background information. Metric data are available for several tables as well.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1501677
• Record URL:
  http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/docs/13factsfigures/pdfs/fff2013_highres.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32800
• Corporate Authors:

  Science Applications International Corporation

  11251 Roger Bacon Drive, 3rd Floor
  Reston, VA  United States  20190

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Freight Management and Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Strocko, Ed
  • Sprung, Michael
  • Nguyen, Long
  • Rick, Christopher
  • Sedor, Joanne
• Publication Date: 2014-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 100p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Economic factors; Employment; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Productivity; Safety; Shipments; Tables (Data); Trade
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01527166
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-14-004
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 2014 3:33PM