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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the United States Department of Transportation, is a government office that compiles, analyzes, and publishes information on the nation's transportation systems across various modes; and strives to improve the DOT's statistical programs through research and the development of guidelines for ...
Freight transportation is carried by a variety of networks. The largest percentage of US freight is carried by trucks (60%), followed by pipelines (18%), rail (10%), ship (8%), and air (0.01%). Other modes of transportation, such as parcels and intermodal freight accounted for about 3% of the remainder. Air freight is commonly used only for ...
FedEx Freight: Parcel: Public: $19,827 J.B. Hunt: FCL: Public: $6,188 YRC Worldwide: LTL: Public: $4,832 Swift Transportation: FCL & FTL: Public: $4,229 Hub Group: FCL: Public: $3,526 Schneider National: FCL & FTL: Public: $3,423 Landstar System: FTL: Public: $3,364 XPO, Inc. FCL & LTL: Public: $3,273 Old Dominion Freight Line: LTL: Public: $2,788
Global freight volumes according to mode of transport in trillions of tonne-kilometres in 2010. In 2015, 108 trillion tonne-kilometers were transported worldwide (anticipated to grow by 3.4% per year until 2050 (128 Trillion in 2020)): 70% by sea, 18% by road, 9% by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. Grounds
Statistics; Ridership: 549,631,632 29 million (Amtrak only) (2014) Passenger km: 10.3 billion (2014) Freight: 1.71 trillion ton-mile (2014) System length; Total: 160,141 mi (257,722 km) Track gauge; Main: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: Features; Longest tunnel: Cascade Tunnel, 7.8 miles (12.6 km)
By 2006 there were over 26 million trucks on America's roads, hauling over 10 billion short tons (9.1 billion long tons), representing nearly 70% of the total volume of freight.