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Move Group

(Transportation)
 

The Move group includes 5 general modes of transportation: truck, rail, air, water and pipeline. In the United States, these modes shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) produced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau (see table below).


Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2007
Mode of transportation Value* ($millions) Tons (thousands) Ton-Miles (millions) Average miles per shipment
All modes 11,831,503 13,016,610 3,490,806 580
Truck 8,363,657 8,957,687 1,390,102 187
For-hire truck 4,764,442 4,029,016 1,011,018 527
Private truck 3,599,215 4,928,670 379,084 82
Rail 387,567 1,928,530 1,294,921 691
Water 106,905 423,282 175,973 330
Air (includes truck and air) 209,611 3,525 4,014 1,299
Pipeline (1) (2) 487,140 774,732
Multiple modes 1,938,884 626,539 489,767 915
Other and unknown modes** 337,739 302,315 47,964 149
 

(1) Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

(2) S: Numbers withheld because of poor response quality.


If you have experience in these areas, join the Move Group!


Relevant Keywords:


*    TMS Selection and Implementation

*    Airfreight

*    COFC (container on flatcar)

*    Common carrier

*    Cross dock

*    Dedicated Carrier

*    Distribution network design

*    Facility Location Optimization

*    Freight payment control

*    Inbound freight

*    International

*    LTL (less than truckload)

*    Ocean freight

*    Over-the-Road

*    Pool point shipping

*    Ports and Maritime

*    Private fleets

*    RFID

*    Rail

*    Refrigerated

*    Small package

*    Tank & dry trailer

*    Third-party logistics

*    TOFC (trailer on flatcar)

*    Truckload


 

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