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Table 18. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected NAICS (1) Code and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012

Monday, July 13, 2015

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(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive)

NAICS code NAICS title and mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles (2)
2012
(million dollars)		 Percent of total 2012
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2012
(millions)		 Percent of total
All Sectors
  All modes 2,334,425 100.0 2,580,153 100.0 307,524 100.0
  Single modes 2,304,743 98.7 2,552,868 98.9 275,628 89.6
  Truck (3) 1,466,021 62.8 1,531,405 59.4 96,559 31.4
   For-hire truck 870,893 37.3 882,288 34.2 62,018 20.2
   Private truck 595,128 25.5 649,117 25.2 34,541 11.2
  Rail 79,222 3.4 110,988 4.3 84,850 27.6
  Water 217,816 9.3 283,561 11.0 54,902 17.9
   Inland water 170,595 7.3 226,349 8.8 27,636 9.0
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea 35,570 1.5 45,001 1.7 18,359 6.0
   Multiple waterways 11,651 0.5 12,210 0.5 8,907 2.9
  Air (includes truck and air) 4,380 0.2 261 Z 271 0.1
  Pipeline (4) 537,304 23.0 626,652 24.3 S S
  Multiple modes 29,682 1.3 27,285 1.1 31,896 10.4
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier 10,294 0.4 305 Z 178 0.1
  Truck and rail 13,338 0.6 16,992 0.7 16,577 5.4
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 2,474 0.1 4,589 0.2 1,377 0.4
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
  All modes 733,905 100.0 859,534 100.0 116,130 100.0
  Single modes 728,401 99.3 850,567 99.0 100,328 86.4
  Truck (3) 121,997 16.6 155,602 18.1 11,413 9.8
   For-hire truck 85,336 11.6 103,314 12.0 8,900 7.7
   Private truck 36,660 5.0 52,287 6.1 2,513 2.2
  Rail 19,214 2.6 26,387 3.1 17,707 15.2
  Water 138,758 18.9 160,900 18.7 38,599 33.2
   Inland water 98,477 13.4 114,169 13.3 15,012 12.9
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea 30,571 4.2 36,291 4.2 15,366 13.2
   Multiple waterways 9,710 1.3 10,440 1.2 8,222 7.1
  Air (includes truck and air) S S S S S S
  Pipeline (4) 448,432 61.1 507,678 59.1 S S
  Multiple modes S S S S S S
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier 12 Z 1 Z 1 Z
  Truck and rail S S S S S S
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 1,794 0.2 3,899 0.5 1,253 1.1
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
325 Chemical Manufacturing
  All modes 206,558 100.0 245,532 100.0 111,743 100.0
  Single modes 195,399 94.6 232,114 94.5 97,079 86.9
  Truck (3) 93,643 45.3 99,504 40.5 25,519 22.8
   For-hire truck 75,545 36.6 56,575 23.0 20,855 18.7
   Private truck 18,099 8.8 42,929 17.5 4,663 4.2
  Rail 51,220 24.8 68,317 27.8 55,674 49.8
  Water 26,830 13.0 38,294 15.6 14,463 12.9
   Inland water 23,859 11.6 34,635 14.1 11,533 10.3
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea 1,030 0.5 1,889 0.8 2,244 2.0
   Multiple waterways 1,941 0.9 1,770 0.7 685 0.6
  Air (includes truck and air) 1,842 0.9 102 Z 87 0.1
  Pipeline (4) 21,863 10.6 25,896 10.5 S S
  Multiple modes 11,159 5.4 13,418 5.5 14,664 13.1
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier 1,374 0.7 18 Z 18 Z
  Truck and rail 8,825 4.3 12,487 5.1 14,088 12.6
  Truck and water 280 0.1 224 0.1 434 0.4
  Rail and water 680 0.3 690 0.3 S S
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
  All modes 1,209,687 100.0 1,331,465 100.0 62,543 100.0
  Single modes 1,202,674 99.4 1,327,534 99.7 61,967 99.1
  Truck (3) 1,088,782 90.0 1,155,863 86.8 51,208 81.9
   For-hire truck 652,211 53.9 692,108 52.0 27,415 43.8
   Private truck 436,571 36.1 463,755 34.8 23,793 38.0
  Rail 5,819 0.5 11,106 0.8 6,714 10.7
  Water S S S S S S
   Inland water S S S S S S
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea S S S S S S
   Multiple waterways 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Air (includes truck and air) 549 Z S S S S
  Pipeline (4) S S S S S S
  Multiple modes 7,013 0.6 S S 575 0.9
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier 4,149 0.3 65 Z 15 Z
  Truck and rail 883 0.1 1,047 0.1 495 0.8
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
4246 Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
  All modes 48,989 100.0 59,300 100.0 7,812 100.0
  Single modes 48,710 99.4 59,263 99.9 7,792 99.7
  Truck (3) 48,043 98.1 56,389 95.1 6,380 81.7
   For-hire truck 14,519 29.6 8,628 14.6 2,952 37.8
   Private truck 33,524 68.4 47,761 80.5 3,427 43.9
  Rail 453 0.9 2,613 4.4 1,357 17.4
  Water S S S S S S
   Inland water 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea S S S S S S
   Multiple waterways 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Air (includes truck and air) 188 0.4 6 Z S S
  Pipeline (4) 20 Z 252 0.4 S S
  Multiple modes S S 36 0.1 S S
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier S S S S S S
  Truck and rail S S S S S S
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
4247 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
  All modes 1,122,932 100.0 1,248,674 100.0 45,703 100.0
  Single modes 1,120,445 99.8 1,245,249 99.7 45,398 99.3
  Truck (3) 1,010,883 90.0 1,084,271 86.8 41,551 90.9
   For-hire truck 626,472 55.8 678,076 54.3 21,738 47.6
   Private truck 384,411 34.2 406,194 32.5 19,813 43.4
  Rail 2,337 0.2 3,147 0.3 1,926 4.2
  Water S S S S S S
   Inland water S S S S S S
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea S S S S S S
   Multiple waterways 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Air (includes truck and air) S S S S S S
  Pipeline (4) S S S S S S
  Multiple modes S S S S 305 0.7
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier S S S S S S
  Truck and rail 522 Z 608 Z 246 0.5
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
4931 Warehousing and Storage
  All modes 60,102 100.0 52,625 100.0 3,632 100.0
  Single modes 60,047 99.9 52,576 99.9 3,607 99.3
  Truck (3) 58,052 96.6 49,881 94.8 2,862 78.8
   For-hire truck 12,217 20.3 10,531 20.0 853 23.5
   Private truck 45,835 76.3 39,350 74.8 2,009 55.3
  Rail S S 179 0.3 S S
  Water S S S S S S
   Inland water S S S S S S
   Great Lakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
   Deep sea S S S S S S
   Multiple waterways 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Air (includes truck and air) 18 Z S S S S
  Pipeline (4) 1,561 2.6 2,086 4.0 S S
  Multiple modes 55 0.1 49 0.1 25 0.7
  Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier 35 0.1 2 Z 2 0.1
  Truck and rail 5 Z 30 0.1 15 0.4
  Truck and water S S S S S S
  Rail and water 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other multiple modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
  Other modes 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

KEY: S = Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.

Z = Rounds to zero.

(1) NAICS codes shown had the highest estimated weight without considering sampling variability and are shown in descending order.

(2) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See “Mileage Calculations” section for additional information.

(3) “Truck” as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck or only for-hire truck.

(4) Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at <www.census.gov/econ/cfs>.

NAICS codes shown are those covered in the Commodity Flow Survey.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2014.