TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS
INDUSTRY STATISTICS

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Transportation Industry Overview
Segment		Amount	Units	Date	Source
Freight Shipped within the U.S.
Daily Shipments		44	million tons	2003	Plunkett Research estimate
Daily Value		30	billion dollars	2003	Plunkett Research estimate
Yearly Shipments		16	billion tons	2003	Plunkett Research estimate
Yearly Cargo Value		11	trillion dollars	2003	Plunkett Research estimate
Weight moved by truck		58	% by weight	2003	BTS
Typical distance traveled by freight		590	miles	2003	BTS
Small shipments of less than 500 pounds grew by 56% from 1993-2002				2003	BTS
Water Transport
Ships
Tankers (Global)		3,871		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
Tankers on Order		746		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
Bulk Carriers	Global	5,294		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
Bulk Carriers on Order		390		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
Full Containerships		2,322		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
	On Order	261		Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
	Capacity	2,322	thousand TEU	Jan-03	Lloyds/Marad
World Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership
Total		28,650		Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
DWT (Deadweight Tonnage)		821,703		Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
US only		973	6th	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Greece		2,973	1st	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Japan		2,671	2nd	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Norway		1,109	3rd	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Top Merchant Fleet Nations by Flag of Registry
Panama		4,735	ships	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Liberia		1,447	ships	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Greece		734	ships	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Bahamas		980	ships	Jun-04	Lloyds/Marad
Air Transport
U.S. Airline Industry
Passengers (Domestic)	(Domestic)	586.7	million	2003	BTS
Freight (Domestic)		10	million tons	2003	BTS
		15	billion ton-miles	2003	BTS
Ground Transport
Amtrak
Stations		500		2003	Amtrak
Route Miles		22,000		2003	Amtrak
Daily Trains		265		2003	Amtrak
Passengers (per year)		24	million	2003	Amtrak
Commuter Passengers (per year)		61	million	2003	Amtrak
Railroad Cars		2,141		2003	Amtrak
Locomotives		425		2003	Amtrak
US Freight by Rail                                  Class I (line-haul) Railroads only
Miles of Track Operated		122,293		2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
Locomotives		20,776		2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
Carloads		28.87	million	2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
Revenue per ton-mile		2.283	cents	2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
Operating Revenues		$36.60	billion	2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
Net Income		$2.70	billion	2003	Assoc. of American Railroads
U.S. Freight by Truck
Employees		9.7	million	2002	BTS
Drivers		3.12	million	2002	BTS
Shipments by Truck		4,506	billion ton-miles	2002	BTS
		15,815	million tons	2002	BTS
Trucks ship 64% of total US freight by value, 58% by weight and 32% by ton-miles				2002	BTS
U.S. Highways
Number of Automobiles and Light Trucks		142.2	million	2003	Plunkett Research Estimate
Number of Heavy Trucks		5.9	million	2003	Plunkett Research Estimate
Total Highway Miles Traveled Yearly		254	billion	2003	Plunkett Research Estimate
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