The timeline illustrates the total US ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2015 and gives a projection through 2045. In 2015, there were a total of 5.16 trillions of ton-miles of freight. The highest share of freight was moved by truck.
Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)*
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Federal Highway Administration. (May 9, 2018). Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/
Federal Highway Administration. "Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)*." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/
Federal Highway Administration. (2018). Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/
Federal Highway Administration. "Total U.S. Ton-miles of Freight from 1990 to 2045 (in Trillions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/
Federal Highway Administration, Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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