The timeline illustrates the total US ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2018 and gives a projection through 2045. In 2018, there were a total of 5.25 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. (December 17, 2019). Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 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. December 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185872/total-us-ton-miles-of-freight-since-1980/
Federal Highway Administration. (2019). Total U.S. ton-miles of freight from 1990 to 2045 (in trillions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 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., 17 Dec 2019, 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 June 05, 2020)
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