The timeline shows the number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2010. In 2008, 14,805 hazardous materials transportation incidents occurred on highways.
Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011
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Highway
Rail
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Water data are for incidents involving packaged materials only and do not include incidents where the vessel is the container (e.g., a barge or oil tanker).
In previous years, carriers were exclusively responsible for reporting hazardous materials release incidents. In 2005, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) expanded the reporting requirements to include: reports by person(s) in physical possession of a hazardous material at the time an incident occurs during transport; reports on nonrelease incidents such as structural damage to cargo tanks specified for 1,000 gallons or more and undeclared shipments of hazardous materials.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (August 19, 2013). Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011." Chart. August 19, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, RITA. (2013). Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Number of Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents in The United States by Carrier from 2004 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics & RITA, Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of hazardous materials transportation incidents in the United States by carrier from 2004 to 2011 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA, August 19, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197831/us-hazardous-materials-transportation-incidents-by-carrier-since-2004/