COMMODITY SHIPMENTS BY TRANSPORTATION MODE
Nebraska - 1993, 1997, and 2002          
  1993 1997 2002
Transportation Mode Value ($ mil) % of  Total Tons (000) % of  Total Value ($ mil) % of  Total Tons (000) % of  Total Value ($ mil) % of  Total Tons (000) % of  Total
All Modes $42,534 100.0% 97,992 100.0% $59,013 100.0% 120,354 100.0% $61,797 100.0% 101,684 100.0%
Single $38,837 91.3% 96,879 98.9% $51,398 87.1% 116,886 97.1% $52,888 85.6% 100,231 98.6%
 Truck 34,181 80.4% 64,257 65.6% 47,289 80.1% 93,807 77.9% 49,569 80.2% 79,225 77.9%
    For-hire truck -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35,074 56.8% 36,202 35.6%
   Private truck -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14,408 23.3% 43,014 42.3%
 Rail 4,223 9.9% 30,213 30.8% 3,521 6.0% 22,749 18.9% 3,015 4.9% 20,778 20.4%
 Water S NA S NA S NA S NA S NA S NA
 Air 1 155 0.4% 5 0.0% 543 0.9% S NA 293 0.5% S NA
Multiple 2 3,160 7.4% 307 0.3% 6,042 10.2% S NA 7,259 11.7% 179 0.2%
 Parcel, USPS or courier 2,937 6.9% 149 0.2% 5,741 9.7% 187 0.2% 7,119 11.5% 162 0.2%
 Truck and rail 216 0.5% 156 0.2% S NA S NA S NA S NA
 Truck and water S NA S NA S NA S NA S NA S NA
 Rail and water -- -- -- -- S NA S NA S NA S NA
 Other multiple -- -- -- -- S NA S NA S NA S NA
Other and Unknown 538 1.3% 806 0.8% 1,573 2.7% S NA 1,649 2.7% S NA
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2002 Economic Census, Transportation - Commodity Flow Survey, December 2004.
S = Data do not meet publishing standards.
1 Includes truck and air.
2 Includes parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier.
Last Updated: March 10, 2006
by Nebraska Databook
email: michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov