TSAR 1998

BTS Productshttps://doi.org/10.21949/15009851998PDFStatistical ReportFletcher, WendellSedor, JoanneUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsUnited States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsUnited StatesAir transportationCommodity flowCondition surveysCostsEconomicsEnergy consumptionEnergyEnvironmentEnvironmental impactsFinancingFreight and passenger trafficFreight transportationHighway transportationHighwaysIntermodal transportationMultimodal transportationPassenger transportationPipeline transportationPipelinesPublic transitRailroad transportationRevenuesStatisticsTransportation modesTransportation safetyTravel behaviorTrend (Statistics)Water transportationTransportation systemsUnited StatesTSARBTS98-S-01This fifth "Transportation Statistics Annual Report" assesses the nation's transportation system and the state of transportation statistics. The report is mandated by Congress [49 U.S.C. 111(j)] and is presented in two parts. Part I, The State of the Transportation System, in the first four chapters examines the state of the transportation system, its economic impacts, and unintended consequences for safety, energy, and the environment, and in the fifth chapter summarizes the quality of information underlying this assessment. Part II, Long-Distance Travel and Freight Movement, in the sixth and seventh chapters highlights the importance of the national transportation network through a discussion of the statistics on long-distance travel and nonlocal freight shipments.123