# Presentation: 400201

## 
Talking Freight Seminar
Washington D.C.
October 18, 2006

Ron Duych
Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Ronald.Duych@dot.gov
(202) 366-8908

**Talking Freight Seminar**
- Washington D.C.
- October 18, 2006
**Ron Duych**
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- _R__[onald.Duych@dot.gov](mailto:onald.Duych@dot.gov)_
- (202) 366-8908

## 1866 – 1871  Laws passed regulating explosives and flammable materials
1887 Interstate Commerce Commission Act
1908 Explosives and Combustibles Act
1911 Regulations adopted by the ICC
April 1, 1967 Department of Transportation formed
1975, 1990, 2005   Major hazardous materials            	transportation legislation

**1866 – 1871**  Laws passed regulating explosives and flammable materials
**1887** Interstate Commerce Commission Act
**1908** Explosives and Combustibles Act
**1911** Regulations adopted by the ICC
**April 1, 1967** Department of Transportation formed
**1975, 1990, 2005**   Major hazardous materials            	transportation legislation

## Reported Hazardous Materials Incidents 

**Source: Hazardous Materials Information System, US DOT**

## Serious vs. Other Incidents

**Source: Hazardous Materials Information System, US DOT**

## Reported Hazardous Fatalities 

## Jointly conducted by BTS & Census; BTS funded 80% & Census funded 20%
Fourth in a series – conducted in 1993, 1997 & 2002; now planning for 2007
Sample of 100,000 establishments from Census Business Register (753k)
Mandatory reporting requirement (part of 	Economic Census)

- Jointly conducted by BTS & Census; BTS funded 80% & Census funded 20%
- Fourth in a series – conducted in 1993, 1997 & 2002; now planning for 2007
- Sample of 100,000 establishments from Census Business Register (753k)
- Mandatory reporting requirement (part of 	Economic Census)

## Value
Tons
Ton-Miles
Average miles per shipment
Modes of transportation
State of origin & destination
Hazmat class/division/UN number
Special groupings

- Value
- Tons
- Ton-Miles
- Average miles per shipment
- Modes of transportation
- State of origin & destination
- Hazmat class/division/UN number
- Special groupings

## Identify hazmat flows & exposure by mode
Policy development
Rule making
Program planning
Public safety concerns
Denominator data for risk analysis
Security assessments
Emergency response and preparedness

- Identify hazmat flows & exposure by mode
- Policy development
- Rule making
- Program planning
- Public safety concerns
- Denominator data for risk analysis
- Security assessments
- Emergency response and preparedness

****Excludes crude petroleum, natural gas extraction and hazardous waste.  Imports and radioactive materials are not well sampled.***
**2002 Commodity Flow Survey**

**2002 Commodity Flow Survey**

- Total hazmat tons
- 2.2 billion

**2002 Commodity Flow Survey**

- Total hazmat ton-miles
- 326.7 billion

## Safety has historically been the focus of the Federal Government in hazardous materials transportation.
Security, because of September 11, 2001, is now a major concern and issue.
Incident/accident hazardous materials data are available from the HMIS. hazmat.dot.gov
Hazardous materials transportation flow data are available on a national level from the CFS.  Highway hazmat flow data is sparse on the state and local level. www.bts.gov or www.census.gov

- Safety has historically been the focus of the Federal Government in hazardous materials transportation.
- Security, because of September 11, 2001, is now a major concern and issue.
- Incident/accident hazardous materials data are available from the HMIS. _[hazmat.dot.gov](http://hazmat.dot.gov/)_
- Hazardous materials transportation flow data are available on a national level from the CFS.  Highway hazmat flow data is sparse on the state and local level. _[www.bts.gov](http://www.bts.gov/)__ or __[www.census.gov](http://www.census.gov/)_

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Contact Information

Email:	Ronald.Duych@dot.gov
Phone:	(202) 366-8908

Product Distribution:
BTS Website: www.bts.gov/btsprod

- Contact Information
**Email:**	_R__[onald.Duych@dot.gov](mailto:onald.Duych@dot.gov)_
**Phone:**	(202) 366-8908
**Product Distribution:**
- BTS Website: _[www.bts.gov/btsprod](http://www.bts.gov/btsprod)_