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133 a p p e n D i X F Environmental Freight Performance Measures: state of Practice
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Domestic Freight Transportation (CO2 Megatons) Mode 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 % Change 1990–2006 Truck 228.6 272.5 344.3 343.6 357.9 354.4 367.4 395.2 404.6 77% Rail Freight 34.1 39.6 44.9 45.5 45.6 47.0 49.8 50.4 51.5 51% Ships, Boats 32.8 40.1 50.6 29.8 47.8 20.7 29.5 33.2 30.2 -8% As shown in Table F.1, the EPA report notes that the 77 percent increase in truck-related GHE resulted from a doubling of diesel fuel consumption by trucking during the time period.
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Greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation generates about 33 percent of all U.S.
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The ATA publication Trucking Trends offers basic industry statistics related to fuel consumption, such as billions of gallons of diesel and gasoline used per annum as well as comparisons of fuel consumption and vehicle miles traveled. Fuel efficiency is considered through freight performance measures on the national level as well.9 Estimates can be made of fuel consumption for several types of U.S.
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3 EPA, Table-101 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Domestic Freight Transportation, Methodology for Estimating Emissions of CH 4 , N 2 O, and Indirect Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Combustion and Methodology for and Supplemental Information on Transportation-Related GHG Emissions, p.
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