U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #619: April 19, 2010
Transportation Sector Revenue by Industry

According the latest Economic Census (2002), the trucking industry is the largest contributor of revenue in the transportation sector, contributing more than one-quarter of the sectors revenue. The air industry contributes just under one-quarter, as does other transportation and support activities, which include sightseeing, couriers and messengers, towing services, port and airport operations, and other support activities.

Transportation Sector Revenue by Industry, 2002 Economic Census
Graph showing the transportation sector revenue by industry (truck, air, other trans and support activities, warehouseing and storage, rail, transit and ground passenger trans, warehouseing and storage, rail, transit and ground passenger trans, pipeline, and water) for the economic census year 2002. For more detailed information, see supporting information below.

Supporting Information

Transportation Sector Revenue by Industry, 2002 Economic Census
Industry Billion Dollars Share of Total
Truck 91.4 27.8%
Air 80.0 24.3%
Other Transportation & Support Activities 75.5 22.9%
Warehousing & Storage 26.1 7.9%
Rail 26.0 7.9%
Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation 14.4 4.4%
Pipeline 10.4 3.2%
Water 5.3 1.6%
Total 329.1 100.0%

Source: National Academy of Sciences, Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, prepublication copy, March 2010, p. 1-8.
Original source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2005.

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