* Includes natural gas, coke, asphalt includes coal and petroleum products not elsewhere classified such as liquefied natural gas, coke, asphalt, and other products of coal and petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel and fuel oil.
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Weight of key commodities - U.S. freight transportation 2017
This statistic portrays the major commodities for the U.S. freight transportation system in 2017, by weight. In that year, the dominant commodities by weight were natural gas, coke and asphalt, with over 2.2 billion tons.
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U.S. Department of Transportation. (November 20, 2019). U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons)." Chart. November 20, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2019). U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "U.S. Freight Transportation Commodities in 2017, by Weight (in Million Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Nov 2019, /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons) [Graph], U.S. Department of Transportation, November 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
