Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2004

This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, was prepared in response to a congressional mandate, laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111 (j). The report covers all modes of transportation. In addition to presenting the state of transportation statistics, the report focuses on transportation indicators related to the following topics: Productivity in the transportation sector; traffic flows; travel times; vehicle weights; variables influencing travel behavior; travel costs of intracity commuting and intercity trips; availability of public transit and number of passengers served; frequency of vehicle and transportation facility repairs; accidents; human and natural environment; conditions of the transportation system; transportation-related variables that influence global competitiveness; transportation and economic growth; government transportation finance; and transportation energy.