NTL Record

Title Truck Transport of Hazardous Chemicals : Isopropanol
Record ID 20342
Personal Name
Creator
Zebe, P. K.
Source 38p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Publication Date 19971200
Language English
Abstract The transport of hazardous materials by all modes is a major concern of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Estimates place the total amount of hazardous materials transported in the U.S. in excess of 1.5 billion tons per year. Highway, water, and rail account for nearly all hazardous materials shipments; air shipments are negligible. Fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, account for about half of all hazardous materials transported. Chemicals account for most of the remainder. The principal purpose of this report is to present estimates of truck shipments of isopropylamine, one of 147 large-volume chemicals that account for at least 80 percent of U.S. truck shipments of hazardous chemicals. All of the reports in this series are based on the best available information at the time the research was conducted. The U.S. chemical industry, however, operates in an environment in which markets, production processes, and distribution requirements can change substantially from year to year. The information in this report on (a) chemical producers and their plant locations, (b) consuming plants and their locations, and (c) the estimated traffic flow from producers to consumers, is thus subject to change.
Rosap ID dot:8483
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8483
TRT Terms Chemical industry; Chemical substances; Diesel fuels; Gasoline; Hazardous materials; Trucking
General Subjects Consumption; Distance; Distribution; Freight transportation; Industrial trucks; Marine terminals; Production; States(United States); Terminal facilities; Traffic flow; Transportation of hazardous materials; Transportation regulation; Truck ac; Truck usage
Classification NTL - FREIGHT - Trucking Industry;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Hazardous Materials Transportation;
NTL - FREIGHT - FREIGHT
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 38310435
TRIS Online
Accession No
769282
Contract Number RS830/P8001
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-97-6
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/20000/20300/20342/PB98123078.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository