Question: MGT 3 2 3 - Assignment # 7 Using data provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics ( BTS ) , find answers to each

MGT 323-Assignment #7
Using data provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), find answers to each of the following. In
some cases, it may be most expedient to screenshot a chart or table that provides an answer.
Questions:
How much has the total number of trucks, locomotives, railcars and vessels changed in the past ten years?
How much of the United State's crude oil is moved by pipeline, vs railroad, vs tanker/barge?
Which city is the largest gateway for imports by air? How about by water?
What is the average MGP for semi-truck traffic in the United States? How many miles are cumulatively
traveled by truck traffic in the US each year?
Are Interstates kept in better or worse condition than other roadways? (BTS measures based on IRI-
International Roughness Index)
How have Class I railroads changed as regards employee count and revenue since the year 2000?
Which freight modes account for the most deaths each year?
Comparing 2012 to the most current year recorded, are there more or fewer bridges rated in "poor
condition"?
Flex Question: Add one piece of data not included above that you found interesting during your research for
this assignment.

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