Road transport freight measured by mil tonne-km rose 1.65% to 2,990,197 mil tonne-km in the USA in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, road transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in the USA reached an all time high of 3,859,535 mil tonne-km in 2011 and an all time low of 919,308 mil tonne-km in 1980. When compared to USA's main peers, road transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Canada amounted to 168,181 mil tonne-km, 5,795,570 mil tonne-km in China, 204,316 mil tonne-km in Japan and 245,136 mil tonne-km in Mexico in 2015.
USA has been ranked 2nd within the group of 46 countries we follow in terms of road transport freight measured by mil tonne-km, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Road Transport Freight (mil tonne-km) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Australia | mil tonne-km | 184,330 | 188,434 | 193,035 | 199,344 | 205,735 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belize | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 135,294 | 136,393 | 143,043 | 143,921 | 160,561 | ... | ||||
| China | mil tonne-km | 4,338,967 | 5,137,474 | 5,953,486 | 5,573,810 | 5,684,690 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,287,300 | 1,407,800 | 1,508,000 | 1,653,600 | 1,822,300 | ||
| Japan | mil tonne-km | 246,175 | 233,956 | 209,956 | 214,092 | 210,008 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil tonne-km | 220,285 | 226,900 | 233,464 | 235,427 | 239,710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil tonne-km | 199,341 | 222,823 | 248,862 | 250,054 | 246,784 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102,808 | 104,476 | 108,365 | 118,582 | 124,650 | ... | ||||||||||
| USA | mil tonne-km | 3,668,077 | 3,859,535 | 2,802,389 | 2,878,898 | 2,941,804 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil tonne-km | 153,829 | 155,043 | 160,423 | 148,626 | 144,935 |
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