The Internet was searched for truck, rail, and barge costs
data related to chemical shipments in the United States.
Data was found that suggests that approximately $46 billion
was spent by chemical companies in the US to ship their products in 2013. This represents a shipping cost to revenue
ratio of about 6% (total chemical sales in 2013 believed to be about $812
billion). Reducing this ratio by 1%
could save approximately $5 billion.
Data found suggests that the cost per ton mile for shipping
by truck in 2013 was in the $0.30 to $0.35 range. And, shipping by rail was in the $0.06 to
$0.07 range. Assuming this data is approximately
correct, truck shipments were about 5 times more expensive than rail shipments
in 2013.
Although truck shipments were more expensive, 2013 data
suggests that about 68% of all chemical shipments were by truck, 22% by rail,
and most of the rest by barge. Truck
shipping allows for greater flexibility, smaller shipments, and more on-time deliveries.
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