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Ton mile

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002310

The product of the distance that freight is hauled, measured in miles, and the weight of the cargo being hauled, measured in tons. Thus, moving one ton for one mile generates one ton mile.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002310
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002310",
  "term": "Ton mile",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The product of the distance that freight is hauled, measured in miles, and the weight of the cargo being hauled, measured in tons. Thus, moving one ton for one mile generates one ton mile.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/ton-mile/"
}

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