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Total Modal Activity

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000391

The overall activity (e.g., ton-miles) of a specific mode of transportation, whether used in a single-mode shipment, or as part of a multiple-mode shipment. For example, the total modal activity for private truck is the total ton-miles carried by private truck in single-mode shipments, combined with the total ton-miles carried by private truck in all multiple-mode shipments that include private truck (private truck and for-hire truck, private truck and rail, private truck and air, etc.)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000391
FieldTransportation
ReferencesTranStats Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000391",
  "term": "Total Modal Activity",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "The overall activity (e.g., ton-miles) of a specific mode of transportation, whether used in a single-mode shipment, or as part of a multiple-mode shipment. For example, the total modal activity for private truck is the total ton-miles carried by private truck in single-mode shipments, combined with the total ton-miles carried by private truck in all multiple-mode shipments that include private truck (private truck and for-hire truck, private truck and rail, private truck and air, etc.)",
  "references": [
    "TranStats Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/total-modal-activity/"
}

Record 391 of 450 in Transportation terminology (MLC-0120). Request the full dataset.