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City Washington / DC / Warehousing / / Company Selected Transportation Industries / Coastal / / Country United States / / Currency USD / / IndustryTerm pipeline transportation / government transportation structures / freight transportation occupation / Freight transportation jobs / equipment manufacturing / transportation / transportation workers / freight transportation / transportation occupation / navigational services / refined petroleum products / air traffic control services / transportation structures / retail / rail transportation / transportation industries / passenger travel / private transportation equipment / railroad equipment / water transportation / non-transportation industries / freight transportation industry / air transportation / transportation subsector / car repairers / transportation carrier establishments / Real gross domestic product / ground passenger transportation / Fixed transportation assets / transportation occupations / transportation infrastructure / Transportation equipment / scenic and sightseeing transportation / Air-cargo services / subway systems / / Organization Postal Service / Federal government / U.S. Department of Energy / Bureau of the Census / U.S. Petroleum Prices / U.S. Department of Commerce / U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Economic Analysis / Energy Information Agency / Bureau of Labor Statistics / Association of American Railroads / / Position driver / support Driver/sales worker / General / Producer / Railroad brake / truck driver / Private Sector / lawyer / / Product BLS / / URL www.bls.gov/ces / www.bea.gov/iTable/index_FA.cfm / www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/us/US000_48.HTM / www.eia.doe.gov / www.bls.gov/lpc / www.bls.gov / www.bea.gov/national/FA2004/index.asp / www.census.gov/econ/census07 / www.bls.gov/oes / www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm / / SocialTag 
IV. THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY The freight transportation industry is an important part of the U.S. economy. It employs millions of people, supports economic activity, and invests in transportation infrastructur