ABSTRACT
The transportation sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation. Establishments in these industries use transportation equipment or transportation-related facilities as a productive asset. The type of equipment depends on the mode of transportation. The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline and have been classified in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) in the following manner:
Transportation (48) Air transportation (481000) Scheduled air transportation (481100) Nonscheduled air transportation (481200)
Rail transportation (482000) Rail transportation (482100) Water transportation (483000) Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation (483100) Inland water transportation (483200)
Truck transportation (484000) General freight trucking (484100) Specialized freight trucking (484200)
Transit and ground passenger transportation (485000)
Urban transportation (485100) Interurban and rural bus transportation (485200) Taxi and limousine services (485300) School and employee bus transportation (485400) Charter bus industry (485500) Other transit and ground passenger transportation (485900)
Pipeline transportation (486000) Pipeline transportation of crude oil (486100) Pipeline transportation of natural gas (486200) Other pipeline transportation (486300)
Scenic and sightseeing transportation (487000) Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land (487100) Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water (487200) Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other (487300)
Support activities for transportation (48800) Support activities for air transportation (488100) Support activities for rail transportation (488200) Support activities for water transportation (488300) Freight transportation arrangement (488400) Other support activities for transportation (488900)
Postal service (491000) Postal service (491100)
Couriers and messengers (492000) Couriers (492100) Local messenger and local delivery (492200)
Transportation is a multifaceted sector and certain subsectors will not be discussed in this chapter due to limited space and information gaps. Little has been written regarding water transportation, scenic and sightseeing transportation, urban transportation (buses, taxis, etc.), couriers=messengers, and the postal service as a part of the transportation sector. This does not mean that it does not have safety and health issues, but from the information presented in this chapter and this book much can be transferred or extrapolated to these subsectors.
