- Commodity Flow Survey
- BTS State Transportation Statistics (including freight transportation statistics)
- US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
- American Trucking Associations
- Federal Railroad Administration Safety Statistics
- Amtrak State Fact Sheets
- FHWA Information by State
Freight Plans
- Chicago Metropolis Freight Plan
- Indiana Multimodal Freight and Mobility Plan
- Iowa Railroad System Plan
- Kansas Statewide Freight Study
- Kansas City Regional Freight Outlook Study
- Kentucky Statewide Intermodal Freight Plan
- Michigan Long-Range Transportation Plan 2005-2030 Freight Profile Technical Report
- Statewide Multimodal Freight Flows Study
- Kansas City Regional Freight Outlook Study
- Missouri Statewide Freight Study
- Freight Impacts on Ohio’s Roadways
- Ohio Inter-Modal Freight Strategy
- Wisconsin Rail Issues and Opportunities Report
National Transportation Atlas Database
Polylines:
- Freight Analysis Network
- Hazardous Material Routes
- Highway Performance Monitoring System
- National Highway Planning Network
- Railway Network
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigable Waterway Network
Polygons:
- Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
- The 112th Congressional Districts Boundaries
- U.S. County Boundaries
- U.S. County Political Boundaries
- Core Based Statistical Areas
- U.S. State Boundaries
- U.S. State Political Boundaries
NAFTA Statistics
- Table 1-52: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck or Rail Container Crossings
- Table 1-53: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck or Train Crossings
- Table 1-54: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck or Rail Container Crossings
- Table 1-55: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck and Train Crossings
Data Points
| Commodity Group | Data Point | Source |
| General Agriculture | Grain Elevators | Rice and Grain Service Agreement Warehouses Database |
| Grain Elevators | Federal Warehouse Act Licensed Warehouses Database | |
| UP Railroad Grain Elevators | Union Pacific Railroad | |
| CSX Railroad Grain Elevators | CSX Corporation | |
| CN Railroad Grain Elevators | The Canadian National Railway Company | |
| Soy | Oilseed Processors | National Oilseed Processor Association |
| Soymeal Processors | U.S. Soymeal InfoCenter | |
| Biodiesel Plants | Biodiesel Magazine | |
| Corn | Ethanol Plants | Renewable Fuels Association |
| Retail | Wal-Mart Distribution Centers | State Business Directories |
| Target Distribution Centers | Target Corporation | |
| Kohl’s Distribution Centers | Kohl’s Corporation | |
| Auto | GM Manufacturing Plants | General Motors Company |
| Ford Manufacturing Plans | Ford Motor Company | |
| Johnson Control Manufacturing Plants | Johnson Controls, Inc. | |
| Machinery | John Deere Manufacturing Plants | Deere & Company |
| Caterpillar Manufacturing Plants and Select Service Locations | Caterpillar Inc. | |
| Manitowoc Manufacturing Plants and Dealer Locations | The Manitowoc Company | |
| Terex Manufacturing Plants | Terex Corporation |
Base Maps
| Commodity Group | Metric | Source |
| Corn | Production (bushels) | 2008 USDA NASS County Crop Data Files |
| Wheat | Production (bushels) | 2008 USDA NASS County Crop Data Files |
| Soy | Production (bushels) | 2008 USDA NASS County Crop Data Files |
| Manufacturing | Total Value of Shipments (dollars) | 2002 U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census |
| Machinery | Total Value of Shipments (dollars) | 2002 U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census |
| Auto | Total Value of Shipments (dollars) | 2002 U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census |
| Retail | Total Sales (dollars) | 2002 U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census |
Interviews
| Commodity Group (State) | Interviewee | Position/Organization |
| Retail (Indiana) | Grant Monahan | President/Indiana Retail Council |
| Retail (Indiana) | Gary Darnell | Communications Manager/Wal-Mart Logistics |
| Auto (Michigan) | Pete Lukszys | Professor of Supply Chain Mgmt./ University of Wisconsin-Madison;Former Consultant/Ford Motor Co. |
| Soy (Minnesota) | Bob Zelenka | Executive Director/Minnesota Grain and Feed Association |
| Wheat (Kansas) | Bill Spiegel | Communications Specialist/Kansas Wheat |
| Wheat (Kansas) | Sarah Bowser | Director of Member Services/Kansas Grain and Feed Association |
| Corn (Illinois) | Jeff Adkisson | Executive Vice President/Grain and Feed Association of Illinois |
| Ethanol (Iowa) | Lucy Norton | Managing Director/Iowa Renewable Fuels Association |
Other Contacts
| Commodity Group (State) | Interviewee | Organization |
| General Agriculture (Wisconsin) | John Petty | Executive Director/Wisconsin Agri-Service Association |
| General Agriculture (Illinois) | Bill Bodine | Director of External Relations/Illinois Farm Bureau |
| General Agriculture (Iowa) | Craig O’Riley | Team Leader/Iowa DOT Office of Systems Planning |
| General Agriculture (Indiana) | Don Villwock | President/Indiana Farm Bureau |
| General Agriculture (United States) | Johnny Hill | Agricultural Economist, USDA AMS, TMP |
| Wheat (Minnesota) | David Torgerson | Executive Director/Minnesota Wheat Council |
| Wheat (Illinois) | Lowell Lenschow | Executive Secretary/Illinois Wheat Association |
| Soy (Michigan) | Kathy Maurer | Financial and Creative Director/Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee |
| Soy (Illinois) | Mark Albertson | Director of Marketing and Special Projects/Illinois Soybean Association |
| Soy (Iowa) | Karen Long | Project Coordinator/Iowa Soybean Association |
| Auto (Ohio) | Mark Vonderembse | Professor of Info. Op & Tech. Mgmt./University of Toledo |