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The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture

About This Document

Agricultural products are the single largest category of freight transported on U.S. highways by volume. The Volpe Center collaborated with the U.S. DOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to study the economic impacts of the agriculture industry and the associated costs from transportation.

View highlights of key findings from the research on agriculture and transportation.

Last updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021