Hazmat in Motion · Compare

Two Loads,
Side by Side

Pick any two of the top commodities. The bars share one scale across the gutter, so the lengths are the comparison. Each material is also flagged against the typical serious rate - no pairwise number is invented.

Gasoline

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 2,380
Serious rate 6% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 3%
Air 0%
Water 4%

Sodium Hydroxide Solution

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 1,120
Serious rate 5% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 88%
Rail 8%
Air 1%
Water 3%

Paint (and Paint-Related Material)

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 990
Serious rate 2% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 90%
Rail 1%
Air 8%
Water 1%

Sulfuric Acid

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 870
Serious rate 7% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 82%
Rail 13%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Hydrochloric Acid

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 760
Serious rate 6% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 86%
Rail 9%
Air 1%
Water 4%

Diesel Fuel

3 · Combustible Liquid
Incidents / yr 720
Serious rate 5% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 2%
Air 0%
Water 3%

Sodium Hypochlorite Solution

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 610
Serious rate 4% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 89%
Rail 6%
Air 2%
Water 3%

Lithium Ion Batteries

9 · Miscellaneous
Incidents / yr 560
Serious rate 8% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 58%
Rail 1%
Air 39%
Water 2%

Adhesives

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 480
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 84%
Rail 2%
Air 13%
Water 1%

Elevated Temperature Liquid (Asphalt)

9 · Miscellaneous
Incidents / yr 430
Serious rate 9% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 5%
Air 0%
Water 2%

Ammonia, Anhydrous

2.3 · Toxic Gas
Incidents / yr 360
Serious rate 14% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 74%
Rail 21%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Compressed Gas, Flammable

2.1 · Flammable Gas
Incidents / yr 320
Serious rate 7% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 80%
Rail 6%
Air 11%
Water 3%

Resin Solution

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 290
Serious rate 2% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 91%
Rail 3%
Air 5%
Water 1%

Chlorine

2.3 · Toxic Gas
Incidents / yr 210
Serious rate 18% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 55%
Rail 40%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Gasoline

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 2,380
Serious rate 6% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 3%
Air 0%
Water 4%

Sodium Hydroxide Solution

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 1,120
Serious rate 5% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 88%
Rail 8%
Air 1%
Water 3%

Paint (and Paint-Related Material)

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 990
Serious rate 2% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 90%
Rail 1%
Air 8%
Water 1%

Sulfuric Acid

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 870
Serious rate 7% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 82%
Rail 13%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Hydrochloric Acid

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 760
Serious rate 6% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 86%
Rail 9%
Air 1%
Water 4%

Diesel Fuel

3 · Combustible Liquid
Incidents / yr 720
Serious rate 5% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 2%
Air 0%
Water 3%

Sodium Hypochlorite Solution

8 · Corrosive
Incidents / yr 610
Serious rate 4% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 89%
Rail 6%
Air 2%
Water 3%

Lithium Ion Batteries

9 · Miscellaneous
Incidents / yr 560
Serious rate 8% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 58%
Rail 1%
Air 39%
Water 2%

Adhesives

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 480
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 84%
Rail 2%
Air 13%
Water 1%

Elevated Temperature Liquid (Asphalt)

9 · Miscellaneous
Incidents / yr 430
Serious rate 9% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 5%
Air 0%
Water 2%

Ammonia, Anhydrous

2.3 · Toxic Gas
Incidents / yr 360
Serious rate 14% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 74%
Rail 21%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Compressed Gas, Flammable

2.1 · Flammable Gas
Incidents / yr 320
Serious rate 7% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 80%
Rail 6%
Air 11%
Water 3%

Resin Solution

3 · Flammable Liquid
Incidents / yr 290
Serious rate 2% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 91%
Rail 3%
Air 5%
Water 1%

Chlorine

2.3 · Toxic Gas
Incidents / yr 210
Serious rate 18% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 55%
Rail 40%
Air 0%
Water 5%

Bars share one scale across both columns. "Typical" = the median serious rate across these commodities (6%). Illustrative figures; see the source note on the dashboard.