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Washington State Freight Truck Origin and Destination Study:

Snohomish County

EWITS Research Report Number 21-Snohomish January 1998

by

Kathleen M. Painter

in cooperation with

Kenneth L. Casavant, EWITS Project Director Washington State University

Department of Agricultural Economics 101 Hulbert Hall

Pullman, WA 99164-6210

EWITS Research Report: Background and Purpose

This is the twenty-first in a series of Research Reports prepared from the Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study (EWITS). The reports prepared as a part of this study provide information to help shape the multimodal network necessary for the efficient movement of both freight and people into the next century. EWITS is a six-year study funded jointly by the Federal government and the Washington State Department of Transportation as a part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Dr. Ken Casavant of Washington State University is Director of the study. A state-level Steering Committee provides overall direction pertaining to the design and implementation of the project. The Steering Committee includes Jerry Lenzi, Chair and Regional Administrator (WSDOT, Eastern Region); Richard Larson, Regional Administrator (WSDOT, South Central Region); Don Senn, Regional Administrator (WSDOT, North Central Region); Charles Howard (WSDOT, Planning Manager), and Eric Berger, Executive Director, County Road Administration Board. Pat Patterson represents the Washington State Transportation Commission on the Steering Committee. An Advisory Committee with representation from a broad range of transportation interest groups also provides guidance to the study. The following are key goals and objectives for the Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study:

• Facilitate existing regional and state-wide transportation planning efforts.

• Forecast future freight and passenger transportation service needs for eastern Washington.

• Identify gaps in eastern Washington’s current transportation infrastructure.

• Pinpoint transportation system improvement options critical to economic

competitiveness and mobility within eastern Washington. For additional information about the Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study or this report, please contact Ken Casavant at the following address:

Ken Casavant, Project Director Department of Agricultural Economics

Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-6210

(509) 335-1608

DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the views of the author, who is responsible for the facts and accuracy the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Washington State Department of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification or regulation.

EWITS PREVIOUS REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE 1. Gillis, William R. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Linking Transportation System

Improvements to New Business Development in Eastern Washington.” EWITS Research Report Number 1. February 1994.

2. Gillis, William R. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Lessons from Eastern Washington: State

Route Mainstreets, Bypass Routes and Economic Development in Small Towns.” EWITS Research Report Number 2. February 1994.

3. Gillis, William-R. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Washington State Freight Truck Origin and

Destination Study: Methods, Procedures, and Data Dictionary.” EWITS Research Report Number 3. December 1994.

4. Gillis, William R. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Major Generators of Traffic on U.S. 395

North of Spokane: Including Freight Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Crossing the International Border.” EWITS Research Report Number 4. January 1995.

5. Newkirk, Jonathan, Ken Eriksen, and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Transportation

Characteristics of Wheat and Barley Shipments on Haul Roads To and From Elevators in Eastern Washington.” EWITS Research Report Number 5. March 1995.

6. Jessup, Eric and Kenneth L. Casavant. "A Quantitative Estimate of Eastern Washington

Annual Haul Road Needs for Wheat and Barley Movement.” EWITS Research Report Number 6. March 1995.

7. Gillis, William R., Emily Gruss Gillis, and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Transportation Needs

of Eastern Washington Fruit, Vegetable and Hay Industries.” EWITS Research Report Number 7. March 1995.

8. Casavant, Kenneth L. and William R. Gillis. "Importance of U.S. 395 Corridor For Local

and Regional Commerce in South Central Washington.” EWITS Research Report Number 8. April 1995.

9. Gillis, William R., Eric L. Jessup, and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Movement of Freight on

Washington's Highways: A Statewide Origin and Destination Study.” EWITS Report Number 9, November 1995.

10. Chase, Robert A. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Eastern Washington Transport-Oriented

Input Output Study: Technical Report.” EWITS Research Report Number 10. March 1996.

11. Chase, Robert A. Kenneth L. Casavant. "The Economic Contribution of Transport

Industries to Eastern Washington.” EWITS Report Number 11. April 1996. 12. Lee, Nancy S. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Waterborne Commerce on the Columbia-

Snake.” EWITS Report Number 12. October 1996. 13. Alderson, Lynn C., Kenneth L. Casavant and Eric Jessup. "Transportation

Characteristics and Needs of Forest Products Industries Using Eastern Washington Highways: Part I Economic Structure of the Industry.” EWITS Research Report Number 13. January 1997.

14. Eriksen, Ken and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Impact of North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) on Washington Highways - Part 1: Commodity and Corridor Projections.” EWITS Research Report Number 14. January 1997.

15. Alderson, Lynn C. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Transportation Characteristics and Needs

of Forest Products Industries Using Eastern Washington Highways: Part 2 Movement of Raw Logs.” EWITS Research Report Number 15. May 1997.


of Forest Products Industries Using Eastern Washington Highways: Part 3 Shipment from Mills.” EWITS Research Report Number 16. May 1997.


of Forest Products Industries Using Eastern Washington Highways: Part 4 Commercial Shipments.” EWITS Research Report Number 17. February 1997.

18. Jessup, Eric L., John Ellis, and Kenneth L. Casavant. “A GIS Commodity Flow Model for

Transportation Policy Analysis: A Case Study of the Impacts of a Snake River Drawdown.” EWITS Research Report Number 18. May 1997.

19. Lee, Nancy S. and Kenneth L. Casavant. “A Commodity and Origin-Destination Analysis

of Rail Traffic in Washington--1990-1995. EWITS Research Report Number 19. May 1997.

20. Edwards, Richard, Eric L. Jessup, and Kenneth L. Casavant. “Eastern Washington On-

Farm and Commercial Grain Storage.” EWITS Research Report Number 20. January 1998.

EWITS Previous Working Paper Series Now Available 1. Lee, Nancy and Ken Casavant. "Grain Receipts at Columbia River Grain

Terminals.” EWITS Working Paper #1, March 1996.

2. Lenzi, Jerry, Eric Jessup, and Ken Casavant. "Prospective Estimates for Road Impacts in Eastern Washington from a Drawdown of the Lower Snake River.” EWITS Working Paper #2, March 1996.

3. Ellis, John, Eric Jessup, and Ken Casavant. "Modeling Changes in Grain

Transportation Flows in Response to Proposed Snake River Drawdowns: A Case Study for Eastern Washington.” EWITS Working Paper #3, March, 1996.

4. Painter, Kate and Ken Casavant. "A Comparison of Canadian Versus All Truck

Movements In Washington State With A Special Emphasis On Grain Truck Movements.” EWITS Working Paper #4, March 1996.

5. Jessup, Eric L., John Ellis and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Estimating the Value of

Rail Car Accessibility for Grain Shipments: A GIS Approach.” EWITS Working Paper #5. April 1996.

6. Painter, Kathleen M. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Truck Movement

Characteristics on Selected Truck Routes in Washington State.” EWITS Working Paper #6. August 1996.

7. Lee, Nancy S. and Kenneth L. Casavant. "Grain Receipts at Columbia River

Grain Terminals, 1980-81 to 1995-96.” EWITS Working Paper #7. January 1997.

8. Jessup, Eric L. and Ken Casavant. "Economic Evaluation of Grain Shipment

Alternatives: A Case Study of the Coulee City and Palouse River Railroad.” EWITS Working Paper #8, March 1997.

Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Method of Analysis ....................................................................................................... 2 Presentation of Results ................................................................................................ 3 Snohomish County Results ......................................................................................... 4

List of Figures Figure 1 Washington State Highways ...................................................................... 6

List of Tables Table 1A Survey Sites and Traffic Direction.............................................................. 1 Table 1 Daily Truck Traffic by Road for Each Season, Snohomish County ............ 7 Table 2 Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Origin for Each Season, Snohomish County .................................................................................. 14 Table 3 Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Destination for Each Season, Snohomish County .................................................................................. 20 Table 4 Truck Traffic for Trips Originating or Ending in Snohomish County by Season................................................................................................ 28 Table 5 Truck Trips by Commodity for Truck Traffic Originating or Ending in Snohomish County .................................................................................. 29 Table 6 Weight Category by Commodity for Truck Loads Originating or Ending in Snohomish County .................................................................................. 29 Table 7 Weight Category by Road for Truck Loads Originating or Ending in Snohomish County .................................................................................. 30 Table 8 Truck Configuration by Type of Commodity Hauled, Snohomish County (%) ............................................................................ 30 Table 9 Truckers’ Home Base for Truck Trips Originating or Ending in Snohomish County .................................................................................. 31

Introduction A large statewide survey of truck traffic origination, destination, and freight characteristics provided the data for in-depth county level reports of freight truck movement in Washington State. Considerable detail on road usage, truck weight, truck configuration, commodity type, and seasonal traffic variation is available in this survey. We were able to examine a rich set of characteristics for trucks whose freight was either destined for or originating from a particular county. It is important to not the survey does not capture truck movement that did not pass through one of 20 survey sites located on major routes throughout the state (see Table 1A for survey sites). For this reason, considerable intra- and intercounty traffic will not be included for some counties depending on their proximity to a survey site. Again, these truck characteristics reflect only the truck movements as reported at the statewide survey locations. Table 1A--Survey Sites and Traffic Direction

Weigh Station Site Number Direction of Traffic Road Designation Brady West, WA 1 West SR12 Brady East, WA 2 East SR12 Cle Elum East, WA 3 East I90 Cle Elum West, WA 4 West I90 Deer Park South, WA 6 South SR395 Douglas POE (BC Border 7 North I5 Everett North, WA 8 North I5 Everett South, WA 9 South I5 Goldendale, WA 10 North/South SR97 Kelso South, WA 11 South I5 Othello, WA 12 All Four SR17 Pasco, WA 13 South SR395 Peshastin West, WA 15 West SR2 Plymouth POE, WA 16 North SR395 East Port Angeles Westbound, WA 17 West SR101 Sea Tac South, WA 19 South I5 Sea Tac North, WA 20 North I5 East Spokane POE, WA 21 West I90 Tokio East, WA 22 East I90 Tokio West, WA 23 West I90 Umatilla POE, WA 24 South SR395 Vancouver North, WA 25 North I5 Wallula POE, WA 26 All Four SR12, SR395, & SR 370 Osoyoos, BC (BC Border 28 North SR97 Oroville, WA (US Border 29 South SR97 Information for this report was provided by an extensive study of freight truck movements on major Washington State highways conducted under the Eastern Washington Intermodal Transportation Study (EWITS). This study was the first in the United States to collect statewide freight truck origination and destination data through direct interviews of truck drivers at weigh stations. Over 300 persons conducted these personal interviews of a total of 30,000 truck drivers, providing an extensive database on freight and goods movements in Washington State.

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Method of Analysis Truck traffic characteristics at the county level were analyzed for trucks whose trips either originated or ended in a particular county. Given the survey data, there was no feasible method for analyzing truck traffic that was simply passing through the county. Detailed truck traffic characteristics for each of Washington’s 39 counties by season included number of trucks with freight destined for that county per day, their payload weight and commodity type; road usage, including number of trucks per day, freight weight and commodity type; and number of trucks per day, freight weight and commodity type by city of cargo origin and destination. Truck traffic was analyzed on an annual basis for the following characteristics: county road usage, average and total truck tonnage, and number of trucks by commodity; distribution of freight weight by commodity and by road; type of commodity hauled by truck configuration; and truck carriers’ home base for truck trips originating or ending in that county. Truck traffic data is likely to be more accurate in terms of relative differences by road, season, etc., than actual magnitude for any one characteristic due to the nature of the survey approach.

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Presentation of Results Detailed truck traffic characteristics are presented for Washington’s 39 counties in a set of nine tables for each county. Table 1 presents information by road for truck traffic either originating or ending in that county for each season. Characteristics include total number of trucks, number of trucks with freight, average payload, and total tonnage. In addition, the percentage of loads by commodity on each road is calculated. Tables 2 and 3 present seasonal truck traffic characteristics by city of cargo origin and city of cargo destination, respectively. For each city, the daily number of trucks, trucks with freight, their average payload weight, and total truck traffic weight are presented. Again, there is a breakdown by commodity type for each city. Table 4 summarizes truck traffic characteristics for trucks whose trips end in that county by season. Total daily truck traffic, number of trucks with freight, average payload weight, and the total tonnage per day as well as the percentage of truckloads by commodity are presented. Table 5 analyzes truck traffic originating or ending in that county by commodity. The number of trucks per day as well as the average and total payload by commodity is presented. In addition, truck traffic usage by road is detailed for each commodity. Table 6 shows distribution of payload weight by commodity for truck traffic originating or ending in that county. Five weight categories in five-ton increments are used. Table 7 presents distribution of payload weight by road for truck traffic originating or ending in that county. Weight characteristics by commodity and by road are easily identified from these two tables. Table 8 shows truck configuration by commodity for truck traffic originating or ending in that county. The percentage of trucks with freight by configuration is presented for each commodity. Table 9 presents truckers’ home base by city and the number of Washington-based carriers for truck traffic originating or ending in the county. Overall, this county-by-county disaggregation of truck movements shows the powerful impact of particular commodity movements on certain roads and during certain seasons. Farm commodities are hauled from the field to the processor or market on a seasonal basis. Lumber harvest has considerable seasonal variation as well. Construction or closures on major roads used for these purposes will need to be planned accordingly. As different industries grow or shrink, they create specific demands on the transportation infrastructure that may need to be accommodated in future transportation planning. These results represent a summary of truck traffic origin and destination information at the county level. This information should be useful for state and county planning with respect to traffic sources, either origin or destination, and the characteristics of this traffic. It should also be valuable for planning road maintenance and construction at the county and regional level.

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Snohomish County Results The most heavily used truck route in Snohomish County is Interstate 5 (I5), with a daily average truck count ranging from a high of 5,021 in summer to a low of 3,525 in spring (Table 1). Interstate 405 (I405) is the next most heavily used truck route, averaging between 962 and 1,248 trucks per day across the seasons. Other routes averaging approximately 200 trucks or more per day include State Routes 2 and 530 (SR2 and SR530). State Routes 104, 9, 526, 525, 527, and 99, (SR104, SR9, SR526, SR525, SR527, and SR99) average between 20 and 150 trucks per day across the seasons (see Table 1). The most commonly hauled products on I5, in order of magnitude, are food, lumber or wood products, paper or pulp products, general freight, glass or cement, and transportation equipment, among others. The average payload weight ranges from 10 to 14 tons. Truck traffic on I405 is similar in composition, with slightly higher average payloads of 11 to 16 tons. Average daily truck traffic on SR2 is lowest in spring at 180 per day, and highest in fall at 323 per day. Freight consists of agricultural products, food, lumber or wood, furniture, metal products, and chemicals, among others. The average payload weight ranges from 9 to 20 tons across the seasons. Truck traffic on SR530 ranges from an average of 279 trucks per day in fall to 518 per day in summer. Lumber and wood products is the most common category of freight, with food and agricultural products next most common. Average payloads on this route peak in summer at 23 tons. The remaining truck routes generally average under 100 trucks per day and carry a large variety of freight including glass or cement, food, metal products, machinery, general freight, and lumber or wood, among others. Average payload weight is relatively light for most of these routes at less than 20 tons. The heaviest payloads are hauled on SR9, averaging 27 tons in both fall and summer. The majority of truck traffic originating from Snohomish County leaves from the town of Everett, ranging from an average of 930 trucks per day in winter to 1469 per day in summer (Table 2). Arlington, Lynnwood, and Marysville have the next highest levels of outgoing truck traffic. Arlington averages from 190 per day in spring to 322 trucks per day in summer. Truck traffic from Lynnwood ranges from a daily average of 50 in spring to 182 per day in winter, while traffic from Marysville ranges from 180 per day in spring to 283 per day in summer. Truck traffic averaging fewer than 100 trucks per day originates from six to eight other towns in the county as well (see Table 2). Main categories of freight leaving from Everett include paper or pulp, food, lumber or wood, and transportation equipment, in declining order of importance. Lumber or wood products is the predominant freight from Arlington. Freight is much more varied from Lynnwood and Marysville. The highest average payload weight of 34 tons occurs for freight originating from Monroe in spring, when freight consists of food products. The next highest average payload weights of 32 and 27 tons occur for freight originating from Darrington and Edmonds, respectively, in fall, when freight consists of lumber or wood products, petroleum, food, and paper or pulp products. Trucks headed to destinations in Snohomish County are most likely to be headed for Everett, Arlington, Lynnwood, and Marysville (Table 3). Incoming truck traffic for Everett ranges from on average of 799 trucks per day in spring to 1429 in summer. Freight to Everett is most likely to fall into the categories of food, transportation equipment, and general freight, although lumber or wood products and pulp or paper products are also important. Traffic to Arlington, Lynnwood, and Marysville ranges from 121 to 381 trucks per day across the seasons. Furniture is a major category of freight to Arlington, peaking in spring at 40% of trucks with loads. A variety of other freight is also hauled from Arlington, including glass or cement, metal, solid waste, machinery,

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recycled materials, and agricultural products. Food, electrical products, machinery, and lumber or wood products are commonly hauled to Lynnwood, with considerable seasonal variation. Freight to Marysville is also quite varied, with freight categories similar to those for Lynnwood, plus agricultural products and livestock at certain times of year. Incoming truck traffic for the remaining towns in Snohomish County is generally less than 100 trucks per day with the exception of Edmonds in fall and spring. The highest average payload weights occur for freight destined for Stanwood, peaking at 26 tons in spring when freight consists of lumber or wood and agricultural products. Total truck traffic heading for or leaving from Snohomish County ranges from 5,137 trucks per day in summer to 3,684 trucks per day in spring (Table 4). The most common freight categories include lumber or wood, food products, and paper or pulp. Average payload weights are highest in summer at 15 tons. Table 5 shows road usage by type of freight for the major commodities hauled into or out of Snohomish County over the entire year. I5 is used by 96% to 97% of all trucks hauling freight in Snohomish County. SR2 is the next most common truck route, used by approximately one third of all trucks hauling freight. I405 is used by 23% to 31% of all trucks with freight, depending on the category. SR530 is used by 31% of trucks hauling lumber or wood products, but only 6% of trucks hauling other types of freight. Lumber or wood products make up 13% of loaded trucks and account for 21% of the total tonnage, with the heaviest average payload weight of 20 tons. Weight category by commodity for trucks hauling freight into or out of Snohomish County is presented in Table 6. For trucks carrying food products, one-third have loads weighing less than 5 tons while another 30% have loads weighing between 15 and 25 tons. For trucks carrying lumber or wood products, 27% have loads weighing over 30 tons. Eight percent or less of freight in other categories falls in this category. Table 7 shows weight category by roadway for truckloads originating or ending in Snohomish County. For the 9,943 trucks with loads in the survey using I5, 38% have payload weights of less than 5 tons. Although I405 carries just one-fourth the truck traffic of I5, the percentage of trucks by weight category is nearly identical. SR104 handles the highest percentage of freight weighing 30 tons or more as 28% of loaded trucks fall in this category. On both SR99 and SR2, over 40% of the trucks carry payloads weighing less than 5 tons. The most common truck configuration for trucks carrying loads into or out of Snohomish County is the straight truck, accounting for 39% of the trucks with loads (Table 8). The next most common configuration is the tractor-trailer combination, used by 36% of the trucks with loads. Another 16% are truck and trailer combinations and nine percent are tractors with two trailers. Over a four-day period (one day in each season), a total of 17,911 trucks, loaded or empty, were either heading for or leaving Snohomish County (Table 9). Of these trucks, 79% were Washington-based carriers. Everett is home base for 19% of the surveyed carriers and another 13% are based out of Seattle.

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Table 1--Daily Truck Traffic by Road for Each Season, Snohomish County Commodity

Season/ Road

Total Trucks Per Day

(No.)

Loaded Trucks Per Day

(No.)

Average Payload (Tons)

Total Tonnage1 Category Percent

Fall: I5 4,551 2,920 11 32,422 Food 13

Lumber, wood 15 Paper, pulp 5 Glass, cement 8 Metal 5 Machinery 5 Trans. equipment 5 General freight 6

I405 962 639 13 8,193 Agriculture 8 Food 15 Lumber, wood 23 Paper, pulp 8 Glass, cement 7 Electrical 5 General freight 5

SR2 323 191 17 3,196 Agriculture 10 Food 23 Laundry 5 Lumber, wood 20 Chemicals 5 Glass, cement 5 Metal products 9 General freight 5 Solid waste 5

SR530 279 224 18 4,067 Furniture 50 Petroleum 5 Glass, cement 12 Metal 14 Metal products 9

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Table 1--Daily Truck Traffic by Road for Each Season, Snohomish County (cont.) Commodity

Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: SR104 67 66 9 564 Agriculture 5

Food 5 Furniture 16 Petroleum 18 Glass, cement 26

SR9 50 26 27 705 Agriculture 16 Furniture 16 Pulp, paper 20 Petroleum 19 Solid waste 24

SR526 44 25 25 630 Food 45 Machinery 20 Mail packages 34

SR525 40 22 26 557 Food 52 Pulp, paper 24 Machinery 23

SR527 33 21 5 103 Machinery 100SR99 57 21 9 185 Metal products 100Winter: I5 4,194 2,699 11 29,973 Food 15

Lumber, wood 12 Paper, pulp 9 Glass, cement 5 Metal products 5 Machinery 6 Trans. equipment 9

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Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



Winter: I405 1,086 752 11 8,035 Food 15

Lumber, wood 15 Pulp, paper 6 Glass, cement 6 Machinery 7 Trans. equipment 8

SR2 309 162 9 1,443 Livestock 7 Food 6 Lumber, wood 13 Furniture 13 Glass, cement 21 Machinery 15 Recycled materials 7

SR530 360 215 14 3,102 Agriculture 6 Food 9 Lumber, wood 32 Petroleum 11 Rubber, plastic 6 Medical instr. 9

SR104 77 35 7 252 Agriculture 9 Laundry 42 Furniture 25

SR9 25 14 9 118 Rock, sand 38 Food 26 Furniture 9 Glass, cement 9 Rubber, plastic 9

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Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



SR526 123 112 7 744 Food 16 Lumber, wood 6 Glass, cement 22 Machinery 8

Trans. equipment 13 General freight 15

SR525 44 14 16 218 Food 79 Metal 21

SR527 22 22 1 29 Food 67 Glass, cement 33

SR99 147 72 11 771 Agriculture 10 Landscaping 10 Food 15 Pulp, paper 10 Lumber, wood 20 Machinery 12 Electrical 12 Recycled materials 10

Spring: I5 3,525 2,431 10 24,778 Agriculture 9

Food 11 Lumber, wood 13 Pulp, paper 7 Glass, cement 6 Trans. equipment 6 General freight 8

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Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



Spring: I405 1,025 668 11 7,589 Food 14

Lumber, wood 15 Pulp, paper 11 Chemicals 5 Rubber, plastic 8 Glass, cement 6 Medical instr. 6 General freight 7

SR2 180 138 14 1,961 Agriculture 13 Chemicals 17 Rubber, plastic 14 Glass, cement 7

SR530 405 261 16 4,278 Agriculture 15 Food 12 Lumber, wood 47 Petroleum 8 Metal 8

SR104 87 68 5 320 Agriculture 5 Food 17 Furniture 17 Glass, cement 5 Metal 34 General freight 23

SR9 21 21 19 397 Agricultural 6 Propane 46 Pulp, paper 16 General freight 27 Recycled materials 6

SR526 68 68 2 133 Food 14 Glass, cement 57 Machinery 29

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Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



Spring: SR525 75 44 4 155 Food 12

Glass, cement 88SR527 68 29 2 61 Print materials 33SR99 38 8 13 100 Metal 46

General freight 54Summer: I5 5,021 3,199 14 45,616 Food 19

Lumber, wood 11 Pulp, paper 8 Machinery 5 General freight 6

I405 1,248 769 16 12,136 Food 17 Lumber, wood 14

Pulp, paper 9 Chemicals 5 Trans. equipment 7 General freight 6

SR2 235 120 20 2,377 Agriculture 13 Landscaping 21 Food 30 Chemicals 17 Medical instr. 10

SR530 518 355 23 8,093 Agriculture 7 Food 14 Lumber, wood 44 Trans. equipment 7 Mail, packages 7

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Season/ Road


(No.)


(No.)



Summer: SR104 214 140 12 1,720 Agriculture 8 Food 24 Lumber, wood 30 Misc. goods 12 Solid waste 6SR9 73 39 27 1,053 Agriculture 38 Electrical 7 Trans. equipment 7 Solid waste 10 Recycled materials 17SR526 47 37 18 644 Machinery 33SR525 68 58 15 875 Agriculture 21 Furniture 37 Machinery 21SR527 149 75 7 547 Lumber, wood 17 Pulp, paper 17 Print materials 33 Machinery 17SR99 428 256 8 2,045 Agriculture 9 Landscaping 10 Food 10 Lumber, wood 5 Glass, cement 5 Electrical 19 Misc. goods 5 General freight 19 Mail, packages 91Total tonnage may differ from the number of trucks per day multiplied by the average payload due to rounding of values for average number of loaded trucks per day and average payload.

Table 2--Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Origin for Each Season, Snohomish County Commodity

Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: Arlington 321 220 22 4,744 Food 13

Lumber, wood 62 Glass, cement 8

Darrington 17 17 32 542 Lumber, wood 50Edmonds 41 31 27 846 Food 34

Pulp, paper 13 Petroleum 54

Everett 1,053 6,555 10 68,300 Agriculture 5 Food 5

Laundry 5 Lumber, wood 5 Furniture 5 Pulp, paper 5 Print materials 5 Chemicals 5 Petroleum 5 Rubber, plastic 5 Glass, cement 5 Metal 5 Metal products 5 Machinery 5 Electrical 5 Trans. equipment 5 Medical instr. 5 General freight 5 Mail, packages 5 Solid waste 5 Recycled materials 5

Lake Stevens 39 31 11 343 Lumber, wood 44 Chemicals 28

Machinery 28Lakewood 41 20 2 36 Misc. goods 50

General freight 50

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Table 2--Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Origin for Each Season, Snohomish County (cont.) Commodity

Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: Lynnwood 164 104 6 598 Pulp, paper 8 Print materials 13 Chemicals 10 Glass, cement 10 Metal 10 Metal products 10 Machinery 30 Recycled materials 10 Marysville 208 99 15 1,518 Livestock 9 Food 9 Lumber, wood 34 Rubber, plastic 9 Machinery 5 Trans. equipment 13 Monroe 29 19 4 70 Furniture 27 Glass, cement 45 General freight 28 Mountlake Terrace 33 12 1 12 Food 100 Mukilteo 98 60 8 483 Food 14 Furniture 27 Metal 22 Machinery 8 Misc goods 14 General freight 14 Smokey Point 9 9 8 65 Livestock 100 Snohomish 68 34 13 446 Agriculture 21 Food 39 Lumber, wood 31 Chemicals 9 Stanwood 36 19 20 374 Agriculture 56 Lumber, wood 27 Recycled materials 17

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Winter: Arlington 242 130 18 2,326 Food 16 Textiles 3 Lumber, wood 37 Petroleum 7 Machinery 8 Trans. equipment 7 Medical instr. 8 Recycled materials 7 Edmonds 26 18 12 211 Food 60 Laundry 40 Everett 930 585 12 7,100 Food 11 Lumber, wood 11 Pulp, paper 23 Machinery 6 Electrical 9 Trans. equipment 11 Lake Stevens 20 9 3 26 Misc. goods 100 Lakewood 4 4 19 84 Misc. goods 100 Lynnwood 182 67 8 519 Food 18 Furniture 33 Pulp, paper 17 Trans. equipment 22 Marysville 245 133 13 1,784 Food 25 Lumber, wood 8 Chemicals 6 Glass, cement 13 Machinery 15 Trans. equipment 16 Solid waste 6 Recycled materials 863 Monroe 49 20 13 245 Food 44 Chemicals 56

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Winter: Mountlake Terrace 22 22 4 95 Metal products 33 Machinery 33 General freight 33 Mukilteo 41 11 11 122 Food 100 Smokey Point 43 26 6 158 Agriculture 33 Metal 33 Medical instr. 33 Snohomish 92 55 9 485 Agriculture 14 Lumber, wood 19 Glass, cement 31 Machinery 16 Recycled materials 20 Stanwood 51 40 3 111 Lumber, wood 21 Chemicals 21 Machinery 9 Spring: Arlington 190 153 19 2,958 Food 13 Lumber, wood 53 Rubber, plastic 6 Metal 6 Metal products 13 Edmonds 4 4 4 16 General freight 100 Everett 953 644 6 3,597 Food 8 Lumber, wood 5 Pulp, paper 16 Rubber, plastic 6 Glass, cement 5 Metal 5 Machinery 5 Electrical 11 Trans. equipment 11 General freight 8


Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Spring: Lake Stevens 30 20 12 246 Lumber, wood 52

Chemicals 48Lakewood 3 3 2 5 Rubber, plastic 50

Metal 50Lynnwood 50 39 2 78 Agriculture 50Marysville 180 102 2 240 Agriculture 22

Lumber, wood 29 Print materials 10 Rubber, plastic 10 Glass, cement 10 Machinery 10 Electrical 10

Monroe 17 17 34 577 Food 69Mountlake Terrace 39 39 14 551 Mail, packages 50 Solid waste 50Mukilteo 20 10 2 15 Food 100Snohomish 20 10 21 214 Food 100Stanwood 38 13 4 56 Glass, cement 74

Trans. equipment 26Summer: Arlington 322 188 25 4,675 Agriculture 5

Food 22 Lumber, wood 57 Trans. equipment 13

Darrington 13 13 30 375 Lumber, wood 100Edmonds 46 33 7 236 Food 27

Misc. goods 36Everett 1,469 904 10 8,661 Food 18

Lumber, wood 5 Pulp, paper 19 Rubber, plastic 6 Metal 6 Machinery 5

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Summer: Lynnwood 150 84 8 660 Furniture 13

Petroleum 14 Electrical 29 General freight 14 Mail, packages 14 Solid waste 14

Marysville 283 166 11 1,903 Livestock 17 Food 25

Lumber, wood 15 Pulp, paper 8 Print materials 8 Metal products 8 Machinery 10 Medical instr. 8

Monroe 22 10 21 213 Chemicals 12 General freight 88

Mukilteo 33 33 14 468 Agriculture 35 Furniture 27

Snohomish 53 25 9 225 Food 49 Chemicals 51

Stanwood 84 59 18 1,064 Food 36 Lumber, wood 43

Machinery 21

1Total tonnage may differ from the number of trucks per day multiplied by the average payload due to rounding of values for average number of loaded trucks per day and average payload.

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Table 3--Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Destination for Each Season, Snohomish County Commodity

Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: Arlington 196 118 20 2,343 Petroleum 12

Lumber, wood 9 Glass, cement 18 Metal 17 Metal products 9 Solid waste 17 Recycled materials 10

Edmonds 117 60 10 598 Lumber, wood 38 Furniture 31

Petroleum 17 Glass, cement 14

Everett 1,344 898 9 7,810 Agricultural 6 Food 13

Furniture 6 Glass cement 9 Metal 6 Metal products 5 Machinery 8 Electrical 5 Trans. equipment 8 General freight 11

Lake Stevens 60 50 7 364 Propane 21 Food 21

Laundry 21 Electrical 17 General freight 21

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Table 3--Daily Truck Traffic by City of Cargo Destination for Each Season, Snohomish County (cont.) Commodity

Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: Lynnwood 164 116 11 1,258 Agricultural 5 Landscaping 7

Food 27 Furniture 7 Chemicals 7 Petroleum 7 Metal products 7 Electrical 10 Misc. goods 7 General freight 10

Marysville 269 176 5 853 Food 23 Textiles 6

Lumber, wood 35 Print materials 6 Chemicals 6 Petroleum 6 Glass, cement 17

Monroe 49 48 15 727 Agriculture 22 Food 45

Pulp, paper 21 Machinery 11

Mukilteo 56 35 20 697 Food 61 Lumber, wood 24

Pulp, paper 15Snohomish 66 44 14 616 Food 23

Lumber, wood 31 Metal products 19 Machinery 23

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: Stanwood 62 62 24 1,507 Agriculture 33

Livestock 8 Food 42 Petroleum 17

Winter: Arlington 295 196 17 3,283 Agriculture 6

Rock, sand 8 Lumber, wood 20 Petroleum 7 Rubber, plastic 6 Machinery 11 Solid waste 9 Recycled materials 10

Edmonds 37 0 0 0 Empty 100Everett 1,296 942 10 9,249 Agriculture 5

Food 14 Lumber, wood 10 Furniture 5 Pulp, paper 10 Glass, cement 6 Metal products 7 Machinery 5 Trans. equipment 11 General freight 5

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Winter: Lynnwood 160 134 8 1,092 Food 40

Lumber, wood 6 Chemicals 6 Rubber, plastic 8 Machinery 6 Electrical 14 Trans. equipment 5

Marysville 206 144 10 1,485 Agriculture 17 Livestock 6

Food 15 Laundry 5 Furniture 5 Rubber, plastic 5 Glass, cement 7 Metal products 5 Machinery 5 Trans. equipment 5 Misc. goods 5 General freight 5 Mail, packages 5 Recycled materials 5

Monroe 34 10 18 180 Food 11 Lumber, wood 89

Mukilteo 46 46 5 211 Food 63 Glass, cement 19 General freight 19

Snohomish 38 24 7 153 Agriculture 22 Livestock 16 Furniture 31 Machinery 31

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Winter: Stanwood 42 27 11 309 Agriculture 19

Lumber, wood 54 Electrical 27

Spring: Arlington 381 230 18 4,168 Agriculture 17

Food 5 Furniture 40 Chemicals 5 Petroleum 9 Rubber, plastic 2 Metal 9 Solid waste 9

Edmonds 116 106 4 474 Agriculture 18 Food 11 Furniture 11 Chemicals 9 Metal 9 Trans. equipment 11 General freight 31

Everett 799 652 15 9,867 Agriculture 7 Food 17 Laundry 5 Lumber, wood 9 Pulp, paper 7 Trans. equipment 7 Medical instr. 6 General freight 10 Mail, packages 9 Solid waste 5

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Spring: Lynnwood 237 167 8 1,260 Agriculture 17

Food 6 Furniture 13 Pulp, paper 7 Chemicals 7 Glass, cement 6 Machinery 12 Electrical 12 General freight 19

Marysville 156 79 19 1,471 Livestock 14 Propane 12

Food 25 Lumber, wood 21 Glass, cement 25

Monroe 43 27 24 648 Agriculture 64 Food 23 Chemicals 13

Mukilteo 36 25 3 80 Food 21 Glass, cement 79

Snohomish 99 75 8 592 Chemicals 8 Petroleum 8 Rubber, plastic 13 Glass, cement 13 Machinery 26 Trans. equipment 26 General freight 5

Stanwood 65 17 26 454 Agriculture 33 Lumber, wood 67

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Summer: Arlington 283 209 24 5,099 Food 5

Machinery 6 Agriculture 9 Metal products 6 Petroleum 8 Print materials 6 Rubber, plastic 6 Lumber, wood 11 Landscaping 5 Solid waste 18 Mail, packages 6 Recycled materials 13

Edmonds 59 34 15 506 Lumber, wood 17 Food 37 Misc. goods 14 Agriculture 33

Everett 1,429 999 15 15,230 Pulp, paper 6 Glass, cement 6

Electrical 5 Mail, packages 7 General freight 11 Trans. equipment 9 Lumber, wood 8 Food 15 Agricultural 5

Lynnwood 121 58 18 1,058 Landscaping 22 Food 19

Pulp, paper 18 Lumber, wood 19 General freight 22

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Season/ Town


(No.)


(No.)



Summer: Marysville 306 222 13 2,820 Machinery 11 Agriculture 5 General freight 5 Electrical 5 Livestock 7 Lumber, wood 5 Glass, cement 5 Textiles 5 Metal products 5 Food 37Monroe 6 4 2 8 Machinery 100Mukilteo 35 24 18 425 Machinery 50 Furniture 50Snohomish 39 23 23 526 Agriculture 6 Food 52 Lumber, wood 6 Chemicals 35Stanwood 71 43 23 978 Electrical 29 Livestock 43 Metal 291Total tonnage may differ from the number of trucks per day multiplied by the average payload due to rounding of values for average number of loaded trucks per day and average payload.

Table 4--Truck Traffic for Trips Originating or Ending in Snohomish County by Season Commodity

Season


(No.)


(No.)



Fall: 4,751 3,055 12 36,357 Agriculture 5 Food 13

Lumber, wood 15 Pulp, paper 6 Glass, cement 7 Metal 5 Machinery 5 Trans. equipment 5 General freight 6

Winter: 4,340 2,786 11 31,759 Food 15 Lumber, wood 12

Pulp, paper 9 Metal products 5 Machinery 6 Trans. equipment 9

Spring: 3,684 2,550 12 29,608 Agriculture 9 Food 12

Lumber, wood 13 Pulp, paper 7 Glass, cement 6 Trans. equipment 6 General freight 7

Summer: 5,137 3,288 15 49,581 Food 18 Lumber, wood 12

Pulp, paper 8 General freight 6

1Total tonnage may differ from the number of trucks per day multiplied by the average payload due to rounding of values for average number of loaded trucks per day and average payload.

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Table 5--Truck Trips by Commodity for Truck Traffic Originating or Ending in Snohomish County Total Weight County Roads Used

Commodity Truck Trips

Per Year (%) Tons % of Total

Avg. Payload (Tons) Road % of Trips

Food 15 20,569 14 12 I5 97 I405 25 SR2 32 SR530 6

Lumber, wood 13 30,360 21 20 I5 96 I405 31

SR2 34 SR530 31

Other 72 95,086 65 11 I5 96 I405 23 SR2 35 SR530 6

Table 6--Weight Category by Commodity for Truck Loads Originating or Ending in Snohomish County

Commodity Food Lumber, Wood Pulp, Paper Trans. Equip. General Freight Other

Weight Category

(tons) No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %<5 513 34 221 16 87 10 151 31 215 35 2637 42

5 - <10 262 17 90 7 232 28 127 26 229 37 1085 17 10 - <15 122 8 91 7 234 28 113 23 97 16 589 9 15 - <20 190 12 141 10 43 5 58 12 46 7 568 9 20 - <25 271 18 274 20 145 17 0 0 25 4 580 9 25 - <30 84 5 194 14 40 5 22 5 6 1 311 5

>30 86 6 371 27 50 6 11 2 0 0 489 8Total 1528 100 1382 100 831 100 482 100 618 100 6259 100

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Table 7--Weight Category by Road for Truck Loads Originating or Ending in Snohomish County

Road I5 SR9 SR99 SR2 SR104

Weight Category

(tons) No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % <5 3793 38 897 36 145 41 232 46 192 19

5 - <10 1787 18 397 16 100 28 35 7 125 12 10 - <15 1026 10 347 14 24 7 45 9 82 8 15 - <20 881 9 224 9 16 5 40 8 78 8 20 - <25 1183 12 320 13 51 14 61 12 175 17 25 - <30 483 5 132 5 12 3 36 7 74 7

>30 790 8 206 8 7 2 58 11 278 28 Total 9943 100 2523 100 355 100 507 100 1004 100

Table 8--Truck Configuration by Type of Commodity Hauled, Snohomish County (%)

Truck Configuration, % of Loads Commodity 1 2 4 5 No. of Loads

Agriculture 49 6 35 10 617 Livestock 14 9 53 24 138 Landscaping 14 39 28 18 136 Propane 21 0 54 24 40 Rock, sand 41 27 26 0 81 Food 33 24 33 10 1,717 Textiles 65 10 25 0 102 Laundry 52 22 25 0 143 Lumber, wood 17 16 53 13 1,482 Furniture 59 12 27 0 369 Pulp, paper 10 18 61 10 844 Print materials 72 14 14 0 144 Chemicals 61 12 18 6 335 Petroleum 34 31 21 14 346 Rubber, plastic 48 16 33 4 265 Glass, cement 71 5 16 7 621 Metal 46 15 33 6 374 Metal products 54 19 21 3 339 Machinery 59 19 22 1 611 Electrical 58 5 26 8 427 Trans. Equip. 51 21 28 0 688 Medical instr. 68 0 17 16 126 Misc. goods 69 0 31 0 98 General freight 17 14 50 19 650 Mail, packages 40 12 29 20 275 Solid waste 13 11 61 15 248 Recycled materials 27 11 39 24 228 Manuf. materials 0 0 100 0 27 Total 39% 16% 36% 9% 11,679 Legend: 1 = straight truck, 2 = truck and trailer,

4 = tractor and trailer, 5 = tractor and two trailers

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Table 9--Truckers' Home Base for Truck Trips Originating or Ending in Snohomish County

Location Number Percent By Town: Arlington 802 4 Everett 3,389 19 Kent 563 3 Marysville 941 5 Portland, OR 820 5 Seattle 2,318 13 Tacoma 884 5 Other 8,194 46 Total 17,911 100 Wash. State carriers: 14,240 79

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