Logistics
32 columns
85 rows
8 formats

Multi-Modal Shipment Emissions Cost

This dataset provides detailed records of multi-modal shipments for small manufacturers, including origin and destination, transportation modes, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions with breakdowns by road, rail, and air. It enables comprehensive supply chain analysis for sustainability reporting, cost optimization, and environmental impact reduction, supporting data-driven logistics decisions.

last updated 24 Jan 2026
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Sustainability and carbon emissions reporting for regulatory compliance

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 85 rows · all 32 columns

shipment_idstring	shipment_modestring	cost_breakdown_rail_usdfloat	is_expeditedboolean	manufacturer_idstring	origin_street_addressstring	origin_citystring	origin_statestring	origin_postal_codestring	origin_countrystring	destination_street_addressstring	destination_citystring	destination_statestring	destination_postal_codestring	destination_countrystring	shipment_datedate	delivery_datedate	modes_usedstring	distance_kmfloat	weight_kgfloat	volume_m3float	goods_descriptionstring	shipment_cost_usdfloat	emissions_kg_co2efloat	emissions_breakdown_road_kg_co2efloat	emissions_breakdown_rail_kg_co2efloat	emissions_breakdown_air_kg_co2efloat	cost_breakdown_road_usdfloat	cost_breakdown_air_usdfloat	carrier_namestring	tracking_numberstring	sustainability_certifiedboolean
SHIP20240001	road	0	false	MFG105	29 Oakridge Lane	Buffalo	NY	14201	USA	2927 Willow Ave	Cleveland	OH	44114	USA	2024-03-12	2024-03-14	road	405.2	1350.5	7.2	Machine parts	890.75	155.3	155.3	0	0	890.75	0	TransLogix	TLX-928485	true
SHIP20240002	rail	954.6	false	MFG112	8129 Pinecrest Dr	Tacoma	WA	98402	USA	4531 Aspen St	Boise	ID	83702	USA	2024-05-03	2024-05-07	rail,road	852.7	1658	11.5	Sheet steel	1197.2	108.9	21.7	87.2	0	242.6	0	Western Railways	WR-204485	false
SHIP20240003	air	0	true	MFG101	5108 Poplar Rd	Austin	TX	78753	USA	4027 6th Ave	Denver	CO	80211	USA	2024-02-17	2024-02-18	air,road	1405	563.9	3.1	Electronic components	2390.4	545.6	25.2	0	520.4	212.5	2177.9	SkyFreight	SF-883291	false
SHIP20240004	road	0	false	MFG104	182 Maple Circle	Des Moines	IA	50309	USA	7712 Birch Lane	Kansas City	MO	64106	USA	2024-01-28	2024-01-29	road	333.5	888	5	Plastic containers	527.3	72	72	0	0	527.3	0	MidWest Trucking	MWT-339600	true
SHIP20240005	rail	672.8	false	MFG110	390 Cedar Ave	Montreal	QC	H3A 2A7	Canada	58 King Street	Toronto	ON	M5H 1A1	Canada	2024-04-19	2024-04-22	rail	542	2100	15.4	Aluminum sheets	672.8	41.7	0	41.7	0	0	0	Canadian Rail Ltd	CRL-998222	true
SHIP20240006	road	0	false	MFG107	4997 Spruce St	Manchester	NH	03101	USA	1011 Elm St	Hartford	CT	06103	USA	2024-02-25	2024-02-26	road	224.6	1120.2	4.7	Rubber gaskets	458.3	44.7	44.7	0	0	458.3	0	Atlantic Movers	AM-447100	false
SHIP20240007	road	0	true	MFG115	77 Oakwood Ave	Columbus	OH	43215	USA	923 Cedar St	Chicago	IL	60611	USA	2024-05-06	2024-05-07	road	550.7	950	6.3	Packaging supplies	635.9	80.2	80.2	0	0	635.9	0	ExpressHaul	EH-111034	false
SHIP20240008	road	0	false	MFG118	2039 Sycamore Blvd	San Diego	CA	92110	USA	1421 Bay St	Sacramento	CA	95814	USA	2024-03-22	2024-03-23	road	808.6	1428.3	7.8	Printed materials	909	127.1	127.1	0	0	909	0	Golden State Freight	GSF-330141	true
SHIP20240009	road	0	false	MFG103	8716 Forest Lane	Calgary	AB	T2P 2G8	Canada	211 River St	Edmonton	AB	T5J 3S9	Canada	2024-02-13	2024-02-14	road	297.4	768.1	4.2	Industrial fasteners	408.6	38.7	38.7	0	0	408.6	0	Prairie Shipping	PS-77144	true
SHIP20240010	road	0	false	MFG109	4410 Willow Dr	Seattle	WA	98101	USA	1212 Pine St	Portland	OR	97205	USA	2024-04-08	2024-04-09	road	278.9	1240.2	6.4	Office furniture	487.45	49	49	0	0	487.45	0	Pacific Truckers	PT-23099	false
SHIP20240011	road	0	false	MFG106	2338 Elm St	Birmingham	AL	35203	USA	1002 Peach St	Atlanta	GA	30303	USA	2024-01-10	2024-01-12	road	237.7	507.5	2.6	Packaging films	321.1	33.1	33.1	0	0	321.1	0	Southeast Freight	SEF-19002	false
SHIP20240012	rail	405.3	false	MFG112	6006 Redwood St	Salt Lake City	UT	84101	USA	8651 Elm St	Las Vegas	NV	89101	USA	2024-02-03	2024-02-05	rail,road	689.3	1105.8	8.9	Cement bags	593.2	55.6	13.3	42.3	0	187.9	0	Desert Rail	DR-11092	true
SHIP20240013	road	0	false	MFG114	1108 Magnolia Ave	Charlotte	NC	28202	USA	3201 Oak St	Raleigh	NC	27601	USA	2024-03-05	2024-03-06	road	227.9	672.3	2.8	Paper rolls	312.7	30.2	30.2	0	0	312.7	0	Carolina Haul	CH-22910	false
SHIP20240014	road	0	false	MFG113	8021 Birchwood Dr	Minneapolis	MN	55401	USA	4638 Pine St	St Paul	MN	55101	USA	2024-04-01	2024-04-01	road	14.8	132.2	1.1	Sample textiles	62.9	6.9	6.9	0	0	62.9	0	Twin Cities Freight	TCF-88119	false
SHIP20240015	road	0	true	MFG108	6420 Walnut St	Dallas	TX	75201	USA	4829 Cedar Dr	Houston	TX	77002	USA	2024-05-10	2024-05-11	road	385.6	781	5.4	Plastic bottles	392	70.5	70.5	0	0	392	0	Texas Long Haul	TLH-32019	false
SHIP20240016	road	0	false	MFG116	7913 Aspen Blvd	Orlando	FL	32801	USA	2120 Maple Ave	Tampa	FL	33602	USA	2024-01-31	2024-02-01	road	135.9	410.5	2.2	Corrugated boxes	218.8	14.9	14.9	0	0	218.8	0	Sunshine Shipping	SS-90239	true
SHIP20240017	road	0	false	MFG117	5917 Pine St	San Francisco	CA	94111	USA	4106 Oak St	Los Angeles	CA	90001	USA	2024-02-16	2024-02-16	road	611.4	1207.3	6.5	Glass panels	855.6	102.6	102.6	0	0	855.6	0	Golden Gate Logistics	GGL-44029	true
SHIP20240018	rail	517.2	false	MFG115	2009 Willow St	Ottawa	ON	K1P 1J1	Canada	803 Maple Dr	London	ON	N6A 3L5	Canada	2024-05-15	2024-05-17	rail,road	580.6	1472.4	9.7	Steel rods	711.1	46.7	9.2	37.5	0	193.9	0	Ontario Railways	OR-20130	false
SHIP20240019	road	0	false	MFG106	3200 Spruce Ave	Philadelphia	PA	19103	USA	2900 Elm St	Baltimore	MD	21201	USA	2024-01-22	2024-01-22	road	155.1	681.4	3.2	Printed labels	215.9	15.2	15.2	0	0	215.9	0	Atlantic Movers	AM-99012	true
SHIP20240020	road	0	false	MFG101	9012 Cedar Ave	San Jose	CA	95110	USA	2105 Pine St	Fresno	CA	93721	USA	2024-03-18	2024-03-19	road	246.3	911.2	4.8	Plastic films	287.2	23.8	23.8	0	0	287.2	0	West Coast Freight	WCF-38012	false

What the 85 rows show

from the 85-row sample

Road (shipment mode) stands out: mean cost_breakdown_rail_usd is 0.0, against 448.9 for the rest.

21%is_expedited = true
0.0median cost_breakdown_rail_usd
3origin countries
4destination countries
7modes useds
372.4median distance_km

Mean cost_breakdown_rail_usd by shipment_mode85 rows

cost_breakdown_rail_usd85 rows, in bands of 200

Median 0.0, from 0.0 to 1,920.

manufacturer_id85 rows · top 10 of 35 values

MFG1053
MFG1123
MFG1103
MFG1073
MFG1153
MFG1183
MFG1033
MFG1093
MFG1063
MFG0083

32 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 17
float 11
date 2
boolean 2

Columns

32 columns in four groups

blueprint · 32 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 17 columns
`shipment_id`	string	Unique identifier for each shipment recordunique	SHIP20240001
`manufacturer_id`	string	Unique identifier for the manufacturer responsible for the shipment	MFG105
`origin_street_address`	string	Street address where the shipment originates	29 Oakridge Lane
`origin_city`	string	City where the shipment originates	Buffalo
`origin_state`	string	State or region where the shipment originates	NY
`origin_postal_code`	string	Postal code of the shipment origin	14201
`origin_country`	string	Country where the shipment originates3 countries	USA
`destination_street_address`	string	Street address where the shipment is delivered	2927 Willow Ave
`destination_city`	string	City where the shipment is delivered	Cleveland
`destination_state`	string	State or region where the shipment is delivered	OH
`destination_postal_code`	string	Postal code of the shipment destination	44114
`destination_country`	string	Country where the shipment is delivered4 countries	USA
`shipment_mode`	string	Primary mode of transportation used for the shipmentroad · rail · air · multi-modal	road
`modes_used`	string	Comma-separated list of all transportation modes used for this shipment (e.g., 'road,rail')7 useds	road
`goods_description`	string	Short description of goods being shippedoptional	Machine parts
`carrier_name`	string	Name of the logistics carrier responsible for the shipmentoptional	TransLogix
`tracking_number`	string	Carrier-provided tracking number for the shipmentoptional	TLX-928485
Numbers 11 columns
`distance_km`	float	Total distance covered by the shipment in kilometers0 or more	405.2
`weight_kg`	float	Total weight of the shipment in kilograms0 or more	1350.5
`volume_m3`	float	Total volume of the shipment in cubic meters0 or more · optional	7.2
`shipment_cost_usd`	float	Total cost of the shipment in US dollars0 or more	890.75
`emissions_kg_co2e`	float	Total greenhouse gas emissions for the shipment, measured in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more	155.3
`emissions_breakdown_road_kg_co2e`	float	Emissions attributed to the road segment of the shipment in kg CO2e0 or more · optional	155.3
`emissions_breakdown_rail_kg_co2e`	float	Emissions attributed to the rail segment of the shipment in kg CO2e0 or more · optional	0
`emissions_breakdown_air_kg_co2e`	float	Emissions attributed to the air segment of the shipment in kg CO2e0 or more · optional	0
`cost_breakdown_road_usd`	float	Cost attributed to the road segment of the shipment in US dollars0 or more · optional	890.75
`cost_breakdown_rail_usd`	float	Cost attributed to the rail segment of the shipment in US dollars0 or more · optional	0
`cost_breakdown_air_usd`	float	Cost attributed to the air segment of the shipment in US dollars0 or more · optional	0
Dates and times 2 columns
`shipment_date`	date	Date when the shipment was dispatched	2024-03-12
`delivery_date`	date	Date when the shipment was deliveredoptional	2024-03-14
True or false 2 columns
`is_expedited`	boolean	Indicates if the shipment was expedited (true/false)optional	false
`sustainability_certified`	boolean	Indicates if the shipment or carrier is certified for sustainability standardsoptional	true

Use it for

A logistics dashboard
The is_expedited rate, cost_breakdown_rail_usd by shipment_mode and a breakdown of manufacturer_id. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 61 road rows have a mean cost_breakdown_rail_usd of 0.0?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Shipments85
SHIP202400010road
SHIP202400030air
SHIP202400070road
A software demo
Believable shipments with manufacturer_id, origin_street_address and origin_city to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset85 rows32 columns

Yours1,000 rows32 columnsorigin_street_address: UK only

blueprint · multi-modal-shipment-emissions-cost

Behind this dataset

Same schema. As many rows as you need.

These 85 rows came out of a blueprint — 32 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.

Rules it was built with

Each record represents a unique shipment route and mode
Emissions calculated using standardized factors per mode of transport
Cost breakdown includes fuel, tolls, and handling fees
Shipments flagged if emissions exceed industry benchmarks
Region and shipment weight must be specified

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API slug: multi-modal-shipment-emissions-cost

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