U.S. Airlines’ July 2026 Aviation Fuel Cost down 1.8%, Consumption up 3.8%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon down 5.4% from June 2026

June 2026 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Down 1.4% from the Same Month Last Year

North American Transborder Freight valued at $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% from July 2025

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Border Crossing Data 2026 Mid-Year

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Truck Transportation Employment

$1.49M August 2026, -10K from August 2025

Personal Spending on Vehicles & Parts

$622B Q3 2026, +$11B from Q3 2025

State and Local Gov't Spending on Highway & Street Construction

$16.7B August 2026, +$7M from August 2025

Light Truck Sales

1.15M August 2026, -8K from August 2025

Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles

2.8B June 2026, +32M from June 2025

Transit Bus Ridership (Fixed Route)

312M July 2026, +4M from July 2025

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October 2, 2026

September 2026 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.7%) Rises Above the September 2025 Level (4.3%)

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.7% (not seasonally adjusted) in September 2026.

09/30/2026 BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 9/30/26

09/30/2026 Phaseout Deadline for Older Tank Car Types Pass as the Number of Safer Tank Cars Continues Increasing

09/29/2026 Second Quarter 2026 Average Air Fare Increased 2.0% from First Quarter 2026

09/23/2026 North American Transborder Freight valued at $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% from July 2025

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Truck movements in Texas during January 23–27, 2026 winter storm

A map depicting the movement of trucks during the January 23–27, 2026 North American winter storm. The first frame begins on January 20th, and each subsequent day is depicted until February 1st. As snow begins to fall, metropolitan areas inside the Texas triangle see a sharp decrease in distance traveled until weather conditions improved towards the end of January.

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2026 Tank Car Report

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Transborder Freight Data Annual Report: 2025

This report compiles the dollar value of commodities that moved across the United States’ land borders with Canada and Mexico by mode of transportation.

Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2025 (TSAR)

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