Table 1-48: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Truck or Railcar Crossings, 2000-2001
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 1-48: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Truck or Railcar Crossings, 2000-2001
| Truck | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Total U.S.-Mexican border | 4,525,579 |
| Total top 5 gateways | 3,575,207 |
| Laredo, TX | 1,493,073 |
| El Paso, TX | 720,406 |
| Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA | 688,340 |
| Hidalgo, TX | 374,150 |
| Brownsville, TX | 299,238 |
| Truck | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Total U.S.-Mexican border | 4,304,959 |
| Total top 5 gateways | 3,398,053 |
| Laredo, TX | 1,403,914 |
| Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA | 708,446 |
| El Paso, TX | 660,583 |
| Hidalgo, TX | 368,395 |
| Calexico East, CA | 256,715 |
| Rail | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Total U.S.-Mexican border | 571,825 |
| Total top 5 gateways | 562,710 |
| Laredo, TX | 243,369 |
| Brownsville, TX | 139,803 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 94,113 |
| Nogales, AZ | 50,602 |
| El Paso, TX | 34,823 |
| Rail | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Total U.S.-Mexican border | 582,652 |
| Total top 5 gateways | 572,034 |
| Laredo, TX | 273,935 |
| Brownsville, TX | 101,787 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 93,108 |
| Nogales, AZ | 58,667 |
| El Paso, TX | 44,537 |
NOTES
Truck: Data represent the number of truck crossings, not the number of unique vehicles. Data are for both loaded and empty trucks.
Rail: Data includes both loaded and unloaded railcars.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, August 2002. Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database, special tabulation (Washington, DC: 2001).