Freight
Legacy ID
1541
August 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
BTS 61-21
Contact: Todd Solomon
Tel: 202-366-0573
todd.solomon@dot.gov
More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2020
More than half (54%) of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2020 met new safety requirements, an increase from the 48% in 2019, according to the Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2021 Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...North American Transborder Freight up 22% in July 2021 from July 2020, up 9% since Pre-Pandemic July 2019
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2021: Total transborder freight: $111.3 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 22% compared to July 2020. July 2021 transborder freight was up 8.6% compared to $102.4...U.S. Airlines Carried 4% More Cargo in July 2021 than in July 2020 (Preliminary)
U.S. Airlines Carried 4% more cargo by weight in July 2021 (preliminary) than in July 2020. The rise was fueled by gains of 1% in domestic cargo and 13% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 15 of the leading U.S. cargo airlines.Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2021 Report
The report describes the progress of tank car safety upgrades from 2013 through 2020, by tank car type and type of flammable liquid. Class 3 flammable liquids most commonly include crude oil, ethanol, and refined petroleum...