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Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2023 Report

In accordance with the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released its Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Class 3 Flammable Liquids: 2023 Report. The report discusses the progress in upgrading the rail tank car fleet...

U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 3.6% in May 2023 Was Below the May 2022 Level of 4.5% And Was Below the Pre-Pandemic May Level of 4.3% in 2019

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 3.6% (not seasonally adjusted) in May 2023 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The May 2023 rate fell 0.9 percentage...

U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 4.7% in February 2023 Was Below the February 2022 Level of 5.4% But Was Above the Pre-Pandemic February Level of 3.8% in 2020

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.7% (not seasonally adjusted) in February 2023 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The February 2023 rate fell 0.7...

Transportation Services Index, April 2023

BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released its fall 2022 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure.

BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released its summer 2022 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure.

National Transportation Statistics 7/8/22 Updated

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released its monthly update to National Transportation Statistics (NTS), a guide to historical national-level transportation trends.

BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released its spring 2022 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure.

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...

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