Figure 1. U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Percent Change from Previous Year, October 2017

Table 4. Value of Monthly U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Pocket Guide to Transportation

The BTS Pocket Guide to Transportation is a popular, quick reference guide that provides transportation statistics at your fingertips. It provides key information and highlights major trends on the U.S. transportation system. 

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U.S. DOT Public Access: Home Page

The USDOT Public Access Plan is issued in response to the February 22, 2013 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research". Through this memorandum,...

North American TransBorder Freight Data FAQs

A list of frequently asked questions on the TransBorder Freight Data Program.

BTS Issues Freight TSI Technical Note

Friday, December 15, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released Technical Note, Long-Term Growth in Freight Transportation Services: Methods and Findings, which examines the pattern of freight transportation services beginning in 2004 until the Great Recession beginning in December 2007, as measured by the Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), and compares it to the pattern from the recession through 2016.

October 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, reached an all-time high in October, rising 0.6 percent in October from September, after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The October 2017 index level (129.2) was 36.4 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession. 

October 2017 TSI Tables