Intermodal
Legacy ID
1521
June 2020 North American Transborder Freight Up 46% from May 2020
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in June 2020:
- Total Transborder freight: $82.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 46.3% compared to May 2020 and up 41.2% from April 2020.
- Transborder freight value in June was down 20.9% compared to June 2019.
- Most-used mode: Trucks moved $56.5 billion of freight, up 44.2% compared to May 2020, down 13.9% compared to June 2019.
- Second most-used mode: Railways moved $11.2 billion of freight, up 105% compared to May 2020, down 28.9% compared to June 2019.
June 2020 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, rose 0.9% in June from May, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From June 2019 to June 2020, the index fell 7.6% compared to a rise of 1.2% from June 2018 to June 2019 and a rise of 8.7% from June 2017 to June 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).
May 2020 North American Transborder Freight Down 49% from May 2019
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in May 2020:
Total Transborder freight: $56.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 48.9% compared to May 2019. The $56.1 billion in total Transborder freight was the lowest amount since May 2009.
- Most-used mode: Trucks moved $39.1 billion of freight, down 43.2% compared to May 2019.
- Second most-used mode: Railways moved $5.5 billion of freight, down 66.3% compared to May 2019.
- Transborder freight value in May was down 3.5% from April and down 43.3% from March.