Intermodal
Legacy ID
1521
May 2019 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, fell 0.7% in May from April, falling for the second consecutive month. From May 2018 to May 2019, the index declined 0.2% compared to a rise of 8.6% for the previous year (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).
April 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in April 2019:
- Total Transborder Freight: $104.5 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 1.8% compared to April 2018
- Most-used mode: Truck moved $65.1 billion of freight, down 1.0% compared to April 2018
- Second mode: Rail moved $15.6 billion of freight, up 6.3% compared to April 2018
National Transportation Statistics 6/19/19 Update, Personal Consumption Expenditures on Transportation, and other categories
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a guide to historical national-level transportation trends was updated today.
April 2019 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 1.5% in April from March, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). From March 2018 to March 2019, the index rose 2.8% compared to 7.9% for the previous year (Table 4).