Intermodal
March 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March 2019:
- Total Transborder Freight: $107.2 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 1.4% compared to March 2018
- Most-used mode: Truck moved $67.4 billion of freight, up 1.3% compared to March 2018
- Second mode: Rail moved $16.2 billion of freight, up 0.6% compared to March 2018
March 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 0.4% in March from February, rising after a one-month decline. The index rose 1.3% from March 2018 compared to an increase of 8.2% from March 2017 to March 2018 (Table 4).