Intermodal
Legacy ID
1521
National Transportation Statistics 4/9/19 Update, Transit Safety and other tables
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference guide to national-level transportation data was updated today.
January 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in January 2019:
- Most-used mode: Truck moved $63.1 billion of freight, up 4.1% compared to January 2018
- Second mode: Rail moved $12.9 billion of freight, down 3.0% compared to January 2018
USDOT Announces Solving for Safety Visualization Finalists
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced two finalists, Ford Motor Co. and the University of Central Florida, for the third and final stage of the Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge. The challenge, a national, multistage competition with a total prize of $350,000, was announced last year, seeking innovative analytical visualization tools that can improve safety on our nation’s road and rail systems.
National Transportation Statistics 4/2/19 Update, Freight Flows and other tables
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference guide to national-level transportation data was updated today.
https://www.bts.gov/topics/national-transportation-statistics
Weight of U.S. Exports to and Imports from Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode
KEY: R = revised.
a Other includes "flyaway aircraft" or aircraft moving under their own power (i.e., aircraft moving from the manufacturer to a customer and not carrying any freight), powerhouse (electricity), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, mode unknown, mail, imports into Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs), and miscellaneous. Although FTZs are treated as a mode of transportation in the Transborder Freight Data, the actual mode for a specific shipment into or out of an FTZ is unknown because U.S....