March 2018 North American Freight Numbers

Freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March 2018:

• Most-used mode: Truck moved $66.5 billion of freight, up 4.1 percent compared to March 2017 
• Second mode: Rail moved $16.1 billion of freight, up 1.9 percent compared to March 2017 

Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-North American Freight Flows, March 2018

Transborder March 2018

Truck and Rail Freight March 2017-2018

Figure 4: Top 3 Commodities by Rail

Figure 3: Top 3 U.S. Ports by Rail

Figure 2: Top 3 Commodities by Truck

Figure 1: Top 3 U.S. Ports by Truck

Methodology

Table of contents

Introduction

Overview of Methods

      Table 2. Principal Data Sources

March 2018 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 1.4 percent in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month to reach an all-time high. The March 2018 index level (130.8) was 38.0 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.