Intercity Bus Atlas: Participation

By volunteering to participate, Intercity Bus Atlas (ICBA) service providers (Providers) support the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) work in studying and documenting the fundamental role of the intercity bus industry to the nation's transportation system.

January 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, fell 0.4 percent in January from December, falling after reaching an all-time high in December, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The January 2018 index level (132.3) was 39.7 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.

2017 North American Freight Numbers

All five major transportation modes – truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air – carried more U.S. freight with Canada and Mexico by value in 2017 than in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Annual 2017 North American Freight Numbers

Table 5. Flow of Goods Through States on the U.S.-Mexico Border by All Modes of Transportation

Table 4. Total Value and Modal Shares of U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows

Table 3. Flow of Goods Through States on the U.S.-Canada Border by All Modes of Transportation

Table 2. Total Value and Modal Shares of U.S.-Canada Freight Flow

Table 1. Total Value and Modal Shares of U.S.-North American Freight Flows

Figure 4. Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Mexico for Each Mode of Transportation, 2017 Annual