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U.S. Airlines August 2020 Fuel Use Up 5% from July
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ August Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.
More Rail Tank Cars Meet New Safety Standards
Nearly half, 48%, of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
The report, measuring industry-wide progress in manufacturing and modifying rail tank cars that transport flammable liquids, has been submitted to Congress. This report tracks the transformation of the fleet carrying class 3 flammable liquids to be a fleet of DOT-117s, which meet new safety requirements. Currently some class 3 flammable liquids are carried in rail tank cars, such as DOT-111s, which have fewer safety features. It is expected that the transformation of the fleet will be complete by 2029.
July 2020 North American Transborder Freight Up 11% from June 2020
Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2020:
Total Transborder freight: $91.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 10.9% compared to June 2020 and up 62.2% from May 2020.
Transborder freight value in July was down 11.2% compared to July 2019.
Most-used mode: Trucks moved $60.7 billion of freight, up 7.5% compared to June 2020, down 4.9% compared to July 2019.
Second most-used mode: Railways moved $12.9 billion of freight, up 14.7% compared to June 2020, down 13.0% compared to July 2019.
Air Travel Consumer Report: June 2020 and 2nd Quarter 2020 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its August 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of June 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has resulted in significant changes to airline schedules and operations, contributing to airlines’ on-time performance and cancellation statistics in June 2020.