Newsroom
May 2018 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
Release Number: BTS 33-18
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 1.0 percent in May from April, reaching a new all-time high after falling slightly in April. The May 2018 index level (135.6) was 43.0 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).