Transportation general
2017 Border Crossing/Entry Data
Friday, February 16, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released 2017 Border Crossing/Entry Data. The database shows the number of crossings into the U.S. through land ports on the Canadian and Mexican borders by personal vehicles, trucks, trains, buses, containers and pedestrians. The data provide official counts of cross-border traffic and may be used for transportation planning, port studies, travel analyses, and corridor assessments.
December 2017 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, reached an all-time monthly high in December, 0.7 percent higher than the previous highest level reached in November, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The December 2017 index level (132.0) was 39.4 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.