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February 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, rose 1.5 percent in February from January, rising after remaining unchanged in January from December, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The February 2017 index level (126.4) was 33.5 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Test Simple Dataset Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2013, and 2040

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.  The 2013 data are provisional estimates that are based on selected modal and economic trend data.  All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting.  

National Transportation Atlas Database

The National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), published by BTS, is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure.  These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and...