Table 1A: Annual High and Low Points in Freight Transportation Services Index, 2009-2018, February 2018

Table 1: Freight, Passenger and Combined Transportation Services Indexes Since August 2017

January 2018 North American Freight Numbers

Trucks moved freight valued at $60.6 billion between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in January 2018, up 10.2 percent compared to January 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Rail moved freight valued at $13.3 billion, up 0.6 percent during the same period.

January 2018 Transborder Excel Tables

Airline On-Time Performance Up From January 2017, Slightly Down From December 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its March 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on air carrier data compiled for the month of January 2018.  In January 2018, the reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.6 percent, up from the 76.0 percent on-time rate in January 2017, but slightly down from the 80.3 percent mark in December 2017. 

Airline On-Time/Tarmac Data, January 2018

Figure 4 - Top 5 Commodities by Rail, January 2018

Figure 3 - Top 5 U.S. Ports by Rail, January 2018

Figure 2 - Top 5 Commodities by Truck, January 2018

Figure 1 - Top 5 U.S. Ports by Truck, January 2018