Economics, employment, and finance
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1546
North American Transborder Freight up 16.0% in March 2021 from March 2020
Total Transborder freight of $114.6 billion was moved by all modes of transportation in March 2021, and was up 19.5% compared to February 2021 and up 16.0% compared to March 2020. March 2021 Transborder freight was up 6.9% compared to $107.2 billion in March 2019. The most-used mode was trucks,...U.S. Airlines Carried 9% More Cargo in March 2021 than March 2020 (Preliminary)
U.S. airlines carried 9% more cargo by weight in March 2021 (preliminary) than in March 2020. The rise was fueled by gains of nearly 4% in domestic cargo and 24% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 12 of the leading U.S. cargo...U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Down in March 2021 Compared to February
Release Number: BTS 34-21
Contact: Dave Smallen
david.smallen@dot.gov
The 23 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.3% fewer full-time equivalents (FTEs) in March 2021 than in February 2021:
Employees at U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Month of March, 1990-2021
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
I-40 Bridge Failure Causes Multimodal Challenges
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