Data and Statistics

• America's Container Ports (2007)
• Freight in America (2006)
• U.S.-North American Trade and Freight Transportation Highlights (2005)
• America's Freight Transportation Gateways (2004)
• Freight Shipments in America (2004)
• Commodity Flow Survey
• National Transportation Statistics
• International
  • U.S. International Trade and Freight Transportation Trends
  • Transborder Freight Data
  • North American Trade and Travel Trends (2001)
• GeoFreight Intermodal Freight Display Tool (CD-ROM)
• Browse the Bookstore - Freight and National Transportation Library - Freight
• See our working paper, Improvements in BTS Estimation of Ton-Miles
• TranStats: online tools, downloadable data, tables
• Other BTS Freight-Related Data
  • Airline Carrier Traffic Statistics (quarterly)
  • Transportation Services Index

Special and Technical Reports

• U.S.-China Trade Growth and America’s Transportation System - April 2008
• A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise - July 2007
• How Freight Moves: Estimating Mileage and Routes Using an Innovative GIS Tool - June 2007
• Increased Trade Spurs Growth in North American Freight Transportation - May 2007

Related Links

• All modes – DOT - Freight Transportation and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - Freight Transportation Network
• Air freight – BTS Airline data, and Federal Aviation Administration
• Hazardous materials and pipeline movement – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Modeling - Freight Model Improvement Program
• Rail freight – Federal Railroad Administration
• Shippers and businesses – U.S. Census Bureau
• Trucking – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration
• Waterborne freight – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers