Table 6-5b
Top Land Freight Crossing Ports, Mexican-U.S. Border: 1996
(Thousands of truck or rail car crossings)
| Port name | Northbound | Southbound | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 3,235 | N | N |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 1,016 | 517 | U |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 556 | N | N |
| Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 531 | N | N |
| Nogales, AZ/Nogales, Son. | 229 | N | N |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 226 | 198 | 424 |
| Rail (number of full and empty rail cars) | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 286 | 201 | 487 |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 116 | 112 | 228 |
| Eagle Pass, TX/Piedras Negras, Coah. | 62 | 39 | 101 |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 51 | 16 | 67 |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Nogales, AZ/ Nogales, Son. | 25 | 6 | 31 |
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
North and Southbound
Truck: Data represent the number of truck crossings, not the number of unique vehicles.
Northbound
Trucks: Data are for loaded and empty trucks.
Rail: Data include both loaded and unloaded rail cars.
Southbound
Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., Trucks: Data are for loaded trucks only.
Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps., Trucks: Data are for loaded and empty trucks.
Rail: Data include both loaded and unloaded rail cars.
SOURCES
Northbound
U.S. Department of Treasury. U.S. Customs Service. Office of Field Operations. Operations Management Database. Special tabulation. (Washington, DC: 1998).
Southbound
Trucks: Data compiled by Texas A&M International University, Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development based on original data from bridge operators. Web site: www.tamiu.edu/coba/txcntr/
Rail: Instituto Mexicano del Transporte. Manual Estadístico del Sector Transporte 1996. (Querétaro, Qro.: 1998).