RITA | BTS | Table 1-54: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck or Rail Container Crossings

Table 1-54: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways: Number of Incoming Truck or Rail Container Crossings

Truck Container	2002
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,434,441
Total top 5 gateways	3,556,930
Laredo, TX	1,437,580
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	726,318
El Paso, TX	714,931
Hidalgo, TX	386,985
Calexico East, CA	291,116

Truck Container	2003
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,293,226
Total top 5 gateways	3,444,994
Laredo, TX	1,345,099
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	711,526
El Paso, TX	665,422
Hidalgo, TX	405,238
Calexico East, CA	317,709

Truck Container	2004
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,512,900
Total top 5 gateways	3,621,641
Laredo, TX	1,387,648
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	726,166
El Paso, TX	717,245
Hidalgo, TX	453,222
Calexico East, CA	337,360

Truck Container	2005
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,677,562
Total top 5 gateways	3,740,341
Laredo, TX	1,455,504
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	744,278
El Paso, TX	734,851
Hidalgo, TX	494,572
Calexico East, CA	311,136

Truck Container	2006
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,740,407
Total top 5 gateways	3,777,395
Laredo, TX	1,518,819
El Paso, TX	757,795
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	748,146
Hidalgo, TX	462,859
Nogales, AZ	289,776

Truck Container	2007
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,852,936
Total top 5 gateways	3,881,283
Laredo, TX	1,563,860
El Paso, TX	759,319
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	735,305
Hidalgo, TX	496,413
Calexico East, CA	326,386

Truck Container	2008
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,844,250
Total top 5 gateways	3,882,764
Laredo, TX	1,555,414
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	774,195
El Paso, TX	752,574
Hidalgo, TX	477,014
Calexico East, CA	323,567

Truck Container	2009
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,278,741
Total top 5 gateways	3,408,198
Laredo, TX	1,382,455
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	686,119
El Paso, TX	639,896
Hidalgo, TX	420,646
Nogales, AZ	279,082

Truck Container	2010
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,709,137
Total top 5 gateways	3,765,646
Laredo, TX	1,573,315
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	731,960
El Paso, TX	689,305
Hidalgo, TX	459,698
Nogales, AZ	311,368

Truck Container	2011
Total U.S.-Mexican border	4,797,940
Total top 5 gateways	3,845,841
Laredo, TX	1,695,576
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	747,531
El Paso, TX	630,469
Hidalgo, TX	459,028
Calexico East, CA	313,237

Rail Container	2002
Total U.S.-Mexican border	602,322
Total top 5 gateways	591,255
Laredo, TX	296,782
Eagle Pass, TX	98,236
Brownsville, TX	96,591
Nogales, AZ	52,236
El Paso, TX	47,410

Rail Container	2003
Total U.S.-Mexican border	607,475
Total top 5 gateways	596,773
Laredo, TX	313,244
Brownsville, TX	98,622
Eagle Pass, TX	88,329
El Paso, TX	50,893
Nogales, AZ	45,685

Rail Container	2004
Total U.S.-Mexican border	675,305
Total top 5 gateways	660,214
Laredo, TX	317,061
El Paso, TX	110,992
Brownsville, TX	97,803
Eagle Pass, TX	87,459
Nogales, AZ	46,899

Rail Container	2005
Total U.S.-Mexican border	728,559
Total top 5 gateways	710,238
Laredo, TX	316,402
El Paso, TX	143,741
Brownsville, TX	105,175
Eagle Pass, TX	98,089
Nogales, AZ	46,831

Rail Container	2006
Total U.S.-Mexican border	803,291
Total top 5 gateways	788,472
Laredo, TX	332,950
El Paso, TX	185,614
Eagle Pass, TX	112,521
Brownsville, TX	97,572
Nogales, AZ	59,815

Rail Container	2007
Total U.S.-Mexican border	813,511
Total top 5 gateways	797,481
Laredo, TX	341,856
El Paso, TX	179,076
Eagle Pass, TX	134,041
Brownsville, TX	90,139
Nogales, AZ	52,369

Rail Container	2008
Total U.S.-Mexican border	776,385
Total top 5 gateways	762,740
Laredo, TX	328,592
El Paso, TX	160,795
Eagle Pass, TX	142,377
Brownsville, TX	75,419
Nogales, AZ	55,557

Rail Container	2009
Total U.S.-Mexican border	574,299
Total top 5 gateways	563,965
Laredo, TX	271,095
Eagle Pass, TX	141,664
El Paso, TX	72,353
Nogales, AZ	44,832
Brownsville, TX	34,021

Rail Container	2010
Total U.S.-Mexican border	706,067
Total top 5 gateways	695,789
Laredo, TX	327,453
Eagle Pass, TX	182,665
El Paso, TX	89,808
Nogales, AZ	54,003
Brownsville, TX	41,860

Rail Container	2011
Total U.S.-Mexican border	770,965
Total top 5 gateways	759,148
Laredo, TX	371,553
Eagle Pass, TX	194,731
El Paso, TX	92,182
Nogales, AZ	61,232
Brownsville, TX	39,450

NOTES

Truck Container data represent the number of Truck container crossings, not the number of unique vehicles. Data are for both loaded and empty truck containers.

Rail Container data include both loaded and empty Rail containers.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/ as of Apr. 30, 2012.