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Table 2-8: Incoming Truck Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Canadian Border

Most trucks enter the United States through only four states: Texas, Michigan, New York, and California. Three border crossings -- Detroit, MI; Buffalo-Niagara, NY; and Port Huron, MI -- account for most trucks entering the United States from Canada.

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State 1998 2000 2004 2005
Alaska 11,139 9,710 9,771 8,345
Idaho 44,683 53,102 48,266 51,157
Maine (R) 391,027 394,067 (R) 509,976 492,542
Michigan (R) 2,254,902 2,471,416 2,661,624 2,674,597
Minnesota 107,667 131,004 102,963 90,050
Montana 168,805 198,745 165,167 152,433
New York NA 1,910,176 1,978,035 1,994,093
North Dakota NA 340,301 351,968 355,885
Vermont NA 226,109 281,538 288,486
Washington (R) 715,759 497,405 (R) 666,080 667,856
Total U.S. - Canada border NA 6,232,035 (R) 6,775,388 6,775,444

Key: NA = Not available; R = revised.

Note: Full or empty truck containers entering the United States. The data include containers moving as in-bond shipments.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation 2006, based on data from U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.

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