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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Table 3-19: Number of Incoming Trucks, Trains, and Loaded Containers Crossing the U.S-Mexico and U.S-Canada Borders: 2000-2012 (thousands) (Historical)

Table in Excel format

No Value 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Canadian Border No Value No Value No ValueNo Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value
  Trucks 7,048 6,777 6,916 6,736 6,904 6,784 6,649 6,478 5,895 5,021 5,444 5,490 5,624
  Loaded Truck Containers 5,335 5,571 5,818 5,673 5,818 5,819 5,675 5,362 4,698 3,897 4,171 4,049 4,069
  Trains 33 34 33 34 33 33 33 30 30 24 26 27 29
  Loaded Rail Containers 1,215 1,331 1,384 1,402 1,485 1,458 1,408 1,383 1,313 1,023 1,209 1,288 1,432
Mexican Border No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value No Value
  Trucks 4,526 4,305 4,427 4,238 4,504 4,676 4,760 4,883 4,866 4,291 4,743 4,868 5,104
  Loaded Truck Containers 2,350 2,372 2,523 2,600 2,848 3,031 3,047 3,066 2,982 2,729 3,174 3,277 3,460
  Trains 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 7 8 8 9
  Loaded Rail Containers 266 267 270 266 306 336 383 365 333 239 318 359 400

Notes:

Note: Trains include both passenger and freight trains.

Source:

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, available at http://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_BC/TBDR_BC_Index.html as of October 3, 2013.

 


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