Freight Data Library
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Freight Conditions & Performance
Contains national data and trends about the highway system’s freight performance.
Freight Facts and Figures
Contains broader insights about industry, infrastructure, and production trends across the U.S. freight system.
Available Datasets
Browse the listing below to find and download the most up-to-date national freight datasets.
| BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
|---|---|
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BTS | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| ITA | International Trade Association |
| FAS | Foreign Agriculture Service |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| MARAD | Federal Maritime Administration |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration - United States Department of Transportation |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| STATCAN | Statistics Canada |
| UN | United Nations |
| USACE | United State Army Corp of Engineers |
| USCB | United States Census Bureau |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Trade | Links to databases and featured reports about agriculture trade data. | USDA-FAS |
| BTS TransBorder Freight Data | Value and weight of shipment data on ports and commodities, states and commodities and states and ports. | BTS |
| Commodity Flow Survey | A comprehensive multimodal picture of national freight flows based on survey results from a diverse pool of shipper extablishments. | BTS |
| Commodity Flow Survey Microdata | Confidential shipment-level characteristics of the Commodity Flow Survey. | BTS |
| County Business Patterns | An annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. | USCB |
| Employment Statistics | A list of programs that provide national totals of the number of employed people and statistics on subjects such as occupational employment and wages, labor demand and turnover, and the dynamic state of the labor market. | BLS |
| Fedstats: Gateways to Federal Statistics and Statistical Agencies | Links to data sources from different government agencies. | Multiple |
| FHWA Highway Statistics Series | Annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance. | FHWA |
| FMCSA Motor Carrier Financial and Operations Statistics Program | Annual data from motor carriers of property and passengers. | FMCSA |
| Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) | FAF integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. | BTS, FHWA |
| Freight Facts and Figures | A collection of charts and statistical tables about freight transportation in the United States. | BTS |
| Highway Finance Data Collection | Resources and publications on highway finance data. | USCB |
| Industry Economic Accounts | Industry data providing a detailed view of the interrelationships between U.S. producers and users and the contribution to production across industries. | BEA |
| MARAD Maritime Statistics | Maritime data statistics and reports on vessels, international trade, port activity, maritime education, oil pollution act and reports to Congress. | MARAD |
| National Freight Transportation Maps | High-resolution files of maps that appear in publications by the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operation. | FHWA |
| National Performance Measurement Research Dataset (NPMRDS) | FHWA national data set of average travel times generated by vehicle probe data on the National Highway System for performance measures and management activities. | FHWA |
| National Transportation Statistics | Databases, surveys, reports and other statistical products created by BTS. | BTS |
| North American Industrial Classification System | The standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. | USCB |
| North American Product Classification System | A comprehensive, market- or demand-based, hierarchical classification system of goods and services products. | USCB |
| North American Transportation Statistics | Tables of data for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Data tables are divided up into 12 categories, including a country overview, transportation flows, safety, environment, trade, and infrastructure. | RITA |
| Pay and Benefits Statistics | Available for occupations, industries, geographic areas, and the demographic characteristics of workers. | BLS |
| PHMSA Pipeline Data Statistics | A variety of data about federally-regulated and state-regulated natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. | PHMSA |
| Producer Price Index | Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. | BLS |
| Productivity Statistics | Productivity and related cost measures designed for use in economic analysis and public and private policy planning. | BLS |
| Regional Economic Accounts | Information on the geographic distribution of U.S. economic activity and growth. | BEA |
| Standard Classification of Transported Goods Codes | An overview of the Standard Classification of Transported Goods Codes. | BTS |
| Standard Occupational Classification System | A Federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. | BLS |
| STB Carload Waybill Sample Data | A stratified sample of carload waybills for all U.S. rail traffic submitted by those rail carriers terminating 4,500 or more revenue carloads annually. | STB |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. | USCB |
| Surface Transportation Board Economic Data | A series of economic data used for regulatory purposes and to monitor the financial health of the freight railroad industry. | STB |
| Transportation Energy Data Book | A compendium of data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. | ORNL |
| Transportation Satellite Accounts | A comprehensive means for measuring the contribution of transportation services to the national economy. | BTS |
| United Nations Statistics Division International Classifications | Links to the most well-known classifications maintained by UNSD. | UN |
| United Nations World Geographical Names | A database which contains over 2,700 country names, some 6,100 names for 3,362 cities, with more than 970 audio files. | UN |
| U.S. Foreign Trade | Information on import or export statistics, export regulations, commodity classifications, or a host of other trade related topics. | USCB |
| Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) | Data on the physical and operational characteristics of the nation’s truck population including national and state-level estimates of the total number of trucks. | USCB |
| Vehicle Travel Information System (VTRIS) | The VTRIS system validates, facilitates editing, summarizes, and generates reports on vehicle travel characteristics. | FHWA |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| County Business Patterns | An annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. | USCB |
| Employment Statistics | A list of programs that provide national totals of the number of employed people and statistics on subjects such as occupational employment and wages, labor demand and turnover, and the dynamic state of the labor market. | BLS |
| Industry Economic Accounts | Industry data providing a detailed view of the interrelationships between U.S. producers and users and the contribution to production across industries. | BEA |
| Pay and Benefits Statistics | Available for occupations, industries, geographic areas, and the demographic characteristics of workers. | BLS |
| Producer Price Index | Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. | BLS |
| Productivity Statistics | Productivity and related cost measures designed for use in economic analysis and public and private policy planning. | BLS |
| Regional Economic Accounts | Information on the geographic distribution of U.S. economic activity and growth. | BEA |
| Surface Transportation Board Economic Data | A series of economic data used for regulatory purposes and to monitor the financial health of the freight railroad industry. | STB |
| Transportation Satellite Accounts | A comprehensive means for measuring the contribution of transportation services to the national economy. | BTS |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation Energy Data Book | A compendium of data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. | ORNL |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| North American Industrial Classification System | The standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. | USCB |
| North American Product Classification System | A comprehensive, market- or demand-based, hierarchical classification system of goods and services products. | USCB |
| Standard Classification of Transported Goods Codes | An overview of the Standard Classification of Transported Goods Codes. | BTS |
| Standard Occupational Classification System | A Federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. | BLS |
| United Nations Statistics Division International Classifications | Links to the most well-known classifications maintained by UNSD. | UN |
| United Nations World Geographical Names | A database which contains over 2,700 country names, some 6,100 names for 3,362 cities, with more than 970 audio files. | UN |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| Commodity Flow Survey | A comprehensive multimodal picture of national freight flows based on survey results from a diverse pool of shipper extablishments. | BTS |
| Commodity Flow Survey Microdata | Confidential shipment-level characteristics of the Commodity Flow Survey. | BTS |
| Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) | FAF integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. | BTS, FHWA |
| National Freight Transportation Maps | High-resolution files of maps that appear in publications by the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operation. | FHWA |
| National Performance Measurement Research Dataset (NPMRDS) | FHWA national data set of average travel times generated by vehicle probe data on the National Highway System for performance measures and management activities. | FHWA |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| Fedstats: Gateways to Federal Statistics and Statistical Agencies | Links to data sources from different government agencies. | Multiple |
| Freight Facts and Figures | A collection of charts and statistical tables about freight transportation in the United States. | BTS |
| Highway Finance Data Collection | Resources and publications on highway finance data. | USCB |
| National Transportation Statistics | Databases, surveys, reports and other statistical products created by BTS. | BTS |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. | USCB |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Trade | Links to databases and featured reports about agriculture trade data. | USDA-FAS |
| North American Transportation Statistics | Tables of data for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Data tables are divided up into 12 categories, including a country overview, transportation flows, safety, environment, trade, and infrastructure. | RITA |
| U.S. Foreign Trade | Information on import or export statistics, export regulations, commodity classifications, or a host of other trade related topics. | USCB |
| Dataset | Description | Responsible Office |
|---|---|---|
| BTS TransBorder Freight Data | Value and weight of shipment data on ports and commodities, states and commodities and states and ports. | BTS |
| FHWA Highway Statistics Series | Annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance. | FHWA |
| FMCSA Motor Carrier Financial and Operations Statistics Program | Annual data from motor carriers of property and passengers. | FMCSA |
| MARAD Maritime Statistics | Maritime data statistics and reports on vessels, international trade, port activity, maritime education, oil pollution act and reports to Congress. | MARAD |
| PHMSA Pipeline Data Statistics | A variety of data about federally-regulated and state-regulated natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. | PHMSA |
| STB Carload Waybill Sample Data | A stratified sample of carload waybills for all U.S. rail traffic submitted by those rail carriers terminating 4,500 or more revenue carloads annually. | STB |
| Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) | Data on the physical and operational characteristics of the nation’s truck population including national and state-level estimates of the total number of trucks. | USCB |
| Vehicle Travel Information System (VTRIS) | The VTRIS system validates, facilitates editing, summarizes, and generates reports on vehicle travel characteristics. | FHWA |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
1200 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, SE
WASHINGTON, DC 20590
202-366-0408
Staff Contact
Tiffany Julien, Transportation Specialist
FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations
Tiffany.Julien@dot.gov
(202) 366-9241