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Table 2-9: Incoming Truck Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Mexican Border

Three border crossings -- Laredo, TX; Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA; and El Paso, TX -- account for nearly two-thirds of trucks coming into the United States from Mexico.

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State 1998 2000 2004 2005
Arizona 318,185 322,160 319,872 344,617
California 860,684 947,311 1,135,850 1,128,457
New Mexico 31,699 35,507 32,348 38,868
Texas 2,502,358 2,895,703 3,024,830 3,165,620
Total U.S. - Mexico border 3,712,926 4,200,681 4,512,900 4,677,562

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 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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