The freight transportation industry used the nations transportation system to carry $790 billion in merchandise, a record high, between the United States and its two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, in 2005. The goods, weighing nearly 679 million short tons, were transported across our land borders, airports, and seaports to and from locations in Canada and Mexico. These and other annual data presented in this report highlight the value and weight of freight shipped across our northern and southern borders, as well as the number of incoming land border crossings by truck, truck containers, rail, and rail containers from Canada and Mexico.


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    Title :

    North American Freight Transportation: U.S. Trade with Canada and Mexico


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    36 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English