North American transborder freight carried by railroads declined in January from the same month the previous year even as shipments hauled by trucks increased by double digits.
Overall transborder freight totaled $134.4 billion in January, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said, an increase of 8.2% from January 2024.
Railroads moved $15.2 billion of that, down 2.7% y/y, while trucks accounted for $87.6 billion, up 10.2%.
While January historically is a slack period for most freight,...
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