Trucking continued its stranglehold on freight movement between the countries, moving 60.8 percent of freight moved to and from the U.S. and NAFTA partners. Surface transportation modes — truck, rail and pipeline — moved 82.7 percent of freight between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico.
The value amount moved in May 2013 between the U.S. and NAFTA partners — the $98.6 billion — is a 77.5 percent increase from May 2009.
For freight movement with Canada, trucks carried 55.2 percent of the $54.8 billion in freight, while all modes of surface transportation moved 83.2 percent of all freight moved between the two countries.
In trade with Mexico, trucks carried 67.8 percent of the $43.8 billion in freight, and surface transportation modes moved 82.1 percent of that total.
Michigan led all states in goods transported to and from Canada for the 10th straight month, with $6.4 billion in goods movement, while Texas continued to lead all states in goods transported to and from Mexico, with $17 billion. Texas has topped all states in trade with Mexico for all 230 months the DOT has kept records.
