North American Transborder Freight down 4.2% in July 2023 from July 2022

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US Airlines gain $5.5 billion in second quarter 2023, an improvement over second quarter 2022

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Truck Transportation Employment

1.59M January 2023, +600K from January 2022

Personal Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts

$566B Q4 2022, -$8B from Q4 2021

State and Local Gov't Spending on Highway and Street Construction

$5.97B February 2023, +$950M from February 2022

Light Truck Sales

910K February 2023, +81K from February 2022

Transit Bus Ridership (Fixed Route)

246M December 2022, +25M from December 2021

Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles

2.57B December 2022, -260M from Dec. 2021

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September 22, 2023

More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2022

In accordance with the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released its Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Class 3 Flammable Liquids: 2023 Report.

09/20/2023 North American Transborder Freight down 4.2% in July 2023 from July 2022

09/18/2023 US Airlines gain $5.5 billion in second quarter 2023, an improvement over second quarter 2022

09/15/2023 June 2023 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 8.6% from the Same Month Last Year

09/14/2023 July 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.1% from the Previous Month and Down 2.4% from the Same Month Last Year

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Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2022 Report

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