WASHINGTON — North American transborder freight reached $150.8B in April, a 19.4% increase over April 2025, according to USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Truck freight was up 18.8% from April 2025 at $98.4B and rail freight also saw an increase of 15.6% from April 2025 at $16.7B.
The transborder freight data program provides comprehensive monthly and annual data on North American cross-border freight activity, detailing the value of U.S. imports and exports with Canada and Mexico by mode of transportation, commodity, and geography. These data inform infrastructure planning, trade corridor studies, and logistics research. This data release is for April 2026 and is available online here.
Total Transborder Freight by Border in April 2026 Compared to April 2025
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries, Canada and Mexico:
- Total transborder freight: $150.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 19.4% compared to April 2025
- Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $64.8 billion, up 14.4% from April 2025.
- Freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $86.0 billion, up 23.4% from April 2025.
- Trucks moved $98.4 billion of freight, up 18.8% compared to April 2025.
- Railways moved $16.7 billion of freight, up 15.6% compared to April 2025.
- Vessels moved $9.7 billion of freight, up 33.2% compared to April 2025.
- Pipelines moved $10.9 billion of freight, up 22.3% compared to April 2025.
- Air moved $8.0 billion of freight, up 66.2% compared to April 2025.
Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode
Detroit, Port Huron and Buffalo are the top truck ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, El Paso, and Otay Mesa are the top truck ports with Mexico.
Detroit, Port Huron and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso are the top rail connection ports with Mexico.
Chicago, Port Huron and Minneapolis are the top pipeline connection regions for U.S. energy freight flows with Canada. El Paso, Hidalgo and Laredo are the top pipeline connection regions with Mexico.
Port of Boston, Port Arthur and Portland are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows with Canada. Port of Houston, Arthur and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows on the Southern border.
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