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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.3% in March from February, rising for the fifth month in a row, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Tags: Economy, Freight, BTS

Trucks carried 59.1% of the $88.4 billion of freight moved in February 2013 between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico.

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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2% in February from January, rising for the fourth consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index.

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Trade using surface transportation modes between the United States, Canada and Mexico rose by 6.2% in 2012 compared to 2011. The value of $960 billion was the highest since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994.

Tags: Canada, Mexico, NAFTA, Surface Trade, BTS, Global

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2% in January from December, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index.

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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 6.2% in November 2012 compared to November 2011, totaling $81.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Tags: NAFTA, Surface Trade, BTS

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7% in November from October, rising after a one-month decline. This information is according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index. The November 2012 index level (108.9) was 15.5% above the April 2009 low during the recession

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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1.9% in October from September, declining after a one-month increase

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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 0.1% lower in September 2012 than in September 2011.

Tags: Mexico, NAFTA, Surface Trade, Canada, Economy, BTS

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.2% in September from August, rising after a one-month decline

Tags: Economy, Freight, BTS