U.S. DOT releases updated freight commodity stats

Jan 09, 2020 at 08:31 AM CST
It might behoove truckers looking for cargo to know the top freight commodities. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics updated its Freight Facts and Figures, including new freight flow estimates. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics released its Freight Facts and Figures winter 2020 update. The latest update includes top 10 commodities by weight and value. Most of the report contains figures from 2018, the most recent year in which numbers are available. For trucks, gravel and crushed stone is the top commodity by weight. Trucks moved nearly 2 billion tons of gravel and crushed stone in 2018. By value, “mixed freight” was the top commodity, with nearly $1.4 billion moved in 2018. Many of the top commodities are consistent with top NAFTA freight.

Jan 09, 2020 at 08:31 AM CST

It might behoove truckers looking for cargo to know the top freight commodities. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics updated its Freight Facts and Figures, including new freight flow estimates. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics released its Freight Facts and Figures winter 2020 update. The latest update includes top 10 commodities by weight and value. Most of the report contains figures from 2018, the most recent year in which numbers are available. For trucks, gravel and crushed stone is the top commodity by weight. Trucks moved nearly 2 billion tons of gravel and crushed stone in 2018. By value, “mixed freight” was the top commodity, with nearly $1.4 billion moved in 2018. Many of the top commodities are consistent with top NAFTA freight.