Trucks moved US$34.1 billion in freight across the Canada-U.S. border in November 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
The top commodities moved by trucks included computers and parts ($5.5 billion), vehicles and parts ($4.5 billion), and electrical machinery ($2.3 billion).
When combined with those that crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, trucks moved $78.6 billion in transborder freight – up from $73.5 billion in November 2021. But the total was still down 5.7% when compared to October 2022.
The North American transborder freight moved by all transportation modes amounted to $125.8 billion overall, with $63.8 billion of that traveling between Canada and the U.S. That’s up 3.3% compared to November 2021.