Table 2-8: Incoming Truck Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Canadian Border

Most trucks enter the United States through only four states: Texas, Michigan, New York, and California. Three border crossings -- Detroit, MI; Buffalo-Niagara, NY; and Port Huron, MI -- account for most trucks entering the United States from Canada.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State	1998	2000	2004	2005
Alaska	11,139	9,710	9,771	8,345
Idaho	44,683	53,102	48,266	51,157
Maine	(R) 391,027	394,067	(R) 509,976	492,542
Michigan	(R) 2,254,902	2,471,416	2,661,624	2,674,597
Minnesota	107,667	131,004	102,963	90,050
Montana	168,805	198,745	165,167	152,433
New York	NA	1,910,176	1,978,035	1,994,093
North Dakota	NA	340,301	351,968	355,885
Vermont	NA	226,109	281,538	288,486
Washington	(R) 715,759	497,405	(R) 666,080	667,856
Total U.S. - Canada border	NA	6,232,035	(R) 6,775,388	6,775,444

Key: NA = Not available; R = revised.

Note: Full or empty truck containers entering the United States. The data include containers moving as in-bond shipments.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation 2006, based on data from U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.