Table 2-9: Incoming Truck Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Mexican Border

Three border crossings -- Laredo, TX; Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA; and El Paso, TX -- account for nearly two-thirds of trucks coming into the United States from Mexico.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State	1998	2000	2004	2005
Arizona	318,185	322,160	319,872	344,617
California	860,684	947,311	1,135,850	1,128,457
New Mexico	31,699	35,507	32,348	38,868
Texas	2,502,358	2,895,703	3,024,830	3,165,620
Total U.S. - Mexico border	3,712,926	4,200,681	4,512,900	4,677,562

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 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.