The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), fell 0.3% in June from May, falling for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). From June 2025 to June 2026 the index fell 1.7%. The Freight TSI measures the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry.
The Passenger TSI rose 0.2% in June from May, rising for the second consecutive month. From June 2025 to June 2026 the index rose 1.8%. The passenger TSI measures passenger transportation volumes on local transit, intercity rail, and air transportation. The Combined Freight and Passenger Index fell by 0.1% in June from May and fell by 0.4% from June 2025 to June 2026.
The Freight TSI decreased in June due to decreases in air freight, rail carloads, pipeline, and water while rail intermodal and trucking volumes increased.
The passenger index increased in June 2026 due to increases in rail passenger and transit volumes while air passenger remained unchanged. The June 2026 increase in the Passenger TSI brought it to a new high for 2026 but 5.8% below the all-time high in January 2020.
