US EditionCross-Border Freight Slumps Again as Tariff Uncertainty Looms
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, JUL 29 – A new survey finds 59% of small Whatcom County businesses rely on Canadian customers, with border crossings down 43% year-over-year, impacting revenues amid tariffs.
- Cross-Border truck freight fell for the second consecutive month in May 2025, mainly driven by declines from Canada and affecting North American trade.
- This decline followed a broad global tariff pause in May and companies frontloading imports in the first quarter, which created uncertainty about market direction.
- In May, Freight Transportation Research Associates reported that the Trucking Conditions Index for April rose to 3.56, marking its highest level since February 2022. Meanwhile, freight shipments crossing the northern border decreased by 14.5%, primarily because of reduced vehicle and computer cargo.
- Avery Vise of FTR indicated that while a slightly improved market for carriers is anticipated to begin by early next year, there remain considerable uncertainties and potential challenges that could impact outcomes in either direction.
- President Trump’s tariff policies, including an extension to August 1 and plans to set global tariff rates between 15% and 20%, suggest continued uncertainty for cross-border freight and trucking sectors.
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Cross-border freight slumps again as tariff uncertainty looms
Cross-border freight fell for a second straight month in May. Businesses were waiting for more certainty amid changing trade policies and tariffs. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that trucking freight across borders dropped nearly 5% year-to-year in May. This followed April’s biggest decline since the pandemic. Before these recent losses, North American truck freight had decreased in only four months since October 2020. Three of…
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