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U.S. DOT Highway Pulse: 2026 statistics from 761 public records

The most common classification is UP: 252 of 761 records (33.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)).

Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)

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Key findings

  1. Zalwin's U.S. DOT Highway Pulse dataset holds 761 U.S. DOT Highway Pulse records dated 2026-05-13 to 2026-11-03 (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #
  2. The most common classification is UP: 252 of 761 records (33.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #
  3. Across 698 records with a stated min metric / volume, the total is 7,436,565 and the median is 5,000; the largest is 150,000 (Norfolk Southern Railway Company — NS (NS)) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #
  4. The top 10% of records by min metric / volume (70 of 698) account for 53.1% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #
  5. 30 of 761 records (3.9%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #

U.S. DOT Highway Pulse records by classification

GroupRecordsShare
UP25233.1%
NS18123.8%
BNSF11815.5%
CPKC10313.5%
RCPE81.1%
SP60.8%
SLSF60.8%
NW60.8%
KCS60.8%
BN60.8%
SCAX50.7%
PNWR50.7%
CSX50.7%
MNNR40.5%
TCT30.4%

Methodology and data provenance

Cite this study

Zalwin Research, "U.S. DOT Highway Pulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/ushighwaypulse

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