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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)
Key findings
- 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)). #
- The most common classification is UP: 252 of 761 records (33.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). #
- 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)). #
- 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)). #
- 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
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UP | 252 | 33.1% |
| NS | 181 | 23.8% |
| BNSF | 118 | 15.5% |
| CPKC | 103 | 13.5% |
| RCPE | 8 | 1.1% |
| SP | 6 | 0.8% |
| SLSF | 6 | 0.8% |
| NW | 6 | 0.8% |
| KCS | 6 | 0.8% |
| BN | 6 | 0.8% |
| SCAX | 5 | 0.7% |
| PNWR | 5 | 0.7% |
| CSX | 5 | 0.7% |
| MNNR | 4 | 0.5% |
| TCT | 3 | 0.4% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 761 public records dated 2026-05-13 to 2026-11-03; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated min metric / volume.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
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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