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# U.S. DOT Highway Pulse: 2026 statistics from 766 public records

**The most common classification is UP: 252 of 766 records (32.9%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)).**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · Compiled by Zalwin from USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9) Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's U.S. DOT Highway Pulse dataset holds 766 U.S. DOT Highway Pulse records dated 2026-05-13 to 2026-11-04 (as of 2026-11-04; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common classification is UP: 252 of 766 records (32.9%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 702 records with a stated min metric / volume, the total is 7,441,265 and the median is 5,000; the largest is 150,000 (Norfolk Southern Railway Company — NS (NS)) (as of 2026-11-04; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). [#](#finding-3)
- The top 10% of records by min metric / volume (70 of 702) account for 53.1% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). [#](#finding-4)
- 35 of 766 records (4.6%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9)). [#](#finding-5)

## U.S. DOT Highway Pulse records by classification

| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UP | 252 | 32.9% |
| NS | 181 | 23.6% |
| BNSF | 118 | 15.4% |
| CPKC | 103 | 13.4% |
| RCPE | 8 | 1.0% |
| SP | 7 | 0.9% |
| SLSF | 7 | 0.9% |
| NW | 7 | 0.9% |
| KCS | 7 | 0.9% |
| BN | 7 | 0.9% |
| 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: 766 public records dated 2026-05-13 to 2026-11-04; illustrative samples excluded.

- Source: USDOT DataHub — Highway (7wn6-i5b9). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.

- 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 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/ushighwaypulse

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