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Border Crossings Terms & Definitions


TERM DEFINITION
Bus Crossings Number of arriving buses at a particular port, whether or not they are carrying passengers.
Container A Container is defined as any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, either full or empty. Includes containers moving in-bond for the port initiating the bonded movements.

Types of Containers
The following are examples of a Container:
Stakebed truck, truck with a car carrier, van, pickup truck/car, flatbed truck, piggyback truck with two linked trailers/containers = 2 containers, straight truck, bobtail truck, railcar, rail flatbed car stacked with four containers = 4 containers
(on each rail car if there is multiple box containers count each container and the flatbed car.), and tri-level boxcar with multiple containers inside = 3 containers
Passengers Crossing In Buses Number of persons arriving by bus requiring U.S. Customs processing.
Passengers Crossing In Privately Owned Vehicles Persons entering the United States at a particular port by private automobiles, pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, ambulances, hearses, tractors, snowmobiles and other motorized private ground vehicles.
Passengers Crossing In Trains Number of passengers and crew arriving by train and requiring U.S. Customs processing.
Pedestrian Crossings The number of persons arriving on foot or by certain conveyance (such as bicycles, mopeds, or wheel chairs) requiring U.S. Customs processing.
Privately Owned Vehicle Crossings Number of privately owned vehicles (POVs) arriving at a particular port. Includes pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, snowmobiles, ambulances, hearses, and other motorized private ground vehicles.
Rail Container Crossings (loaded and empty) A container is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty rail containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
Train Crossings Number of arriving trains at a particular port.
Truck Container Crossings (loaded and empty) A container is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty truck containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
Truck Crossings Number of arriving trucks; does not include privately owned pick-up trucks.