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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. |