The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.4% sequentially to 113.3 from 113.8 in May. The index also decreased 0.1% from the same time last year.
July 24, 2025Tonnage News Updates
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Truck Tonnage Ticks Down 0.1% Sequentially in May
The freight market has remained choppy, with demand not demonstrating any clear patterns during the month of May, American Trucking Associations reported June 24.
June 26, 2025Truck Tonnage Slips 1.5% in March After Strong February
The U.S. freight market slowed in March after a robust February, but data for Q1 of 2025 as a whole suggested a turnaround was underway, according to American Trucking Associations.
April 22, 2025Business: Truck Tonnage Rises 3% in February, Signaling Recovery
American Trucking Associations' freight volume index posts second straight year-over-year gain. ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said, "Growing optimism for the truck freight market after a two-year recession.鈥澛 聽
March 24, 2025Truck Tonnage Rises 3% in February, Signaling Recovery
The freight market experienced a 3% sequential tonnage increase in February as well as its second straight year-over-year gain, furthering optimism it is emerging from its recession.
March 18, 2025ATA Truck Tonnage Remains Unchanged for January
The freight market didn鈥檛 change much starting the new year with tonnage remaining sequentially the same for January, American Trucking Associations reported.
February 18, 2025ATA Truck Tonnage Index Inches Down in December
The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.
January 21, 2025Truck Tonnage Retreats in November After October Gain
The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.8% to 112.5 in November from 114.6 in October. The index is down 1% compared with November 2023.
December 27, 2024ATA Truck Tonnage Rises 1.2% Sequentially in October
The freight market showed renewed signs of recovery in October after stumbling in September, American Trucking Associations reported.
November 19, 2024ATA Truck Tonnage Drops 2.1% in September After Gains
Freight tonnage ended two months of sequential gains with a decline in September, American Trucking Associations reported Oct. 22.
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