U.S. truck tonnage fell 5.8% in September, reversing the positive trend in August and marking the first year-over-year decline in the American Trucking Associations index since October 2015.
October 18, 2016Business
August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.9%; ATA Cites US Freight Volatility
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth and the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May.
September 26, 2016Business
Truck Tonnage Climbs 5.9% in August
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May 鈥 an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth.
September 20, 2016Business
July Tonnage Rises 0.3%
Truck tonnage in July continued to reflect a struggling freight environment, posting a 0.3% year-over-year gain that was the smallest this year, and declining 2.1% from June, American Trucking Associations reported.
August 29, 2016Business
Truck Tonnage Posts 0.3% Year-Over-Year Gain, Smallest in 2016
Truck tonnage in July continued to reflect a struggling freight environment, posting a 0.3% year-over-year gain that was the smallest this year, and declining 2.1% from June, American Trucking Associations reported.
August 23, 2016Business
June Tonnage Rises 2.1%
June鈥檚 2.1% year-over-year increase in American Trucking Associations鈥 tonnage index represents another upward tilt in the uneven 2016 freight market that experts characterize with words such as 鈥渃hoppy,鈥 鈥渟eesaw鈥 and 鈥渮igzag.鈥
July 25, 2016Business
Truck Tonnage Rises 2.1% in June
Truck tonnage continued to rise on a year-over-year basis, but the pace of growth slowed to 2.1% from 5.9% in a 鈥渃hoppy鈥 freight environment, American Trucking Associations reported.
July 19, 2016Business
May Tonnage Climbs 5.7%
Truck tonnage climbed 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in May and also increased from April, helped by stronger consumer demand and a long-awaited drop in inventories, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 27, 2016Business
Truck Tonnage Climbs in May
Truck tonnage climbed 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in May and also increased from April, helped by stronger consumer demand and a long-awaited drop in inventories, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 21, 2016Business
April Tonnage Gains 2%
Truck tonnage rose 2% year-over-year in April, continuing an upward plod that has been suppressed by scant economic growth and the continued inventory bloat, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
May 30, 2016