Truck tonnage rose 3.1% in September, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling further expansion in a freight market where growth patterns have been uneven this year.
October 20, 2015Business
October Tonnage Gains 2%
Stubbornly high inventories limited October truck tonnage growth to 2% from the same month of last year, signaling that the plodding pace of freight continues, American Trucking Associations reported.
November 30, 2015Business
ATA Tonnage Index Rises 2% in October as Slow Growth Persists
Truck tonnage rose 2% in October from the same month last year, continuing the plodding pace of freight growth in recent months, American Trucking Associations reported.
November 24, 2015Business
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rises 2.1% in August
U.S. for-hire truck tonnage hauled increased by 2.1% in August compared with the same month in 2014, American Trucking Associations reported Sept. 22.
September 22, 2015Business
Truck Tonnage Rises 3.7%
Truck tonnage rose 3.7% in July over the same month last year, jumping to the second-highest level ever as factory output rebounded and the consumer as well as housing markets continued to improve, American Trucking Associations reported.
August 24, 2015Business
Truck Tonnage Jumps 3.7% in July, Hits Second Best-Level Ever
Truck tonnage rose 3.7% last month on a year-over-year basis, rebounding to the second-highest level ever with help from improved retail sales, housing starts and factory output, American Trucking Associations reported.
August 18, 2015Business
Tonnage Growth Still Tepid
Truck tonnage continued to grow at a tepid pace in June, rising 1.8% from a year earlier as factory production and retail sales stalled and inventories remained high, American Trucking Associations reported.
July 27, 2015Business
June Tonnage Tepid, Rising 1.8%, ATA Reports
Truck tonnage rose a mild 1.8% in June from a year earlier as factory output and retail sales remained weak, American Trucking Associations reported.
July 21, 2015Business
May Tonnage Growth Slowest in Two Years
Truck tonnage gained a scant 1.8% in May from a year earlier, the smallest rise in two years, on weaker factory output and bloated inventories, a sign that the economy is relying more on consumer-driven growth than manufacturing.
June 29, 2015Business
Truck Tonnage Rises 1.8% in May, ATA Reports
Truck tonnage rose 1.8% last month, the smallest year-over-year increase since February 2013, because weakness in factory output and less replenishment of inventory depressed freight levels, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2015