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Business

October Tonnage Climbs 4.5%

Truck tonnage in October rose to the second-highest level on record and climbed 4.5% from a year ago, American Trucking Associations reported Nov. 18.

November 18, 2014
Business

September Tonnage Holds at Record, Rises 3.7% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage held at an all-time high in September, rising 3.7% from a year ago and capping the highest quarter on record, American Trucking Associations reported.

October 21, 2014
Business

August Truck Tonnage Surges to Record

August truck tonnage jumped 4.5% year-over-year to a record high, American Trucking Associations reported Sept. 23.

September 23, 2014
Business

ABF Freight, Saia Report Increase in Tonnage

ABF Freight's tonnage per day increased in the quarter to date, and Saia Inc. reported its less-than-truckload tonnage per day climbed 7.6% in July compared with the same month last year.

September 4, 2014
Business

Truck Tonnage Nears Record After 3.6% Increase in July

Truck tonnage is moving closer to record territory, American Trucking Associations said last week, as stronger factory and housing activity pushed the index 3.6% higher in July.

August 25, 2014
Business

Truck Tonnage Rises 3.6% in July, ATA Says

Truck tonnage rose 3.6% last month over July of last year, helped by the improving pace of factory orders and new home construction, American Trucking Associations reported.

August 19, 2014
Business

June Tonnage Gains 2.3%

Truck tonnage rose 2.3% in June from last year, continuing a positive direction for freight that helped the year’s second quarter rise at a faster pace than the first quarter, American Trucking Associations said last week.

July 28, 2014
Business

ATA Tonnage Index Rises 2.3% in June

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index rose 2.3% on a year-over-year basis last month, capping a second quarter when freight levels improved from earlier in 2014, the federation reported.

July 22, 2014
Business

Tonnage Rises 3.4% in May

Truck tonnage rose 3.4% last month, driven by broad-based growth in all sectors of the trucking industry and an improving economy overall, American Trucking Associations reported.

June 23, 2014
Business

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3.4% in May

Truck tonnage rose 3.4% last month, helped by growth in all sectors of the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations reported.

June 17, 2014