February truck tonnage increased 4.2% from a year ago but slipped from January, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
March 22, 2011Business
February Truck Tonnage Rises 4.2%
U.S. truck tonnage improved from a year earlier for the 15th straight month, enough to allow fleet executives to pursue higher freight rates yet leave them with worries about how global events could hurt the domestic economy.
March 28, 2011Business
January Truck Tonnage Surges 8%
Truck tonnage surged 8% in January from a year earlier, helped by continued growth in the manufacturing sector, pushing American Trucking Associations’ tonnage index to its highest level since January 2008.
February 28, 2011Business
December Truck Tonnage Grows 4.2%
Freight tonnage ended 2010 on a high note, as American Trucking Associations reported its seasonally adjusted cargo index climbed 4.2% in December to its highest level since early in the recession.
January 31, 2011Business
December Truck Tonnage Grows 4.2%
Truck tonnage rose 4.2% in December from a year ago to its highest level in more than two years, American Trucking Associations said.
January 25, 2011Business
November Tonnage Rises 3.9% In 12th Consecutive Increase
Truck tonnage hauled increased in November for the 12th month in a row, rising 3.9% above the corresponding month of 2009, according to American Trucking Associations.
January 3, 2011Business
November Truck Tonnage Gains 3.9%
Truck tonnage rose 3.9% in November from a year ago, the 12th straight year-over-year increase, but slipped slightly from October, American Trucking Associations said.
December 17, 2010Business
October Freight Rises 6%
Freight volume hauled by U.S. trucking companies hit a three-month high in October as it rose 6% from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations said Nov. 22.
November 29, 2010Business
October Truck Tonnage Jumps 6%
Truck tonnage jumped 6% in October from a year ago, the 11th straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.
November 23, 2010Business
September Tonnage Rises 5.1%, Posting 10th Consecutive Gain
Tonnage hauled by U.S. truckers in September was 5.1% greater than what they carried in the same month a year ago, the 10th consecutive month that loads have grown when compared with year-ago results, American Trucking Associations said last week.
November 1, 2010