Truck tonnage in April increased a seasonally adjusted 6.9% compared with year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
The monthly index, released May 18, equaled 114.7 in April, compared with 107.2 in April 2020. (The index equaled 100 in 2015.)
When measured against March 2021, April tonnage declined 0.3%. In March, the index equaled 115.1.
ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello believes both the trucking industry and the overall U.S. economy are poised for very strong summer and fall seasons as the country returns to pre-pandemic levels of activity, with sectors including home construction, manufacturing and retail all poised for growth.
