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Truck Tonnage Rises 3.8% in 2022

January 25, 2023

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Truck tonnage rose 3.8% in 2022 compared with 2021, posting the highest year-over-year gain in four years despite modest December results, American Trucking Associations reported.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index inched up 0.3% to 115.2 compared with December 2021, and was up 0.4% compared with 114.8 in November, the federation reported Jan. 24.

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said the annual gain was the strongest since 2018 and marked the 16th consecutive year-over-year increase. Still, it was the smallest annual jump over that span and reflected a freight market that slowed as the year drew to a close, he said.

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