Tag: truck tonnage

April 18, 2023

Truck tonnage experienced its steepest declines since 2020 amid slowdowns across multiple sectors, American Trucking Associations announced. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 5% in March to 111.6 on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with 118.8 a year ago. […]

January 25, 2023

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, […]

September 20, 2022

Truck tonnage in August surged 7.4% to 119 when measured against the same month a year ago, and on a sequential basis it rose 2.8% from July, according to American Trucking Associations. The federation’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated […]

May 24, 2022

Truck tonnage in April increased on an annual basis but declined compared with March, American Trucking Associations reported. The seasonally adjusted ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.8% to 115.8 compared with April 2021, but dipped 2% from its 118.2 […]

February 22, 2022

Truck tonnage in January rose 1.2% when measured against year-ago levels, marking the fifth consecutive month for a year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said. The federation’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 115.5 compared with 114.6 in January 2021. Measured against […]

May 18, 2021

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 […]

October 20, 2020

Truck tonnage in September declined a seasonally adjusted 2.7% when compared with year-ago levels, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, American Trucking Associations said Oct. 20. However, when measured month-to-month, the index increased 6.7% in September, after declining […]

October 19, 2016

U.S. truck tonnage fell 5.8% in September, reversing the positive trend in August and marking the first year-over-year decline in the American Trucking Associations index since October 2015. The Oct. 18 report from ATA said the seasonally adjusted index level […]