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July Tonnage Rises 0.3%

Truck tonnage in July continued to reflect a struggling freight environment, posting a 0.3% year-over-year gain that was the smallest this year, and declining 2.1% from June, American Trucking Associations reported.

August 29, 2016
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Truck Tonnage Posts 0.3% Year-Over-Year Gain, Smallest in 2016

Truck tonnage in July continued to reflect a struggling freight environment, posting a 0.3% year-over-year gain that was the smallest this year, and declining 2.1% from June, American Trucking Associations reported.

August 23, 2016
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June Tonnage Rises 2.1%

June’s 2.1% year-over-year increase in American Trucking Associations’ tonnage index represents another upward tilt in the uneven 2016 freight market that experts characterize with words such as “choppy,” “seesaw” and “zigzag.”

July 25, 2016
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Truck Tonnage Rises 2.1% in June

Truck tonnage continued to rise on a year-over-year basis, but the pace of growth slowed to 2.1% from 5.9% in a “choppy” freight environment, American Trucking Associations reported.

July 19, 2016
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May Tonnage Climbs 5.7%

Truck tonnage climbed 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in May and also increased from April, helped by stronger consumer demand and a long-awaited drop in inventories, American Trucking Associations reported.

June 27, 2016
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Truck Tonnage Climbs in May

Truck tonnage climbed 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in May and also increased from April, helped by stronger consumer demand and a long-awaited drop in inventories, American Trucking Associations reported.

June 21, 2016
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April Tonnage Gains 2%

Truck tonnage rose 2% year-over-year in April, continuing an upward plod that has been suppressed by scant economic growth and the continued inventory bloat, American Trucking Associations reported last week.

May 30, 2016
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Truck Tonnage Rises 2% in April, Continuing Slow Upward Pattern

Truck tonnage rose 2% year-over-year in April, continuing a slow upward trajectory that has been held back until now by an absence of economic growth and a continued inventory bloat, American Trucking Associations reported.

May 24, 2016
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Truck Tonnage Rises 2.2% in March as Freight Economy Continues Mixed Pattern

Truck tonnage rose 2.2% in March on a year-over-year basis, reflecting a slow economic growth trajectory and mixed freight trends, American Trucking Associations reported.

April 19, 2016
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February Tonnage Sets Record

Truck tonnage jumped 8.6% in February, posting an all-time record that was helped by freight that moved later due to January storms, American Trucking Associations reported last week.

March 28, 2016