U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth.
September 20, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
June Tonnage Rises 2.1%
Junes 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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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, 2016Business
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