ABF Freight's tonnage per day increased in the quarter to date, and Saia Inc. reported its less-than-truckload tonnage per day climbed 7.6% in July compared with the same month last year.
September 4, 2014Business
Truck Tonnage Nears Record After 3.6% Increase in July
Truck tonnage is moving closer to record territory, American Trucking Associations said last week, as stronger factory and housing activity pushed the index 3.6% higher in July.
August 25, 2014Business
Truck Tonnage Rises 3.6% in July, ATA Says
Truck tonnage rose 3.6% last month over July of last year, helped by the improving pace of factory orders and new home construction, American Trucking Associations reported.
August 19, 2014Business
June Tonnage Gains 2.3%
Truck tonnage rose 2.3% in June from last year, continuing a positive direction for freight that helped the year’s second quarter rise at a faster pace than the first quarter, American Trucking Associations said last week.
July 28, 2014Business
ATA Tonnage Index Rises 2.3% in June
American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index rose 2.3% on a year-over-year basis last month, capping a second quarter when freight levels improved from earlier in 2014, the federation reported.
July 22, 2014Business
Tonnage Rises 3.4% in May
Truck tonnage rose 3.4% last month, driven by broad-based growth in all sectors of the trucking industry and an improving economy overall, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2014Business
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3.4% in May
Truck tonnage rose 3.4% last month, helped by growth in all sectors of the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 17, 2014Business
April Tonnage Gains 4.8%
Truck tonnage rose 4.8% last month from a year earlier as carriers distanced themselves from winter’s freight disruptions, setting the stage for more growth amid a strengthening economy.
May 26, 2014Business
April Truck Tonnage Jumps 4.8%
Truck tonnage jumped 4.8% in April from the same month last year, the biggest gain this year, American Trucking Associations said May 20.
May 20, 2014Business
March Tonnage Rises 3.1%
Truck tonnage rose 3.1% in March from a year earlier despite residual problems with harsh winter weather, American Trucking Associations reported, buoying hopes of a stronger trucking market.
April 28, 2014