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March Truck Tonnage Index Rises 3.1%

Truck tonnage rose again in March, climbing 3.1% over the same month of 2013, despite residual weather troubles, American Trucking Associations said.

April 22, 2014
Business

February Tonnage Up 3.6% Despite Severe Storms

Truck tonnage rose 3.6% last month, achieving growth despite recurring winter storms and extremely cold weather that hampered fleets, American Trucking Associations reported last week.

March 24, 2014
Business

February Truck Tonnage Rises 3.6%

Truck tonnage rose 3.6% in February from the same month last year, despite continuing winter weather challenges, American Trucking Associations reported.

March 18, 2014
Business

January Storms Cut Tonnage 4.3%

Severe winter weather ravaged trucking in January, driving down December tonnage by 4.3%, the greatest month-to-month decline in two years, American Trucking Associations announced last week.

February 24, 2014
Business

Truck Tonnage Rises 1.2%; Growth Held Back by Weather

Truck tonnage rose 1.2% in January, held back by a series of nationwide winter storms, American Trucking Associations announced.

February 19, 2014
Business

Truck Tonnage Rises 8.2%

Truck tonnage rose 8.2% last month to cap the strongest year in more than a decade, propelled by continued growth in heavyweight freight and newly resurgent van shipments, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 27, 2014
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ATA Tonnage Index Rises 8.2% in Dec., Hits Another Record

American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index rose 8.2% last month, reaching another record, capping the strongest year since 1998 and reflecting increasing strength across broad economic sectors.

January 22, 2014
Business

November Tonnage Hits Another Record

Truck tonnage reached another record in November, climbing 8.1% from a year earlier, setting the stage for continued improvement in 2014, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 6, 2014
Business

Truck Tonnage Surges 8.1%, Hits Record

Truck tonnage surged again in November, rising at an 8.1% pace and setting another record, American Trucking Associations reported.

December 20, 2013
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Tonnage Jumps 8% in Oct.

U.S. truck tonnage rose 8% in October from a year earlier, even though it fell short of the all-time high recorded in the previous month, American Trucking Associations reported.

November 25, 2013