Truck tonnage rose 5.9% in September from a year ago, the 22nd straight month of year-over-year improvement, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
October 25, 2011Business
August Truck Tonnage Index Up 5.2%, ATA Says
The August truck tonnage index rose 5.2%, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling that fears of an imminent economic slowdown are premature, and may be wrong altogether.
October 3, 2011Business
August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.2%
Truck tonnage rose 5.2% in August from a year ago, the 21st straight month of year-over-year improvement, American Trucking Associations said.
September 28, 2011Business
July Truck Tonnage Climbs 3.9%
American Trucking Associations’ tonnage index climbed 3.9% in July, the 20th consecutive year-over-year increase, despite growing uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery and freight demand in the months ahead.
August 29, 2011Business
July Truck Tonnage Rises 3.9%
Truck tonnage rose 3.9% in July from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
August 23, 2011Business
Freight Tonnage Jumps 6.8% in June
Freight tonnage carried by motor carriers during June rose by 6.8% over year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations, the largest gain in five months and a positive sign amid uncertainty about the U.S. economy.
August 1, 2011Editorial, Business
Growing Tonnage Levels
The latest tonnage report from American Trucking Associations shows that freight levels in June were 6.8% higher than they were a year ago, the biggest gain in five months.
August 1, 2011Business
June Truck Tonnage Jumps 6.8%
Truck tonnage jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the largest year-over-year gain since an 8% surge in January, American Trucking Associations said.
July 26, 2011Business
May Truck Tonnage Rises 2.7%
American Trucking Associations’ truck tonnage index rose 2.7% in May, the 18th consecutive year-over-year increase, but the growth rate fell to its slowest pace since February 2010 as U.S. economic growth flagged.
July 4, 2011Business
May Truck Tonnage Rises 2.7%
Truck tonnage climbed 2.7% in May from a year ago, the smallest year-over-year gain since February 2010, American Trucking Associations said.
June 28, 2011