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December Truck Tonnage Grows 4.2%

Freight tonnage ended 2010 on a high note, as American Trucking Associations reported its seasonally adjusted cargo index climbed 4.2% in December to its highest level since early in the recession.

January 31, 2011
Business

December Truck Tonnage Grows 4.2%

Truck tonnage rose 4.2% in December from a year ago to its highest level in more than two years, American Trucking Associations said.

January 25, 2011
Business

November Tonnage Rises 3.9% In 12th Consecutive Increase

Truck tonnage hauled increased in November for the 12th month in a row, rising 3.9% above the corresponding month of 2009, according to American Trucking Associations.

January 3, 2011
Business

November Truck Tonnage Gains 3.9%

Truck tonnage rose 3.9% in November from a year ago, the 12th straight year-over-year increase, but slipped slightly from October, American Trucking Associations said.

December 17, 2010
Business

October Freight Rises 6%

Freight volume hauled by U.S. trucking companies hit a three-month high in October as it rose 6% from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations said Nov. 22.

November 29, 2010
Business

October Truck Tonnage Jumps 6%

Truck tonnage jumped 6% in October from a year ago, the 11th straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.

November 23, 2010
Business

September Tonnage Rises 5.1%, Posting 10th Consecutive Gain

Tonnage hauled by U.S. truckers in September was 5.1% greater than what they carried in the same month a year ago, the 10th consecutive month that loads have grown when compared with year-ago results, American Trucking Associations said last week.

November 1, 2010
Business

September Truck Tonnage Rises 5.1%

Truck tonnage rose 5.1% in September, the 10th straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.

October 27, 2010
Business

August Truck Tonnage Up 2.9%

Truck tonnage rose for the ninth consecutive month in August from year-ago levels, but the gain slowed to 2.9%, in line with the recent deceleration in the U.S. economy, American Trucking Associations reported.

October 4, 2010
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August Truck Tonnage Rises 2.9%

Truck tonnage rose 2.9% in August, the ninth straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.

September 29, 2010