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truck tonnage
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‘Banner year’ for truck tonnage comes to end
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage dipped 4.3% in December, but closed out the full year 2018 up 6.6% compared to 2017. That marked the largest annual gain since 1998 and was much stronger than the 3.8% increase in…
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Race to beat tariffs causes truck tonnage spike
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage spiked 6.3% in October, posting a year-over-year increase of 9.5%. “After slowing at the end of the third quarter, truck freight surged in October,” said ATA chief economist Bob Costello. “Last month’s strength…
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Truck tonnage softens in Q3
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 0.8% in September, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Truck freight slowed at the end of the third quarter,” said ATA chief economist Bob Costello. “As anticipated, the year-over-year gains have…
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One of the best freight markets ever continues: ATA
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 0.7% in May, and was 7.8% stronger than May 2017, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The ATA also revised up the originally reported 2.2% gain in April to 2.7%. Year-to-date…
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Truck tonnage surges 9.5% compared to April 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. – American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) truck tonnage index was up 9.5% in April compared to the same time last year, the largest ever year-over-year increase since October 2017. Compared to March, the seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is…
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Truck tonnage decreases, but remains strong
ARLINGTON, Va. – For-hire truck tonnage in the U.S. decreased 1.1% in March, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The February decline was revised down from 2.6%, to 0.8%. Year-over-year, tonnage was up 6.3%, and for all of 2017…
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U.S. truck tonnage up 2% in January
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 2% in January, reflecting a solid freight environment in a typically weak month. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was up 8.8% year-over-year. For all of 2017, the index…
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Rising truck tonnage reflects strong economy: ATA
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage spiked 2.3% in November, adding to the 3.9% increase recorded in October. The American Trucking Associations reported the index was up 7.6% year-over-year in November. Year-to-date, truck tonnage is up 3.5% through the…
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U.S. truck tonnage surprises in August
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 7.1% in August, and was up 8.2% year-over-year, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Year-to-date, tonnage is up 2.1% compared to the same eight months in 2016. The ATA also revised…
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US truck tonnage slips in October
ARLINGTON, Va. – US truck tonnage decreased 0.3% in October, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist Bob Costello says the trough is likely near. Tonnage was down 0.9% year-over-year in October, marking the second consecutive month of y-o-y declines. Year-to-date,…
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US truck tonnage soft in June on elevated inventory-to-sales ratios
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US for-hire truck tonnage slid 0.5% in June, following a revised gain of 0.8% in May, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations. The index was up 1.8% compared to June 2014, greater than…
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US truck tonnage posts small gain in May
ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage gained 1.1% in May, following a revised loss of 1.4% in April. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported tonnage was up 1.8% compared to May 2014, marking the smallest year-over-year gain since February…
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US truck tonnage declines in April
ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage has reached its lowest mark since April 2014, falling 3% in April compared to March. Tonnage was up 1% compared to April 2014, but the year-over-year increase was well off the 4.2% y-o-y…
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US truck tonnage bounces back in March
ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage rose 1.1% in March, marking a 5% gain year-over-year. The modest jump came on the heels of a revised 2.8% decline in February. During the first quarter, US for-hire truck tonnage was unchanged…
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US truck tonnage sets new record in January
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index recorded an all-time high in January. US for-hire truck tonnage rose 1.2% in January, posting a 6.6% year-over-year gain, the largest y-o-y gain in more than a year.…
