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.

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.

U.S. truck tonnage increased 8.4% in September from year-ago levels, setting another record on the strength of increased automotive, housing and oil-and-gas industry loads.

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted tonnage index rose 8.4% in September.

American Trucking Associations tonnage index reached another record in August, rising 6.9% from a year earlier as prospects brighten for continued improvement in some freight markets.

U.S. truck tonnage rose 4.7% in July from the year-ago level and remained near a record high, bolstered by heavy freight related to the housing, oil and natural-gas markets.