November Tonnage Hits Highest Mark Since Spring
Truck tonnage in November posted the strongest year-over-year gain since spring, American Trucking Associations announced on Dec. 21, as busy consumer spending both in brick-and-mortar stores and online propelled a surge in freight activity.
December 21, 2021Truck Tonnage Rises in October
Truck tonnage in October posted the strongest year-over-year gain since just before summer, American Trucking Associations announced, as consumers ramped up early spending in anticipation of a busy holiday shopping season.
November 23, 2021Tonnage Jumps in September
Truck tonnage increased on both a sequential and year-over-year basis in September, recording a 2021 high mark amid an environment where a shortage of drivers and trucks is keeping rigs fully loaded on most runs, American Trucking Associations reported Oct. 19.
October 19, 2021August Truck Tonnage Posts First Monthly Gain Since March
Truck tonnage in August notched its first sequential monthly gain in five months, and dipped just slightly on a year-over-year basis, American Trucking Associations said.
September 21, 2021July Sees 2.9% Year-Over-Year Decline in Truck Tonnage
Truck tonnage in July declined 2.9% when measured against the same month in 2020, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
August 24, 2021May Tonnage Rises 3.7% Year-Over-Year
Truck tonnage rose 3.7% in May compared with year-ago levels and is pacing well against comparisons to the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to American Trucking Associations.
June 22, 2021March Truck Tonnage Falls 9.5% Year-Over-Year
Truck tonnage in March declined on an annual and month-to-month basis, but the year-ago decline is up against comparisons to the first month that the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello in the federation’s monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index release.
April 20, 2021February Tonnage Takes Winter Weather Hit
Severe winter weather took a toll on truck tonnage in February, according to American Trucking Associations.
March 23, 2021Tonnage Dips 2.1% Year-Over-Year in January
January truck tonnage fell 2.1% compared with year-ago levels, but ticked up 1.4% over December 2020 — a continuation of several months’ worth of sequential gains, American Trucking Associations announced.
February 23, 2021Truck Tonnage Surges in December to First Year-Over-Year Gain Since March
Trucking closed the tumultuous year of 2020 on an upswing, as truck tonnage in December rose a seasonally adjusted 2.3% year-over-year and jumped 7.4% compared with November in the strongest month-over-month gain since summer, American Trucking Associations reported.
January 19, 2021