The Transportation Services Index is climbing slowly but has not returned to the rapid growth seen before the recession, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which released a technical note on freight transportation services Dec. 15.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined in December from the highest level on record the prior month, DOT said Feb. 12.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 1% in December from November, its second straight monthly increase, with both trucking and rail freight showing large gains, DOT said Wednesday.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.6% in August from a year ago as shipments reached their highest level in three years, DOT said Thursday.

The Department of Transportation’s July freight transportation services index rose 3.8% from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday its freight transportation services index rose 3.7% in April from a year ago.

The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index jumped 6.9% in January from a year earlier, and sharply revised upward the reading for 2010.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index increased 0.4% in December from a year earlier, the 12th straight year-over-year gain.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 0.1% in November from a year earlier, the 11th straight year-over-year gain.