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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in April after increasing 2.3% in March. In April, the index equaled 114.7 (2015=100) compared with 115.1 in March.
“After a revised increase in March of 2.3%, the April index declined just slightly,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “The outlook is solid for tonnage going forward as the country approaches pre-pandemic levels of activity, with strong economic ...
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New Tools for Fleets Released to Mark First Year of Government-Industry Partnership The American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Technology & Mainteance Council congratulated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the progress the agency has made in its Tech-Celerate Now technology analysis and education program over the past year. “We’re ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in December. In January, the index equaled 114.6 (2015=100) compared with 113.1 in December.
ATA recently revised the seasonally adjusted index back five years as part of its annual revision.
“Over the last four ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 7.4% in December after rising 3.2% in November. In December, the index equaled 120 (2015=100) compared with 111.7 in November. “Tonnage ended last year on a high note,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “The index not only ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7% in November after falling 5% in October. In November, the index equaled 112.2 (2015=100) compared with 108.3 in October.
“The 2020 seesaw pattern continued in November as typical seasonality is not holding this year,” said ATA Chief Economist ...
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The American Trucking Associations has released its latest ATA Freight Transportation Forecast: 2020 to 2031, which is conducted annually by IHS Markit, showing that despite contraction in 2020, the long-term trend for both trucking and overall freight shipments is still positive. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.7% in September after declining 5.3% in August. In September, the index equaled 115.1 (2015=100) compared with 107.9 in August.
“September had a nice recovery after a significant decline in August,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “The truck ...
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The American Trucking Associations announced it was opening nominations for the 2020 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award – recognizing individuals and organizations that have gone the extra mile to promote the image and reputation of the industry.
“As the country faced unprecedented obstacles due to the spread of COVID-19, Americans witnessed ...
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American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ announced guidelines on the use of hair samples for government-mandated drug testing:
“As currently written, today’s proposal by HHS on hair testing is a tremendous disappointment for the trucking industry. President ...
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The American Trucking Associations praised the leaders and members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their work in advancing the INVEST in America Act to the House floor.
“Chairman DeFazio and the entire committee have produced a solid piece of legislation that authorizes a real and significant increase in ...
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