The American Trucking Association’s advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is out for February and the information shows quite a fall. After increasing by 1.8% in January, the Index shows a decrease of 4.5% in February. ATA’s Chief Economist is hopeful for an upward climb in the coming months…
The American Trucking Association’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased by 1.4% in January. This was following a rise of 1.2% in December, and increases, even the slight ones, are a good sign for the times. When compared to January 2020, when it was down 2.1% and the December before by…
The American Trucking Associations has announced the seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for last December and all of 2020. According to the Index, tonnage was up 7.4% in December, a healthy growth following November’s rise of 3.2%. When looking over all of 2020’s numbers, tonnage was down 3.3%. The…
The American Trucking Associations is asking those in charge of vaccine distribution to put truckers near the top of the list. Letters have been sent to the White House, the CDC, President-elect Biden, and the National Governors Association. The trucking industry has been rolling through this pandemic making sure shelves…
According to the American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Tonnage Index, there was a decrease of 6.3% in October. September’s numbers went up 5.7% and were followed by a slump in October. The ATA’s Chief Economist is thinking this happened due to a seasonal issue instead of a pandemic one. Click the…
13 of the top executives in the trucking industry have been chosen to make up the LEAD ATA leadership training program. Sponsored by Trimble Transportation, this group of men and women will receive exclusive educational opportunities, encounter real-world problem solving and have access to advanced industry knowledge. This year-long program…
Alabama Trucking has announced that they will be joining others within the industry to fight against truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. ATA’s CEO has promised support and finances to put a stop to this proposed plan put forth by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. It is argued that if…
For the month of September, there was an increase in truck tonnage, says the ATA. According to the American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, there was an increase of 6.7% after a 5.3 fall in August. The trucking industry is going through some hills and valleys right now with…
The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index put out by the American Trucking Associations was down 5.6% in August. This is following the decline in July of 1.4%. According to the ATA’s Chief Economist, this shows that there is a surge in consumer loads, and industrial loads, the heavy ones, are lacking….
The American Trucking Associations and its Technology and Maintenance Council have announced the first-ever National Technician Appreciation Week to be celebrated September 21-25, 2020. Without the technicians out there, trucks will not be able to stay on the road and keep the country rolling along. This week will be a…