Positive signs for truck tonnage
ATA reports that tonnage in 2016 increased 2.5% over 2015.
The for-hire truck tonnage index compiled by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) jumped 2.9% in January, after falling 4.3% last December; a sign that “the freight economy is starting to show some signs of life,” according to Bob Costello, chief economist for the trade group.
Compared with January 2016, the index increased 2.6%, he added, with tonnage up 2.5% for all of 2016 versus 2015.
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