The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.6 in August.

"After increasing a total of 2.1% in July and August, tonnage fell by that amount in September," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "Freight has been very choppy this year, but despite the latest drop, tonnage is up 1.8% since hitting a low in January. No doubt, the climb up has been slow and difficult as manufacturing activity remains flat, but the trend is up, not down."

Compared with September 2023, the index fell 0.9%, after rising 0.6% in August from a year earlier.

ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership.

Source: ATA

 

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