March 21, 2025
Trucking activity in the United States surged 3% in February, marking the largest sequential increase in several years. February's gains followed a slight decline in January, according to the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
"After a scant 0.1% decline in January, which wasn't bad considering the harsh winter weather and California wildfires, truck tonnage had a robust gain in February" said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.
In February, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 115.2, up from 111.9 in January. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, was up 0.6% from the same month last year, the second straight year-over-year increase, which hasn't happened since early 2023.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 104.8 in February, 4.7% below January's reading of 110.0.
Source: ATA