U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 0.8% in September, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
โTruck freight slowed at the end of the third quarter,โ said ATA chief economist Bob Costello. โAs anticipated, the year-over-year gains have slowed on strength a year earlier, but there is no doubt that freight softened in August and September. Despite the decreases late in the quarter, based on Julyโs strength, third quarter tonnage rose 0.1% from the second quarter and 5.2% from the same period in 2017.โ
August tonnage was revised down to -2% from the initially reported -1.8%, when compared to July.
Compared to September 2017, the ATA truck tonnage index was up 2.9%. Year to date, tonnage is up 7% this year compared to the same period in 2017.
