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Intermodal containers stacked at the Port of Los Angeles
Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 17, 2025

Port of Los Angeles: Tariffs Slowing Container Volume

May marked the lowest monthly cargo output in over two years at the Port of Los Angeles, thanks to trade policy uncertainty.

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ATA Truck Freight Index, April 2025.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 20, 2025

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Dipped in April

Truck freight tonnage decreased for the second month in a row so far this year.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 4, 2025

Truck Orders Drop as Trade War, Policy Uncertainty Rattle Industry

Heavy-duty truck orders and production have been dropping, and Trump administration actions may suppress that even further.

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ATA February 2025 truck tonnage.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 18, 2025

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 3% in February

ATA said the February freight surge was fueled by January catch-up and accelerated imports.

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Articlesby Avery ViseMarch 13, 2025

Record January Imports Didn't Produce Much Freight

FTR's Avery Vise digs into the numbers behind January's import surge in this column.

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Avery Vise Trucking and the Numbers Graphic
Articlesby Avery ViseDecember 13, 2024

New Data Implies Tighter Freight Capacity Than Official Job Numbers Suggest

Despite the chronically sluggish freight market, payroll employment in for-hire trucking rose in November and was basically on par with job levels a year earlier. Or was it? FTR's Avery Vise explains.

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Man on convention stage
Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 15, 2024

'Return to Normal' Economy Means Good News for Trucking

After the ups and downs of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath, economic and industry numbers indicate that the industry is slowly getting “back to normal,” Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations chief economist, told attendees at ATA’s management conference in Nashville.

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Articlesby Avery ViseOctober 1, 2024

Why Strong Chemicals Output Isn’t Leading to Strong Truck Freight

Why do pharmaceutical and chemicals indicators matter to the health of trucking?

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Articlesby Avery ViseAugust 27, 2024

When Consumer Spending on Goods Produces No Freight

Real consumer spending on goods remains at a near-record level. Why isn't that filling up truck trailers?

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Illustration of rollercoaster, trucks, and data charts and graphs.
Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 16, 2024

How Trucking Fleets Are Navigating the Post-Pandemic Roller Coaster

Trucking companies are dealing with a landscape that’s one of the most challenging in recent memory. But there is also opportunity, says Brian Holland, president and CEO of Fleet Advantage. How can fleets be prepared for the ups and downs of the cycle?

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