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Newsby Evan LockridgeNovember 9, 2016

For-Hire Freight Shipments Fall for Second Straight Month

A new U.S. Transportation Department report shows the total amount of for-hire freight moved in the country fell 0.6% in September from the month before, the second consecutive monthly drop.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeOctober 13, 2016

For-Hire Freight Slips Following Four Straight Monthly Gains

The amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry fell in August after rising four straight months, according to new Transportation Department figures, and reflecting trends in the overall economy.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 15, 2016

For-Hire Freight Movements Hit New Record High Level

New U.S. Transportation Department figures show the amount of for-hire freight rose 1.6% in July from June, the fourth consecutive monthly gain and a new record high.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeAugust 10, 2016

Trucking Pushes For-Hire Shipments Higher for Third Straight Month

A new U.S. Transportation Department report shows the amount of freight carried by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry rose 0.6% in June from the month before, due in part to increased trucking shipments, and is up 0.4% from the same time

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJuly 13, 2016

Total For-Hire Shipments Rise Despite Trucking Decline

A U.S. Transportation Department measure of the amount of freight carried by the nation's for-hire transportation industry rose 0.2% in May from April, the second consecutive monthly gain, and is just 1.5% below the all-time high level hit in December 2014.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 11, 2016

For-Hire Freight Measure Falls to Lowest Level in Two Years

The amount of freight moved by the nation’s entire for-hire transportation industry declined for the second straight month in March, hitting its lowest level since March 2014, according to U.S. Transportation Department figures released on Wednesday.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 14, 2016

For-Hire Freight Movements Decline Slightly

Following two straight months of growth, the amount of freight moved by for-hire operations in the U.S. fell in February from the month before, due in part to a substantial decline in trucking, according to new Transportation Department figures.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 9, 2016

For-Hire Freight Up Two Months Straight, Near Record High

Intermodal and pipeline transportation helped drive the DOT's Freight Transportation Services Index to near a record high in January.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 10, 2016

For-Hire Freight Posts 2% Decline for Last Year

The amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire sector fell in both the final month of last year and all of 2015, according to the U.S. Transportation Department.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJanuary 14, 2016

For-Hire Freight Movements See Biggest Drop in Nearly a Year

The amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation sector moved lower in a government index that it says is an indicator of economic cycles.

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