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Read why ATA's Chief Economist says the industry may see more volatility in the months ahead.
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“While the spot market has slowed as freight softens, contract carriers are backfilling those losses with loads from shippers reducing spot market exposure," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.
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Economic indicators that are important to trucking slowed in May, including retail sales, housing starts, and manufacturing output.
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After eight straight gains, for-hire truck tonnage decreased 2% in April.
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For-hire contract freight tonnage remained solid in March, only limited by lack of capacity, both of drivers and equipment, at contract fleets, according to ATA.
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Despite a string of gains, the ATA's tonnage index is still off 1.8% from pre-pandemic numbers.
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Thanks to rising retail rates and factory output, American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in January.
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December's truck tonnage increase is reflective of a still growing goods-economy, explains ATA’s chief economist.
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In November, strong factory output and housing starts helped push the index higher.
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The combination of solid retail sales, inventory rebuilding, and generally higher factory output offset some areas of softer freight growth in October, according to ATA’s chief economist.
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