
An analytical look at consumer spending, the pandemic, and the spot market — where we've been, where we're headed, and what that means for owner-operators and fleets.
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Truck tonnage has flattened out, according to the American Trucking Associations, which has seen its tonnage Index fall slightly for two months in a row.
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What does new COVID-19 masking guidance for fully vaccinated Americans mean for the economy and truck freight, as spending on services that involve being around other people continues to improve?
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The inventories-to-sales ratio traditionally has been a key indicator for assessing near-term transportation demand. Right now they're very lean, which usually is good news for trucking – but there's a catch.
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Truck tonnage fell in March for the second month in a row, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist is still calling for a positive outlook.
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The trucking industry, and the supply chain as a whole, are in an upcycle, but analysts suspect that the industry has reached its peak.
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The 4.5% drop in the American Trucking Associations' tonnage numbers was largely due to severe winter weather during February.
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Is a broad statistic that can give us a real-time second-level read on the magnitude and direction of freight trends? The answer is rail carloads.
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The number of new Class 8 registrations in 2021 is expected to recover by more than 10% from 2020, IHS Markit officials said during a Work Truck Week 2021 virtual presentation.
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American Trucking Associations logged an advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increase of 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in December 2020.
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