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ATA truck tonnage chart December 2025.
NewsJanuary 20, 2026

ATA Truck Tonnage: Modest December Gain Closes Out Tough Year

Despite a modest freight volume gain to close out 2025, overall tonnage remains subdued, according to ATA.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 30, 2025

Will FMCSA’s Driver-Oriented Enforcement Initiatives Affect Capacity?

The Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took several actions in 2025 to tighten enforcement of regulations for commercial drivers. Will those affect trucking capacity in 2026?

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Illustration for column header with photo of Deborah Lockridge
Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 1, 2025

Trucking in 2025: Survival of the Fittest in a Year of Uncertainty

Why 2025 delivered more uncertainty than recovery in trucking, and how smart use of AI may separate the survivors from the rest. An editorial commentary from Heavy Duty Trucking's Deborah Lockridge.

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October 2025 freight tonnage.
Newsby Jack RobertsNovember 18, 2025

Truckload Volumes Continue to Slide

According to ATA, October’s drop in truck tonnage was the largest in 21 months.

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"Trucking and the Numbers" graphic with Avery Vise
Articlesby Avery ViseOctober 13, 2025

Is Trucking Capacity Tighter Than It Looks?

Based on data released in September, it looks like a tight driver supply might be closer than we thought.

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August 2025 trucking conditions.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 25, 2025

Finally! Trucking Conditions Showed Signs of Life in August

Both ATA and FTR are reporting that August showed a rare second straight month of gains for North American trucking activity.

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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 LockridgeJanuary 9, 2025

Freight Market in 2025: Gradual Improvement, Says FTR

Look for 2025 to be a year for moderate improvements in freight rates and more stable diesel prices, predict the analyst at FTR Freight Intelligence.

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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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 16, 2024

Is Trucking Pulling Out of the Post-Pandemic Doldrums?

Economic indicators rarely all tell the same story, but increasingly, they are pointing to an improving economy and light at the end of the tunnel for a trucking industry beleaguered by low freight rates.

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