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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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 22, 2025

August, September Trucking Indicators Are Still Depressing

Although FTR's trucking conditions index improved to essentially neutral in August, U.S. trucking activity as measured by tonnage dropped in September to the lowest in three months, and North American Class 8 net orders in September were the weakest since 2019.

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ATA Tonnage Index line graph
Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2025

Tonnage, Trucking Conditions Indexes Show Continued Stagnation

The murky outlook for a recovery in the freight market remains murky, according to industry indexes released this week.

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ATA truck tonnage, May 2025.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 24, 2025

ATA: Truck Tonnage Dropped in May

ATA reports that truck tonnage decreased last month, following gain in April.

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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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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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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 26, 2024

ATA: Truck Tonnage Slipped in June

After a May increase, North American truck tonnage fell in June, according to the American Trucking Associations.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 28, 2023

ATA Projects Continued Growth of Truck Freight

The American Trucking Associations expects truck tonnage will grow from 11.3 billion tons this year to 12.2 billion tons by 2034.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2023

Freight Recession: Signs of Improvement?

The freight recession continues to bump along the bottom, with the spot market continuing to be battered by overcapacity amidst freight demand that is somewhat improved but still soft.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 31, 2023

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 1.1% in September

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.1% in September after rising 0.2% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.9 (2015 = 100) compared with 115.2 in August.

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