Transport Topics (July 21, 2021)
Truck tonnage in June inched up 0.5% compared with year-ago levels, a slowdown compared with recent months amid a tempering of freight activity nationwide, according to American Trucking Associations\u2019 For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. The index equaled 111.6 in June, ATA announced in a July 20 news release. When measured against May, the index decreased 1.5%. For purposes of the index, the year 2015=100. \u201cTonnage has definitely flattened out, on average, over the last six to nine months,\u201d ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said. \u201cThe good news is that it remains slightly above 2020 levels.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices