ATA Trucking index decreased 0.7% in April

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From ATA Trucking: ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.7 Percent in April

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.7 percent in April after gaining a revised 1.9 percent in March 2011. March’s increase was slightly better than the 1.7 percent ATA reported on April 26, 2011. The latest drop put the SA index at 114.9 (2000=100) in April, down from the March level of 115.6.

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Here is a long term graph that shows ATA’s Fore-Hire Truck Tonnage index.

The dashed line is the current level of the index.

Compared with April 2010, SA tonnage climbed 4.8 percent. In March, the tonnage index was 6.5 percent above a year earlier.

“The drop in April is not a concern. Since freight volumes are so

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