American Trucking Associations’ president and CEO Chris Spear released a statement in response to new tariffs imposed on the United States’ largest trading partners. read more

FEB 4, 2025 - 5:41 am

The American Trucking Associations formed a corporate partner program agreement with Transport Enterprise Leasing. read more

NOV 25, 2024 - 5:54 am

Truck freight shipments and spending continued to contract in Q3/24, albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Shipments were down 1.9% quarter over quarter, while spending dropped 1.4%. read more

NOV 4, 2024 - 5:57 am

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015 = 100) compared with 115.6 in August. read more

OCT 25, 2024 - 6:56 am

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.3% in July after declining 1.8% in June. read more

AUG 23, 2024 - 6:24 am

Truck freight volumes and spending continued to drop in Q2/24, but at a slower pace than recent quarters, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Shipments increased in three regions (the West, Northeast and Southeast) on a quarterly basis. read more

AUG 2, 2024 - 6:23 am

Patrick Gaskins

According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), “trucks move roughly 72.6% of the nation’s freight by weight.” That reflects about 11.5 billion tons of freight in 2022. With numbers that large, you might think that truck fleets are predominantly big... read more

July 2024

IronTrax released a report that focuses on several topics pertaining to the trucking industry as a whole, including trends to watch in 2024, industry opposition to the new rule on electronic trucks, a summary of trends in used equipment values and more. read more

APR 30, 2024 - 6:49 am

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2% in March after increasing 4% in February. In March, the index equaled 113.4 compared with 115.7 in February. read more

APR 24, 2024 - 6:42 am

The U.S. truck freight market ended 2023 with further declines in both shipment volume and spending, according to U.S. Bank. Compared to the same period in 2022, fourth quarter shipment volume was down 15.7% in 2023, while spending by shippers contracted 13.5%. read more

FEB 2, 2024 - 6:50 am

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1% in November after increasing 0.8% in October. read more

DEC 22, 2023 - 6:34 am

The American Trucking Associations released new data finding the trucking industry invests $14 billion annually in technology, training and other expenditures to improve highway safety. read more

DEC 12, 2023 - 6:38 am

The American Trucking Associations honored Dr. Alix Miller with the ATA Trucking Association Executives Council President’s Leadership Award. read more

OCT 16, 2023 - 6:15 am

Truck freight volume and spending in Q2/23 declined by the highest levels since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Spending by shippers dropped 10.9% in the quarter compared with Q2/233, while shipment volume dropped 9%. read more

AUG 2, 2023 - 6:59 am

According to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, the volume of freight shipments moved via truck in the United States declined in Q1/23 by 6.1% year over year. This was the fourth quarter in a row in which volume has contracted on an annual basis. read more

MAY 2, 2023 - 7:08 am