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Tag: trucking economic indicators
Business
Trucking employment continues to gain
The December employment report released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows trucking added 4,200 jobs.
January 4, 2013
Business
Indicators: Shipper conditions improve, tonnage rebounds
FTR Associates Shippers Conditions Index improved in October from September, but the research firm forecasts that conditions at the end of 2012 and into 2013 will worsen.
December 21, 2012
Business
Indicators: Trucking sees employment gains
The number of payroll jobs at for-hire trucking companies rose in November, as did the number of trailer orders.
December 10, 2012
Business
Indicators: Surface trade, truck orders, others improve
The week’s highlights in potential economic indicators all show positive growth for both the trucking economy and the U.S. economy as a whole.
November 9, 2012
Business
Indicators: Tonnage index up, orders down
Three indicators of the trucking economy’s current state and potential future trends show slightly mixed readings this week.
October 25, 2012
Business
Freight index lowest since Nov. 2011
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6 percent in August from July, declining after a one-month rise.
October 12, 2012
Business
Trucking adds 700 jobs in September
For-hire trucking companies added 700 payroll jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall U.S. economy added 114,000 nonfarm jobs.
October 11, 2012
Business
Manufacturing expands for first time in four months
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September following three consecutive months of slight contraction.
October 2, 2012
Business
Monthly tonnage index up 3.2% year over year
ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index shrunk 0.9 percent in August but is still up
September 25, 2012
Business
Equipment leasing confidence up in September
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry is 53.0, up from the August index of 50.2, reflecting increased optimism.
September 24, 2012
Business
Monthly freight index up 1.9 percent
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.1 percent in July from June, rising after a one-month decline.
September 13, 2012
Business
Freight index up 8.4 percent
The index outpaced August 2011 volume by 8.4 percent, the sixth time in 2012 that volume has exceeded prior-year levels.
September 12, 2012
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