American Trucking Association Reports – Tonnage is Off
Truck shipments fell for the second consecutive month in May, according to the American Trucking Associations. The trade organization reported Monday that its advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.3 percent in May, building on a revised April tonnage decline of 0.6 percent, slightly better than the ATA’s preliminary estimate of a 0.7 […]
The ATA Reports Driver Shortage Worsens
Trucking companies have more trouble keeping long-haul drivers ~ ATA says Turnover for long-haul drivers in large truckload fleets hit an annualized rate of 75 percent during the first three months of the year, the American Trucking Association. That’s a leap from the low of 39 percent during the same quarter last year and up […]
