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TRUCKING STATISTICS * USA- Truck Tonnage Hits Year-End High Point
More moderate growth forecast for first quarter, ATA says
Arlington,VA,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jan 25, 2010: -- Truck tonnage hit its highest peak since the depths of the recession in December, but may be more moderate in coming months, the American Trucking Associations said... ATA's seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1 percent in December, on top of a 2.6 percent increase in November. That boosted the adjusted index from 106.2 to 108.4, its highest level since November 2008. Without the seasonal adjustment, the index climbed 2.3 percent from November... It was a positive finish to the worst year for trucking in decades... A number of carriers have reported stronger than usual growth in the first few weeks of January, raising hope that the recovery will gain speed in what is usually a weak shipping quarter...* 2009 commercial trailer factory shipments hit lowest level in 35 years
Columbus,IND,USA -Logistics Management, by Jeff Berman -25 Jan 2010: -- Recent data from ACT Research Co., stated that commercial trailer factory shipments in 2009 were down 44 percent compared to 2008, reaching its lowest level since 1975... ACT Partner and Senior Analyst Kenny Vieth told 2009 came in at 80,414, well short of 2008's 142,557. While 2009 was clearly a down year, December shipments-at 8,296-represented the highest monthly total for all of 2009... And ACT said that almost every category of trailer factory shipments posted the lowest levels in 30 to 50 years, with only the reefer van sector holding up relatively well. The company added that December net orders for commercial trailers were up 140 percent from depressed levels in December 2008 and slightly below the 2009 monthly average... While truckers were increasing their trailer-tractor ratio and shippers wanted bigger trailer pools at this time, everyone was "buying trailers with abandon," said Vieth. And in the 2002-2003 timeframe, Vieth said trailer tracking technology was perfected, which helped carriers and shippers better understand how to do things like keep a battery charged on a tracking device for a trailer... (Picture from 4.bp.blogspot)
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