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TRUCKING STATISTICS * USA - Strong Truckload Demand
Load volumes rose faster than expected in October, trucking analyst says
Washiington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Dec 12, 2011: -- Truckload freight volumes were stronger than analysts expected in the first weeks of the fourth quarter, according to investment research firm Jefferies... Seasonally adjusted truckload volumes were up 3.2 percent year-over-year in October, according to American Trucking Associations data, Jefferies said Monday. Non-adjusted volumes were up 3.4 percent. The investment firm, in comparison, expected truckload volumes to increase 2 to 3 percent in that period... That strength was apparent at Landstar System, which said last week said loads in the first 10 weeks of the fourth quarter were up 9 percent from a year ago. According to the ATA, truckload revenue per mile was up 4.2 percent in October, less than the 5.2 percent increase reported in September, Jefferies said... Separately, the ATA reported truck tonnage increased 5.7 percent year-over-year in October, largely thanks to the strength of U.S. manufacturing...
* DC - DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 4%
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -14 Dec 2011: -- The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4% in October from a year ago but took its first month-to-month downturn in five months, DOT said Wednesday... The freight index dipped 0.2% from September following four increases, DOT’s Bureau of Trade Statistics said in its monthly report... Despite the slip, the index, at a reading of 109.4, is at its second-highest level since July 2008. DOT uses a baseline reading of 100 from the year 2000 for the freight TSI... Freight shipments through the first 10 months of 2011 are up 2.3% over last year, DOT said... Shipments are down 0.5% in the five years from October 2006, but are up 11.6% in the 10 years from October 2001, despite declines in recent years...
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