* DC - US Freight Shipments Up 3.9 Percent in December
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Feb 8, 2012: -- U.S. freight shipments hit an all-time high in December, rising 3.9 percent from the previous month, the largest monthly increase in domestic freight shipping in 17 years, the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Wednesday... It was the strongest month-to-month increase of the year for the BTS Freight Transportation Services Index, which climbed only 0.1 percent in November from October. December’s growth rate topped a 2.5 percent increase in June... For 2011, the freight index rose 6.4 percent, the highest full-year growth rate since 2002 and the third consecutive year of increased shipping activity by truck, railroad, airline, waterway and pipeline, the Department of Transportation agency said...
* DC - Intermodal Rail Shipments Rise 16.8 Percent
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Feb 9, 2012: -- Intermodal freight shipments moved by U.S. railroads jumped 16.8 percent year-over-year in the week ending Feb. 4, as steady freight demand and unseasonably warm weather created an easy comparison with the same week a year ago... Carload traffic rose 6.2 percent year-over-year, with 16 of the 20 commodity groups tracked by the Association of American Railroads posting gains. For the first five weeks of 2012, carloads were up 1.3 percent, and intermodal traffic 4.5 percent... There were signs that an increase in manufacturing and other industrial activity contributed to the percentage improvement in the fifth week of 2012... Metallic ore and auto shipments were up 63.2 percent and 42 percent, respectively, while shipments of petroleum products rose 40.5 percent year-over-year. That helped offset declines in agricultural shipments, including grain, and coal...Labels: trucking statistics
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