The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased for the first time in three months, falling 0.7 percent in June. June’s drop followed respective gains of 2.0 percent and 0.4 percent in April and May.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the tonnage index fell to 112.3 (2000=100) from 113.1 in May. June’s tonnage index was 1.4 percent lower, compared with a year earlier. Year-to-date, the truck tonnage index was down 1.9 percent, compared with the same period in 2005. The not-seasonally adjusted index also contracted 0.7 percent from June to 119.1.

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