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Up Close - Mid-Year Economic Report - July 05, 2012
Trucking volume dropped in May, industry group says
Activity dips for second straight month, but it's up from a year earlier

Newswise

The American Trucking Association's advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index fell 0.7 percent in May.

This slight decrease follows a 1.1 percent decline in April, which was reported on May 22.

The latest drop lowered the index to 117.8 (2000=100), down from April's level of 118.7. Compared with May 2011, however, the index was 4.1 percent higher, which was the largest year-over-year increase since February 2012. Year to date, compared with the same...


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