Trucking activity fell in April, the American Trucking Associations report, by 0.3%. This follows a 1.5% contraction in March.
"After surging 2.8% in February and hitting the highest level since late May 2024, tonnage fell a combined 1.8% in March and April," says ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "Unfortunately, a recovery that was expected this year hasn't transpired as the industry deals with a freight market in flux from tariffs and softening economic indicators."
ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage for April 2as 113, down from 113.3 in March. The index is based on 2015 as 100. It was up 0.1% year-over-year.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, was 11 in April, 2.2% below March.
