The most recent edition of the Cass Freight Index Report issued this week by Cass Information Systems continued an ongoing trend of annual freight shipment and expenditure declines, for the month of January. Many freight transportation and logistics executives and analysts consider the Cass Freight Index to be the most accurate barometer of freight volumes
Truck tonnage volumes saw modest gains, in January, to begin 2020, according to data issued today by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for January—at 117.4 (2015=100)—saw a 0.1% increase from December to January, following a 0.5% from November to December. And compared to January 2019, the
January retail sales numbers posted annual gains, according to data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $529.8 billion—were 0.2% ahead of December’s revised $528.4 billion and were up 0.3% annually. And it added that total retail sales from November 2019
January retail sales numbers posted annual gains, according to data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $529.8 billion—were 0.2% ahead of December’s revised $528.4 billion and were up 0.3% annually. And it added that total retail sales from November 2019
Preliminary North American Class 8 orders saw a slight dip in January, according to recent data issued respectively freight transportation consultancy FTR and ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles. FTR reported that preliminary North American Class 8 orders—at 17,700—was off 10% compared to December and up 12% annually.
