American Trucking Associations

ATA reported that its October advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, came in at 111.9 (2015=100), following September’s 114.3 reading and was down 1.8% annually and is flat year-to-date through October. This followed respective 1.1% and 0.9% gains in July and August.

Following respective 1.1% and 0.9% gains in July and August, ATA reported that its September advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index saw a 0.9% decline, coming in at 114.2 (2015=100).

It is now more difficult for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) under new Department of Transportation (DOT) rules.

The August reading of the ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 115.3 (2015=100), topping July’s 114.3 reading by 0.4% (July was upwardly revised), following a 0.5% July gain. Through the first eight months of 2025, ATA said that SA For-Hire Truck Tonnage is up 0.1%.

The July reading of the ATA advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 113.7 (2015=100), a 0.6% gain on the heels of a 0.7% June decline.

Business and industry concerns issued positive support in regards to the House passing the legislation.

Various business and industry concerns issued positive support in regards to the United States Senate voting to pass the budget reconciliation bill, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” With the Senate having passed the bill by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, paced by Vice President J.D. Vance’s tie breaking vote, the bill now heads to the House of Representatives.

The May reading of the ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 113.8 (2015=100), down 0.1% compared to April.

The April reading of the ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 113.0 (2015=100), off 0.3% from March’s 113.3 reading.

The March reading of the ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 113.4 (2015=100), trailing February’s 115.1.

Industry groups are on board, but some experts say the real issue is driver turnover, not shortage.

With a March 21 deadline rapidly approaching, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Trucking Association of New York (TANY) penned a letter to the United States Department of Transportation, stating their continued support regarding the discontinuation of New York City’s congestion pricing plan.

The February reading of the ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in at 115.2 (2015=100), topping January’s 111.9 reading. ATA said that this 3% sequential increase represents “the largest sequential increase seen in several years.”

The EPA said it is reevaluating parts of the “Clean Trucks Plan” it views are problematic, with sharp focus on the 2022 Heavy-Duty Nitrous Oxide (NOx) rule, which it noted “results in significant costs that will make the products our trucks deliver, like food and other household items, more expensive.”

Traffic congestion on U.S. highways added a record $108.8 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2022, the last full year for which costs are calculated.