A positive sign that the US economy is starting to recover is growth in demand for rented commercial vehicles. The American Trucking Association’s advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 6.8% in December after rising 0.3% in November 2011. Trucking is a barometer of the US economy, representing 67.2% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation – including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled nine billion tons of freight in 2011. This was 5.9% more than the previous year – the largest annual increase since 1998.
US truckers see upturn in economy
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