News / No happy new year for US truckers, but also no industry 'bloodbath'

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Santa will not come to truckers’ aid – rather than enjoy rising rates on the back of surging volumes, the 2022 peak season has continued the downward trend of recent months.

The American Trucking Association (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.5%, month on month, in November, following a 1.2% slip in October.

Last month’s’s retreat was the largest monthly decrease on the index since the start of the pandemic, but it still remained 0.8% higher than in November 2021.

The CASS Freight ...