Trucking and Shipping Volumes down in January 2012

Tuesday, February 28. 2012

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Trucking and Shipping Volumes down in January 2012

ATA Truck Tonnage Retreated 4% in January

February 28, 2012 12:00 PM
Sean McNally 703-838-1995

ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.0% in January after surging 6.4% in December 2011. The latest contraction put the SA index at 119.4 (2000=100), down from December’s record level of 124.4. ATA Truck Tonnage Release

January Container Volume Down 3.9 Percent
Imports declined 5.5 percent, exports dropped 8.2 percent

Container trade volume at the Port of Long Beach dropped 3.9 percent overall in January compared to the same period a year ago. Imports were down 5.5 percent, and exports dipped 8.2 percent.

Port terminals handled 456,424 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, compared to 474,960 TEUs in January 2011.
Port of Long Beach Volume Down

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