Truck Tonnage Index: Jan. 2013

According to the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonal adjustment (SA), For-Hire Trucking Tonnage Index increased 2.9 percent in January.  The SA Index equaled 125.2 (2000=100) in January compared to 121.7 in December.  That makes January’s index the highest on record.  Compared with January 2012, the SA index was up 6.5 percent, the best year-over-year since December 2011.