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May 7, 2008

Truck Tonnage Fell More Than 3% in March

ARLINGTON, VA – Truck tonnage dropped 3.3 percent last month to its lowest level since November 2007.

Tags: ATA, Truck Tonnage

April 16, 2008

Truck Tonnage Flattened in February

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Truck tonnage was flat in February, but the American Trucking Associations (ATA) isn’t too worried. In fact, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said February’s reading was “encouraging.”

Tags: ATA, Truck Tonnage

March 19, 2008

Trucking Industry Will Spend Record Amount on Fuel

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Diesel fuel prices will reach record highs in 2008. The trucking industry will spend $135 billion on diesel this year, a $22 billion increase over what the trucking industry spent on diesel in 2007

Tags: ATA, diesel, fuel

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Accident Management Costs Trend Upward

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On average, 20 percent of fleet vehicles are involved in accidents each year. Although this percentage has remained steady from 2005-2007, the cost of repairing these vehicles is rising.

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There is a growing belief among fleet managers that today’s high fuel prices are not a temporary phenomenon, but a new reality. Almost everyone is looking for ways to downsize vehicles (where possible) or opt to four-cylinder engines as part of either a corporate sustainability initiative or fuel spend / GHG reduction program.

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