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The freight market has remained choppy, with demand not demonstrating any clear patterns during the month of May, American Trucking Associations reported June 24.

The freight market experienced another monthly dip in tonnage due to choppy market conditions in April, American Trucking Associations reported.

The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.8% to 112.5 in November from 114.6 in October. The index is down 1% compared with November 2023.

The freight market showed renewed signs of recovery in October after stumbling in September, American Trucking Associations reported.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.8% to 115.8 from the prior month, and 0.7% compared with August 2023.

The trucking industry in July saw a sequential rise in freight tonnage but a decrease from the year-ago period, American Trucking Associations reported Aug. 20.

Truck tonnage in May continued its downward year-over-year trend, dipping 1.3% when measured against the same month in 2022.

Truck tonnage in April increased a seasonally adjusted 6.9% compared with year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.