RECENT NEWS
Upstream Online  May 18  Comment 
Norwegian offshore player Seadrill could be in the hunt for more tender rig tonnage but is cautious about extended delivery dates.
Metal Bulletin  Mar 23  Comment 
Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage fell in February as persistent winter storms took their toll on an industry that had managed to survive January’s harsh conditions, the American Trucking Associations said.
WA Business News  Feb 21  Comment 
Rio Tinto says ongoing wet weather associated with two tropical cyclones in Western Australia's Pilbara region will likely affect its shipped tonnages for the March quarter.
Metal Bulletin  Jan 24  Comment 
IMX Resources has secured its second customer for the iron-copper ore from its Cairn Hill project in South Australia with the Juhua Group agreeing to deliveries for the next four years, the miner said.
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST  Dec 21  Comment 
Truck tonnage fell slightly in November according to the American Trucking Association.  At first glance this might look like a negative report, however, the year over year figures remain relatively healthy and the ATA's Chief Economist, Bob...
Clusterstock  Nov 26  Comment 
Truck tonnage, a virtually indisputable sign of real economic activity, picks up in October. The American Truck Association via PragCap: Compared with October 2009, SA tonnage climbed 6.0 percent, which was better than September’s 5.3...
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST  Nov 26  Comment 
Truck tonnage rose to 0.8% in October according to the American Trucking Association.  September's reading was also revised up to 1.8% (via ATA): Compared with October 2009, SA tonnage climbed 6.0 percent, which was better than September’s 5.3...
Black Swan Insights  Oct 27  Comment 
One of the indicators I follow to gauge the health of the US economy is the American Trucking Association's Truck Tonnage Index. During September truck tonnage increased 1.7% after falling 2.8% in August. The general trend is that the economy is...
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST  Oct 26  Comment 
Truck tonnage rose 1.7% in September according to the American Trucking Association.  On a year over year basis the index climbed 5.1%.  Tonnage is up 6.1% in 2010.   ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello says the data is consistent with a very weak...
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST  Sep 28  Comment 
“We fully anticipate sluggish economic growth for the remainder of this year and the latest tonnage numbers are reflecting that slowdown.”




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Tonnage is a measurement of shipping or cargo capacity, by volume

Despite its name's derivation from the similar unit of mass (the ton), tonnage is a measure of shipping capacity by volume. It is a more exact measure of volume capacity than the similarly used Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU).

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