US: DOT freight index records monthly drop in January

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry (including for-hire trucking) in the US fell 3.6% in January 2012 from the December 2011 level, declining after five consecutive monthly increases. The data are contained in the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Subscribe to Automotive World to … Continued

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• March 16, 2012