Factory demand
Truck Tonnage Index
As of Jun 2026, truck tonnage index stands at 113.30 index (2015=100) (U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics via FRED), falling over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- Truck Tonnage Index is a demand-side signal for U.S. manufacturing: it says how much work is flowing through the sector. Reading it before committing to capacity, staffing, or inventory keeps those decisions aligned with where real order volume is heading.
- The figure comes from U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics via FRED and is reported in index (2015=100). MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.
Current reading and trend
- Latest reading: 113.30 index (2015=100) for Jun 2026.
- Prior period: 112.80 (May 2026), a rise of 0.50.
- Compared with a year earlier, truck tonnage index is down 0.3%.
- Across the archived window the high was 117.60 in Mar 2026 and the low was 112.20 in Oct 2025.
- The series has moved up for 1 consecutive periods.
- 15 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics via FRED publishes a new figure.
Recent observations
- Jun 2026: 113.30 index (2015=100)
- May 2026: 112.80 index (2015=100)
- Apr 2026: 116.20 index (2015=100)
- Mar 2026: 117.60 index (2015=100)
- Feb 2026: 115.70 index (2015=100)
- Jan 2026: 114.10 index (2015=100)
- Dec 2025: 113.10 index (2015=100)
- Nov 2025: 113.10 index (2015=100)
- Oct 2025: 112.20 index (2015=100)
- Sep 2025: 113.70 index (2015=100)
- Aug 2025: 114.90 index (2015=100)
- Jul 2025: 113.80 index (2015=100)
- Jun 2025: 113.60 index (2015=100)
- May 2025: 113.40 index (2015=100)
- Apr 2025: 113.80 index (2015=100)
Last reviewed 2026-09-01.