Factory demand
Truck tonnage index
As of Apr 2026, truck tonnage index stands at 117.70 index (2015=100) (Federal Reserve, Census, BLS, and ATA via FRED), rising 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 Federal Reserve, Census, BLS, and ATA 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: 117.70 index (2015=100) for Apr 2026.
- Prior period: 117.40 (Mar 2026), a rise of 0.30.
- Compared with a year earlier, truck tonnage index is up 3.4%.
- Across the archived window the high was 117.70 in Apr 2026 and the low was 112.10 in Oct 2025.
- The series has moved up for 4 consecutive periods.
- 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time Federal Reserve, Census, BLS, and ATA via FRED publishes a new figure.
Recent observations
- Apr 2026: 117.70 index (2015=100)
- Mar 2026: 117.40 index (2015=100)
- Feb 2026: 115.80 index (2015=100)
- Jan 2026: 114.10 index (2015=100)
- Dec 2025: 113.00 index (2015=100)
- Nov 2025: 113.00 index (2015=100)
- Oct 2025: 112.10 index (2015=100)
- Sep 2025: 113.70 index (2015=100)
- Aug 2025: 115.20 index (2015=100)
- Jul 2025: 113.90 index (2015=100)
- Jun 2025: 113.10 index (2015=100)
- May 2025: 113.40 index (2015=100)
- Apr 2025: 113.80 index (2015=100)
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.