United States Sources (including some international):
Statistical Sources
Jean Sansobrino, PACCAR Inc and Jocelyne Blanchard, Transportation Association of Canada, compilers
American Moving and Storage Association. America's Moving Industry. Alexandria, VA: AMSA, annual, available at: http://www.promover.org/about/americasmovingindustry.html. Internet. Accessed July 2002.
. America's Moving Industry is published online only. The American Moving and Storage Association incorporated the American Mover's Conference in 1998.
American Moving and Storage Association. [Industry Statistics] , Alexandria, VA: AMSA, available at http://www.promover.org/statistics/stats.html . Internet. Accessed July 2002.
Quarterly revenues, expenses and earnings data, by carrier; traffic lane summary studies ( moves to/from most active metropolitan areas); industry labor data; Household Goods Intrastate Regulatory Requirements; and the industry annual financial report covering aggregate and carrier-specific data for Class I and Class II carriers.
American Trucking Association. Economic & Statistics Department. American Trucking Trends. Alexandria, VA: ATA, annual.
Almanac of trucking facts and figures, providing a general profile of the dynamics shaping the trucking industry during the past decade. Topics include employment statistics, freight revenues, tonnage, modal shares, safety statistics, and cost per mile.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Current Economic Bulletin , Alexandria, VA: ATA, weekly.
Reports over 100 different economic and financial indicators extracted from major news sources. Includes ATA's Chief Economist explanations of what the week's economic news means for your business, coverage of major stock exchanges and transportation stock groups, and national economic and trucking data.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Financial & Operating Statistics. Motor Carrier Annual Report. Alexandria, VA: ATA, annual, 1976- .
Detailed summaries on individual Class I and II carrier reports based on the comprehensive annual reports filed with DOT. Lists more than 1,500 carriers' reports and includes itemized summary tables for all industry segments.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Financial & Operating Statistics. Motor Carrier Quarterly Reports. Alexandria, VA: ATA, quarterly, 1943- .
Supplement to the Annual Report for those who want more frequently updated financial information. Provides individual motor carrier reports of the larger for-hire carriers. Approximately 300 carriers are represented in each quarterly publication.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Financial & Operating Statistics. Motor Carrier Summary Tables. Alexandria, VA: ATA, annual.
Summary tables are grouped by industry segments based on the 1,500 Class I and II carriers listed in the Annual Report. Industry segments are further divided into revenue and mileage groups for easy comparison.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Fuel Line. Alexandria, VA: ATA, weekly.
Fuel price publication detailing trends in petroleum markets and future direction of fuel prices.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Industry Benchmarking Guide. Alexandria, VA: ATA.
Tool for calculating operating and financial benchmarks. Provides standardized equations and formulas for computing all relevant industry benchmarks and provides sources of industry data to help carrier gauge their operations.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Monthly Truck Tonnage Report. Alexandria, VA: ATA, monthly.
Summary of general freight carriers' system-wide tonnage volume indexed and adjusted. Provides comparisons with other pertinent economic indicators.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Standard Trucking and Transportation Statistics (STATS). Alexandria, VA: ATA, bi-monthly.
Source for up-to-date statistics in the industry. Features data on trucking employment and wages; number of commercial vehicles on the road; taxes levied; truck stocks' performance; total revenues, mileage and tonnage accumulated by the trucking industry; and industry safety statistics.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. Trucking Activity Report. Alexandria, VA: ATA, monthly.
Provides benchmarking statistics for both truckload and less-than-truckload carriers. The monthly report is generated from surveys of participating ATA member carriers and provides timely information on changes in traffic, revenues, mileage, and equipment trends.
American Trucking Associations. Economic & Statistics Department. U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast. Alexandria, VA: ATA, annual. (Prepared by WEFA with supplemental analysis by Martin Labbe Associates)
Annual forecast on the size and structure of the US freight transportation market for all modes.
Automotive News Market Data Book. Detroit, MI: Crain Communications Inc., annual.
Comprehensive source of North American automotive data, including statistics on truck sales, registrations, prices, products, and specifications.
Automotive Yearbook. Southfield, MI: Ward's Communications, annual.
Contains industry data, market share figures, trend analysis, production, vehicle registrations, and detailed supplier directory
Commercial Carrier Journal: Industry Trends & Statistics. New York, NY: Cahners Business Information, July issue.
Motor Carrier Industry in Transition. Fredericksburg, VA: Transportation Technical Services, Inc., 1999.
Presents trends in the fore-hire industry. Contains graphs plus analysis covering modal comparisons to growth in carriers, and price trends to changes in operations expenses.
Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures. Southfield, MI: Ward's Communications, annual. (Previously published by American Automobile Manufacturers Association.)
Reference source that documents the performance and impact of the US auto industry through charts, graphs and statistical tables. Topics covered include production, sales, employment, transportation expenditures, trade, ownership, accidents and government regulations.
Profile of the Heavy Duty/Medium Duty Commercial Truck Market. Newport Beach, CA: Newport Publications, 1999. (Provided by Newport Communications and Associates Commercial Corp.)
This profile is a measure of the US commercial heavy and medium duty truck market. The data provides a look at class 3-8 data for vehicle population, vocations, and retail sales.
Transportation in America. Washington, DC: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., annual. Compiled by Rosalyn A. Wilson.
Source of historical and current transportation facts and figures. Contains tables which provide an overview of important data on such categories as tonnage and passenger-miles by mode; public and private costs for transportation employment, fatality rates, petroleum demand, and vehicle purchases.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census of Transportation: Truck Inventory and Use Survey.
Survey conducted at 5-year intervals includes latest statistics on trucks, truck-miles, and average miles by vehicle; percent distribution of major use classes by vehicle and operational characteristics. See 1992 survey at: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/trans/92trkinv/92trkinv.html Accessed July 2002. Access by state.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Industrial Reports: Truck Trailers. Washington, DC: the Bureau, monthly.
Contains statistics that are based on a survey of manufacturers and represent total US shipments of truck trailers. 1997-2000 Accessible at: http://www.census.gov/cir/www/336/m336l.html . Series to be discontinued with publication of the 2000 summary.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Motor Carrier Transportation and Warehousing Survey. Washington, DC: the Bureau, annual.
Superceded by the Transportation Annual Survey . Survey that provides figures for total operating revenues and expenses by SIC codes which indicate different kinds of businesses.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Federal, State, and Local Transportation Financial Statistics, 1982-1994. Washington, DC: US DOT BTS, 1997, 48p.
Identifies and details transportation-related revenues and expenditures by mode and government jurisdiction. Available at: http://ntl.bts.gov/data/fslfin94.pdf . Internet. Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Government Transportation Financial Statistics, Fiscal Years 1985-1995. Washington, DC: US DOT BTS, 2000.
Presents tables identifying trends in transportation revenues and expenditures for federal, state, and local governments. This reports updates information provided in earlier editions. Available at: http://www.bts.gov/programs/transtu/govfin/ . Internet. Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. National Transportation Statistics. Washington, DC: US DOT, annual.
Presents basic information on America's transportation system. Statistics are included on the physical network; travel and goods movement; vehicle, aircraft, and vessel inventories; the condition and performance of the system; and the relationship between transportation and the economy. Companion volume to the Transportation Statistics Annual Report. 2000 available at: http://www.bts.gov/btsprod/nts . Internet. Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. North American Transportation Highlights. Washington, DC: US DOT, 1999.
Provides key summary statistics on passenger travel, freight activity, transportation safety, and transportation energy use for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Available at: http://www.bts.gov/itt/nats/pdf/NAThighli.pdf Internet, Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. North American Transportation in Figures. Washington, DC: US DOT. BTS00-05, English, Spanish & French editions, updated periodically.
Examines transportation and transportation-related passenger, freight, economic, safety, energy, environmental and demographic statistics relating to Canada, Mexico and the United States. 2000 edition available at: http://www.census.gov/econ/www/natf/natf.html . Internet. Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Pocket Guide to Transportation, 2000. Washington, DC: US DOT, annual.
Quick reference to the changes in the US transportation system since 1970, and how they have affected the nation's economy, safety, energy and the environment. 2001 available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocketguide/ Internet; accessed July 2002; 2002 available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocketguide/2002/ Internet. Accessed July 2002.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transportation Statistics Annual Report. Washington, DC: US DOT, annual.
Available since 1994, this report provides an assessment of the nation's transportation system and the state of transportation statistics. They analyze trends and recent developments related to travel, movement of freight, system extent and condition, the economic performance of transportation, safety, energy, and the environmental consequences of transportation. 1994 to date available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/tsar/ ; Internet, accessed July 2002
U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics. Washington, DC: US DOT FHA, annual.
Annual report containing analyzed statistical data on motor fuel; motor vehicles; driver licensing; highway-user taxation; State and local government highway finance; highway mileage, and Federal aid for highways. This data is presented in tabular format as well as selected charts and has been published each year since 1945. 1992-2000 available at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm Internet. Accessed July 2002.
World Motor Vehicle Data Book. Southfield, MI: Ward's Communications, annual.
Detailed source for global industry data. Contains sales, production, and economic information for 45 countries. | 
