Trends: Data show trucking slow due to decline in energy demand

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The decline in energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt by the trucking industry, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA's index of trucking activity fell 5.6% in August, according to data released Tuesday. Some of that decrease is attributable to continued weakness in the energy sector, said Bob Costello, the group's chief economist.