Truck tonnages shift to gains in September

The trucking industry shifted back into drive in September, trying to distance itself from a disastrous August that generated the largest month-to-month tonnage drop in more than a year.Trade group American Trucking Associations said Tuesday that its advance index of for-hire truck tonnage gained 1.7 percent last month, compared with a revised 2.8 percent drop in August. The index is adjusted for