ROADWAY EXPRESS TONNAGE DOWN 11%

ROADWAY EXPRESS TONNAGE DOWN 11%

   Roadway Express said the trucking firm’s tonnage levels are as much as 11 percent below last year.

   The Akron, Ohio-based company warned that the drop will negatively impact its revenue by about 0.5 percent .

   Roadway attributed the decline to the overall slowing of the U.S. economy, which has particularly impacted the company’s less-than-truckload operations.

   Roadway’s chairman Michael W. Wickham said “the industry’s pricing environment continues to be firm, mitigating the impact of the reduced tonnage.”