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JOURNAL TRUCKGAUGE November retail up over 2010 U.S. retail and food service sales in November were 0.2% higher than October and 6.7% higher than November 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales by nonstore retailers outpaced the overall growth, rising 13.9% year over year. The strongest increase in sales from October to November was at electronics and appliance stores, where sales were up 2.1%. Total sales for September through November were up 7.4% from the same period last year. Manufacturing orders surge (Above 50%: generally expanding) 50 ISM's New Orders index for the manufacturing sector was 56.7% in November, a jump of 4.3 points from the October level. November was the second straight month for growth after several months of mild contraction. The improvement suggests an increase in near-term shipments. Truck loadings up slightly in November (Seasonally Adjusted: 2000=100) 100 90 80 70 60 2009 2010 2011 2012 .19% Trailer and Truck loadings were 0.19% higher in November than in October, ac- cording to the FTR Loadings Index. Compared to No- vember 2010, the index is up 4.91% – the highest year- over-year increase in nearly a year. SOURCE: FTR ASSOCIATES 56.7% SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT NEW ORDERS INDEX container loads for U.S. railroads were up 3.8%in November. For more data, forecasts and trends as well as daily alerts and weekly summaries, subscribe to TruckGauge at www.truckgauge.com. DRIVE THEM DOWN. It's one thing to reduce costs, another to When it comes to your bottom line, no one can discover and deliver cost efficiencies like PeopleNet. In fact, an average of $1.7M.* Learn more about how PeopleNet can help you save big. Visit: www.peoplenetonline.com A FLEET MANAGEMENT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND ONBOARD COMPUTING COMPANY *With PeopleNet Professional Services Assessment ©2011 PeopleNet Communications Corporation. 20 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JANUARY 2012 Write 235 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info 60 40 45 55