Health & Safety ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid crisis to take toll on trucking March 26, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The U.S. economy was rocked today by shocking numbers of 3.3 million people filing unemployment claims for the first time, but the worst is still to come…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid-19 hits intermodal hard March 5, 2020 Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of FTR. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The global coronavirus epidemic will have a profound impact on the intermodal sector in the short term…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck orders plunge as fleet uncertainty rises March 5, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Orders for Class 8 trucks fell sharply in February to a total of 14,100 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. That marked an “unexpected” 20% drop…
Sustainability Shippers Conditions Index falls in December February 24, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for December slipped to 4.6 from its November reading of 7, the transportation intelligence provider said Monday. “While not as strong as…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: FTR voices concern over coronavirus February 13, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The still-evolving coronavirus epidemic is casting a shadow over an already-struggling trucking industry, according to transportation intelligence provider FTR. The epidemic could have a big potential…
Equipment Class 8 orders remain soft February 5, 2020 Preliminary Class 8 truck orders totaled 17,700 units in January, according to both FTR and ACT Research, down about 12% from December but up 12% year-over-year. January continued the…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers continue to see favorable conditions January 21, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Conditions for U.S. shippers improved in November, with the FTR Shippers Conditions Index reading a positive 7.0 on the heels of three straight months at 6.4. All…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions remain ‘slightly negative’ January 16, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions remained in slightly negative territory in November, according to FTR’s latest Trucking Conditions Index (TCI). The index read -1.58, primarily due to weaker spot market…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Trailer market ends 2019 with weak orders January 14, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trailer orders fell in December to 16,500 units, according to preliminary data from FTR, marking their worst month since August. Orders were down 17% from November, and…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: FTR sees lackluster market January 9, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Transportation intelligence provider FTR is predicting a lackluster but stable freight market for 2020. “Our latest forecast is for spot rates to hold, or perhaps…
Business Management Shippers continue to enjoy positive conditions December 19, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. shippers continued to enjoy positive conditions in October, with an FTR Shippers Conditions Index reading of 6.4. The index was virtually unchanged from September, FTR reported.
Equipment Trailer orders dropped in November December 16, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – An abundance of caution over freight conditions caused trailer orders to drop 34% in November, to 20,200 units. FTR’s preliminary trailer order numbers indicated orders dropped 55%…
Business Management FTR takes look back at ‘steady’ 2019 December 12, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – “Steady as she goes” was how Avery Vise, FTR’s vice-president of trucking characterized 2019 in a Year in Review State of Freight webinar Dec. 12. A rise…
Transportation Trucking conditions improved slightly in October: FTR December 10, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the U.S. improved in October, but remained in negative territory, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. Freight demand drove the improvement, with housing numbers…
Equipment Class 8 orders disappoint in November December 4, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – North American Class 8 orders came in at a “disappointing” 17,300 units in November, according to preliminary data from FTR. That’s a 21% decrease from October, and…
