freight growth continues to rise and should continue, pushed by the second government stimulus. FTR believes vocational trailer orders are

government stimulus. Vocational trailer orders are still recovering but should improve as manufacturing grows. Don Ake, FTR vice president

, National Automobile Dealers Association and FTR variously estimate the average age of useful commercial Class 8 tractors in the U.S. to be

's a diversion of labor to that,” Avery Vise, the FTR Transportation Intelligence vice president of trucking, said in the fall. “The wages

"No major sector of the economy has fully recovered," noted Avery Vise, the FTR Transportation Intelligence vice president of trucking, said

was issued this week by freight transportation consultancy FTR, pointed to a sharp decline in market conditions. FTR describes the SCI as

's a diversion of labor to that,” Avery Vise, the FTR Transportation Intelligence vice president of trucking, said in the fall. “The wages

vehicles at FTR Transportation Intelligence. "Now, 2021 has the potential to be an incredible recovery year." Trailer orders mirror truck

released this week. The Shipping Conditions Index produced by Freight Transportation Research Associates (FTR) fell in October to -11.6,

in April,” said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at FTR Transportation Intelligence. “Now, 2021 has the potential to be an

. First, expectations for the overall economy. FTR Intelligence’s Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise is cautiously optimistic. “The next

CEO) and Todd Tranausky (VP Intermodal and Rail) of FTR Transportation Intelligence, the discussion of what could be expected from the rail

.S. in March, Class 8 truck orders are on this rise. According to data from FTR Transportation Intelligence, the 50,000 Class 8 truck order

new trailer orders still reached 41,400, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence. That followed consecutive months of orders topping

That’s the third-best in history.” Industry analysts at FTR (www.ftrintel.com) reported orders of 52,600 new trailers in a Dec. 2 release. “

represent sharply different outcomes for the economy and freight. Avery Vise, FTR Transportation Intelligence “People have had to order

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A Trucking Conditions Index recorded by the industry analysts at FTR has hit record levels just six months after hitting

the economy during the pandemic naturally produced a big swing for the trucking industry," said Avery Vise, FTR vice president of trucking.

to pre-pandemic levels, according to forecasts from FTR Transportation Intelligence, which hosted its final FTR Engage virtual session of