to move the market in meaningful anyway,” says Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR. “The general...

just what is happening in the next quarter.” FTR Chairman & CEO Eric Starks then delivered an industry economic...

Index. Freight demand drove the improvement, with housing numbers strengthening. The industrial economy remained...

down 21% from October. Don Ake, FTR vice president of commercial vehicles commented: "The stalling of freight...

ordered 17,300 Class 8 trucks, the big rigs used in highway transport, according to a preliminary estimate from industry data...

since May, reflecting a relatively weak environment for carriers. However, FTR does not forecast any further...

have remained strong, according to Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for FTR, a...

with demand at our manufacturing facilities.” According to data from FTR Transportation Intelligence, heavy-duty truck...

orders of big rigs. According to the most recent data from FTR Transportation Intelligence, October orders of heavy-duty...

orders of big rigs. According to the most recent data from FTR Transportation Intelligence, October orders of heavy-duty...

consultancy FTR reported this week that the most recent edition of its Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) remained...

. While fuel pricing rose, freight volumes, capacity utilization and logistics cost factors all favored...

monthly State of Freight webinar, economists Eric Starks and Bill Witte from FTR last week cited decelerations...

to happen, but there is the potential.” Class 8 The FTR Class 8 forecast hinges on several of the...

and there’s a reduction in freight. So, reflecting the slow growth in the freight economy, the FTR...

little growth expected in freight volume and no growth expected in active capacity,” said Avery Vise, vice...

, FTR does not forecast any further eroding of the TCI with an expected near-neutral measure through the first half of...

period — as total retail sales increased 3.4%. FTR pegged preliminary trailer orders at 31,800. “There still is plenty of...

2020, showing they have confidence in the freight markets going into next year," said Don Ake, FTR vice...

orders for 2020, which FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake said reflects “confidence in the...