truck driver John Lex and with Avery Vise, vice president of trucking research at FTR Transportation Intelligence. Click the audio player

trucking research at analyst firm FTR Avery Vise says carriers can expect the market to continue to be near full-capacity for the remainder

instead of waiting for a new one. Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at the research company FTR, agreed that the supply chain

Officer at FTR, moderated the event for presenters, Todd Tranausky, Senior Analyst, Rail and Intermodal, and Avery Vise, VP of Trucking

and this May’s number is 30% higher than that,” FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake said. “There is a chance that May could be

are needed to keep the freight moving.” For more than two decades, FTR has been the thought leader in freight transportation forecasting in

Director – Mobility 2030, Global Strategy Group, KPMG Avery Vise, Vice President, Trucking Research, FTR Moderator: Martin Kahl, Editor,

levels in decades, said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for FTR Transportation Intelligence. Motor carriers are adding to

.” No doubt, freight demand has been strong this year. FTR Transportation Intelligence reported that truck utilization has been running at

11:30 a.m EST. Todd Tranausky, senior transportation analyst with FTR, commented: “The second half of 2018 will see capacity buffeted by a

order numbers do not represent decreasing demand. FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake echoed the sentiment of a sustained

The picture is no better in trucking. Avery Vise, vice president of Trucking Research for FTR, a transportation intelligence and forecasting

. “Class 8 orders exceeded expectations again as fleets order in huge numbers attempting to keep up with burgeoning freight demand,” FTR

FTR Reports North American Class 8 Orders Remain Very Strong in May

A separate report by research group FTR estimated May orders of Class 8 trucks, reached 35,200 units. Truckers have averaged over 40,000

, according to preliminary reports from FTR Transportation Intelligence. This was the third highest May on record, FTR said on Tuesday.

of a tight U.S. freight market, with North American orders for Class 8 semi-trucks rising nearly 50 percent in April, FTR, a company that

see the fruit of these improvements in logistics technology.” FTR Transportation Intelligence predicts 154.5 million truck loadings of food

of Schneider Transportation, about his views of the strong number of new truck orders in the market. The FTR report on new orders of class 8

” FTR FTR's latest Shippers Conditions Index was stuck in double-digit negative territory, reflecting the tough environment facing shippers