MENU
SEARCHFTR has appointed Avery Vise as its vice president, trucking research, responsible for the content of all trucking oriented reports, publications, and analyses.
Avery Vise Photo courtesy of FTR
FTR has appointed Avery Vise as its vice president, trucking research, responsible for the content of all trucking oriented reports, publications, and analyses.
Vise will also be tasked with developing relationships with customers, carriers, original equipment manufacturers, publications, suppliers, and financial groups for the transportation research analysis company.
“We are excited to have Avery join the FTR team. We have been looking to grow our internal research capabilities, and to focus on communicating this research more effectively to our customers and the industry,” said Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of FTR. “Avery’s experience as a transportation analyst and journalist makes him well qualified to lead this initiative.”
Vise has more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry as a journalist, analyst, and researcher. He was most recently the president of TransComply, a firm that assists trucking operations with regulatory compliance and best practices in freight contracting. Vise also was principal of TransAdvise, a firm that provided research, analysis, and consulting on the North American transportation market, duties that will now be done within FTR
Previously, he served as executive director of trucking research and analysis for Randall-Reilly from 2011 to 2013 and spent a decade as the chief editor of their Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) magazine).
When the unexpected happens, how you react to, and deal with operational blind spots is critical. Here’s how to keep you recovery on track, when nothing is normal.
Read More →
As fleets adopt artificial intelligence for routing, maintenance, and load matching, new security risks are emerging. Learn where the vulnerabilities are and how to put the right controls in place.
Read More →
The long-awaited registration system promises a single portal — and tighter fraud controls.
Read More →
CargoNet reports fewer supply chain crime events to start 2026. But losses hold steady as organized crime shifts tactics toward impersonation schemes and high-value goods.
Read More →
Heavy Duty Trucking is searching for forward-looking leaders at trucking fleets as nominations for HDT’s Truck Fleet Innovators 2026. Deadline is May 15.
Read More →
Cargo theft rings plant operatives as drivers inside legitimate, fully vetted carriers, then execute coordinated thefts that look like a traditional straight theft from the outside.
Read More →
A modest sequential increase capped the strongest quarterly performance in years, signaling continued freight momentum in early 2026.
Read More →
More than 300 carriers across 26 states have been sent to collections as the Ohio Turnpike cracks down on toll evasion and delinquent payments.
Read More →
The American Transportation Research Institute will examine driver coaching, regulatory impacts — including the "Beyond Compliance" concept —and weather disruptions that shape trucking operations.
Read More →
Fleet Advantage's Brian Antonellis says it's time for fleets to get back to the fundamentals of good maintenance practices. And that includes replacing older, inefficient equipment.
Read More →
