FTR's Trucking Conditions Index from April and the Cass Transportation Indexes for May identify trends such as job growth and economic conditions that could point to a weakening after a nearly two-year cycle of surging freight volumes.
Are diesel prices driving small carriers out of business? FTR's Avery Vise digs into FMCSA data to explore that.
High fuel prices and inflation are among the factors prompting analysts to say the freight pendulum is starting to swing back the other way.
Industrial production and manufacturing output are strong. FTR's Avery Vise explores what this could mean for industrial freight volumes.
For trucking companies, the biggest single threat from inflation arguably is not in their own costs, but in what higher costs will mean for consumer spending.
Retail inventories surged to end 2021. FTR's Avery Vise explores why it happened and what it means for freight.
The aftermarket faces a host of challenges, including supply chain issues, economic conditions and government regulations. Find out what top industry executives had to say about the current challenges and the future during the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue conference.
You might recall reports that preliminary figures for payroll employment and retail sales were weak in December. FTR's Avery Vise takes a closer look at those numbers and comes up with a different conclusion.
Economic growth and freight rates are expected to remain solid well into 2022, according to transportation analysis firm FTR, but the struggle to find drivers is expected to continue to plague the industry.
Supply constraints, a driver shortage and lack of equipment contributed to a softness in truck tonnage over the last few month, American Trucking Associations officials said.
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