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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2019

FTR Expects Mediocre Freight Environment for Carriers Through 2020

Freight transportation analysis firm FTR is reporting that the truck freight environment was mediocre in August and was likely to stay that way through 2020.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 7, 2019

Driver Issues Dominate Top Industry Concerns List

For the first time, driver compensation and detention/delay at customer facilities appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top 10 list of the Top Industry issues.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

For-Hire Trucking Conditions Worsen After Brief Summer Surge

August data from ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index show a pull back from July’s surprising and anomalous surge and a forecast for continued negative conditions until 2020.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 26, 2019

Equipment-Finance Activity Up Year over Year and Year to Date

The financial indicator that tracks the volume of commercial equipment financed in the U.S is showing that the economy is continuing to see sustained moderate growth in many business sectors.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanSeptember 25, 2019

Is the Trucking Environment Getting Better or Just Less Bad? [Commentary]

The difference between last year’s high spot rates and this year’s average has dropped — but this year’s seasonal decline was less.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsSeptember 19, 2019

Is Your Fleet Ready for a Recession?

Nobody wants a recession. That said, the time to prepare your business for the possibility of a recession is now.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 16, 2019

FTR: Sluggish Economy Will Keep Truck Freight Flat

Economic activity drives the freight market, but paying attention only to indicators of the economy’s overall health doesn’t tell the whole story of what may be ahead for trucking.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 16, 2019

Trucking: America’s Unsung Economic Ace Card

Long-haul trucking was a key force in the great American economic boom after World War II. And it's still an important advantage for the U.S. in today's competitive global economy.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2019

Overall Trucking Conditions Improve but Remain Negative in FTR’s Index

FTR’s revised Trucking Conditions Index showed significant improvement for the month of June thanks to strengthening freight demand and lower fuel prices, but other factors are likely to keep things subdued through the rest of the year.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanAugust 8, 2019

Are the Economy’s Skies Turning Darker? [Commentary]

Growing up in the Midwest, you learn which cloud formations lead to slow and steady rain, and which often lead to more severe weather. Looking back at economic activity at the first half of 2019, we may be looking at the latter

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