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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 9, 2025

Freight Market in 2025: Gradual Improvement, Says FTR

Look for 2025 to be a year for moderate improvements in freight rates and more stable diesel prices, predict the analyst at FTR Freight Intelligence.

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Articlesby Avery ViseDecember 13, 2024

New Data Implies Tighter Freight Capacity Than Official Job Numbers Suggest

Despite the chronically sluggish freight market, payroll employment in for-hire trucking rose in November and was basically on par with job levels a year earlier. Or was it? FTR's Avery Vise explains.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 9, 2024

Trucking Overcapacity Still Constraining Freight Rates

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising, according to FTR transportation analysts. Find out why they think we'll start seeing a slow improvement.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 5, 2024

January Class 8 Orders Significantly Higher Than Year Ago

Both ACT Research and FTR reported Class 8 preliminary net orders increased in January over December 2023, but taking a broader view both noted large increases in orders compared to the same time a year ago.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamJanuary 17, 2024

FTR Forecasts Only Incremental Freight Market Improvement in 2024

Avery Vise, FTR vice president of trucking, explained why the forecaster believes we'll see a sluggish freight economy for the near future.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 4, 2023

Class 8 Orders Nearly Double as 2024 Build Slots Fully Open

Both ACT Research and FTR are reporting significant increases in September Class 8 truck orders over August as the 2024 order boards open.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 8, 2023

Class 8 Orders in July Beat Expectations

Preliminary analysis of Class 8 tractor orders for July seems to show an upswing, beating expectations, according to both ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamJune 9, 2023

Analysis Shows Shifting Port Patterns, Spot Market Bottom

What can shifting patterns of port use and the related impact on intermodal, the spot market reaching bottom, and orders for Class 8 tractors and trailers tell us about the health of the trucking industry? Find out what FTR said in its State of Freight webinar.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2023

FTR Expects Trucking Conditions to Remain in the Negative

While FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index showed substantial improvement in January, the index remains in the negative.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2023

FTR: Class 8 Orders May be Stabilizing

The rise of Class 8 truck orders in February represent a solid level of order activity, FTR said, suggesting that there may be a stabilizing in the low 20,000-unit range.

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