
Despite a "very, very conservative" forecast for the economic recovery as a whole, an FTR Associates economist says we're facing a capacity crunch driven by a shrunken recruiting infrastructure and new government restrictions on drivers
Read More →FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing March Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 10,505 units
Read More →Demand for Class 8 vehicles in 2010 is expected to increase 3 percent over 2009, consistent with year-ago estimates by FTR Associate
Read More →Class 8 truck orders have not been this low since July 2002, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates
Read More →FTR Associates says 2010 Class 8 sales will be affected by the new EPA mandate, but says the amount of truck freight moving at year-end could be good news for truckers and suppliers
Read More →FTR Associates expects heavy-duty truck demand to fall in early 2010, after EPA 2007 engine inventory is exhauste
Read More →While this recession has been the longest and deepest we've seen in a while, the record shows that markets do recover after a bad recession, said Noel Perry, senior consultant at FTR Associates, during a webinar Friday morning
Read More →The FTR Trucking Conditions Index for October 2009 increased for the third consecutive month to -16.4, the highest reading since November 2008
Read More →"We really have reached a bottom, and that's a good thing." "We think the economy is starting to improve." These are just a few of the promising phrases listeners heard from Eric Starks, president of FTR Associate
Read More →The FTR Trucking Conditions Index rose slightly in August, but the index is still well below normal level
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