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NewsFebruary 2, 2010

FTR: Strengthening Freight May Lead to Higher Truck and Trailer Sales in 2011

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

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NewsDecember 4, 2009

Truck Demand Should Fall Off in Early 2010

FTR Associates expects heavy-duty truck demand to fall in early 2010, after EPA 2007 engine inventory is exhauste

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NewsNovember 21, 2009

FTR Associates: Markets Do Recover After a Bad Recession

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

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NewsNovember 16, 2009

FTR'S Trucking Conditions Index Improves But Remains Well Below Neutral

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index for October 2009 increased for the third consecutive month to -16.4, the highest reading since November 2008

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NewsNovember 6, 2009

FTR: We're on the Bottom, But Where Do We Go From Here?

"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

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NewsSeptember 15, 2009

Trucking Industry Conditions Show Slight Uptick in August

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index rose slightly in August, but the index is still well below normal level

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NewsSeptember 11, 2009

FTR Conference: Slow Recovery in the Cards For Freight Industry

Despite recent news that several economic indicators are hitting a bottom, don't expect the freight market to make a sharp tur

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

FTR Lowers Forecast for 2010 Truck Production

FTR Associates has lowered its forecast for 2010 North American production of Class 8 trucks by 12 percen

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

Trucking Industry Conditions Worsen in May

Continued over-capacity in the trucking industry impacted the FTR Trucking Conditions Index in May, which slid two point

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NewsJune 10, 2009

FTR Freight Transportation Conference Starts Aug. 25

FTR Associates, a transportation forecaster, has put its 2009 "Freight Transportation" conference on the radar screen for Aug. 25-27, with economic and transportation industry experts slated to speak

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