Trailer production will continue at current depressed levels through the end of 2009 before beginning a slow recovery, Eric Starks, President of FTR Associates recently told members of the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) at their annual meeting
Read More →FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM's totaling 7,935 units in April, down 9 percent from March
Read More →Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 8,594 units in March, up 26 percent from February, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates
Read More →Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEMs fell to 6,167 units in February, the lowest order rate in over six years, according to preliminary figures from transportation forecasting and analysis firm FTR Associates
Read More →Intermodal transport lost market share against trucks in the fourth quarter of 2008, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows.
Read More →In its "Recession Update" webinar for customers Friday, transportation research and forecasting firm FTR Associates painted a picture of a challenging 2009 economic environment, with many uncertainties affecting predictions for the end of this recession
Read More →Class 8 net orders for December 2008 were even softer than estimated, totaling 8,649 units, reports FTR Associates, Nashville, Tenn. in their current North American Commercial Truck and Trailers Outlook service
Read More →FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM's at 8775 units -- the weakest monthly order activity since mid-2002
Read More →FTR Associates' latest truck market forecast registers yet another downward revision to the near term freight and truck production forecast
Read More →The Oct. 24 issue of FTR Associates' North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook report reflects a significant reduction in 2009 vehicle equipment forecasts
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