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FTR's Trucking Conditions Index from April and the Cass Transportation Indexes for May identify trends such as job growth and economic conditions that could point to a weakening after a nearly two-year cycle of surging freight volumes.
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FTR's Avery Vise explores how trucking employment, truck order backlogs, fuel prices, motor carrier failures, and the attack on the independent contractor model all tie together.
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Are diesel prices driving small carriers out of business? FTR's Avery Vise digs into FMCSA data to explore that.
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The first two days of FTR's 18th Annual Transportation Conference will feature truck equipment- and truck freight-related tracks.
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Industrial production and manufacturing output are strong. FTR's Avery Vise explores what this could mean for industrial freight volumes.
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FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index is forecast to recover to positive territory in April and beyond, but signals of potentially weaker demand and rates than currently forecast could temper that outlook.
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A record surge in fuel costs in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will hit trucking conditions in the near term. For now, FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index outlook remains positive, but the downside risks have increased greatly.
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Retail inventories surged to end 2021. FTR's Avery Vise explores why it happened and what it means for freight.
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FTR expects conditions to remain positive for carriers through 2022 with gradual easing, but swings in fuel prices could maintain volatility.
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You might recall reports that preliminary figures for payroll employment and retail sales were weak in December. FTR's Avery Vise takes a closer look at those numbers and comes up with a different conclusion.
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