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NewsApril 19, 2010

Shorter-Haul Domestic Intermodal Loses Market Share

Over the past year, shorter-haul domestic intermodal has lost some of its share in the market, according to analysis by FTR Associate

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NewsApril 8, 2010

FTR Economist Predicts Recruiting-Driven Capacity Crunch

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

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NewsApril 6, 2010

FTR Reports Improved Truck Order Activity

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing March Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 10,505 units

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NewsMarch 31, 2010

Class 8 Demand Is on Track For Slow Growth in 2010

Demand for Class 8 vehicles in 2010 is expected to increase 3 percent over 2009, consistent with year-ago estimates by FTR Associate

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NewsFebruary 5, 2010

January Truck Orders Reach a New Low

Class 8 truck orders have not been this low since July 2002, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates

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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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