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ArticlesMay 27, 2022

Trucking Company Failures on the Rise

Are diesel prices driving small carriers out of business? FTR's Avery Vise digs into FMCSA data to explore that.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 17, 2022

Has the Freight Cycle Peaked?

High fuel prices and inflation are among the factors prompting analysts to say the freight pendulum is starting to swing back the other way.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2022

Class 8 Orders Subdued Due to Backlog, Component Shortages

With backlogs largely full for the year, OEM’s have yet to open their order boards for 2023.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2022

FTR Opens Registration for Transportation Conference

The first two days of FTR's 18th Annual Transportation Conference will feature truck equipment- and truck freight-related tracks.

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ArticlesApril 26, 2022

Pent-up Demand Bolsters Industrial Freight Volumes

Industrial production and manufacturing output are strong. FTR's Avery Vise explores what this could mean for industrial freight volumes.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2022

February Trucking Conditions Improve Ahead of Expected Plunge

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 14, 2022

Does Trailer Order Surge Mean Sold-Out Build Capacity?

A major jump in trailer orders during March will extend OEM commitments through most of the rest of the year, unless manufacturing capacity increases.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2022

OEMs Remain Cautious of Booking Class 8 Orders

To keep Class 8 truck order backlogs in check, OEMs are booking orders a month at a time, just under current production rates.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2022

Ukraine Invasion Increases Downside Risks to Trucking Conditions

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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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2022

Supply Chain Uncertainty Leads OEMs to Carefully Control Class 8 Orders

OEMs are not confident that the supply chain will improve in the short term, so they are controlling the number of official Class 8 truck orders very carefully, keeping backlogs at a manageable level.

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