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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2021

FTR: May Trucking Conditions Remained Positive

Stronger freight rates would have pushed FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index to a third straight record, but those gains were offset by a swing in diesel prices. Still, conditions were robust.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2021

FTR: February Trucking Conditions Hit Record High

“You could hardly devise better market conditions for trucking companies as demand is robust in both the consumer and industrial sectors," said Avery Vise, FTR’s VP of trucking.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2021

FTR: January Trucking Conditions Rebound

FTR’s latest forecast calls for stronger freight demand and positive trucking conditions through 2021.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2021

UPS Selling Less-Than-Truckload Business

UPS is selling its UPS Freight less-than-truckload division to TFI International Inc. for $800 million.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2020

June’s Trucking Conditions Hit Decade High

After a record low of -28.66 this past April, FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index jumped to a historic high to 11.35 for June, the highest in a decade.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2017

Michelin Selling More TCi Locations

Three months after selling 27 Tire Centers stores to an independent tire dealer in the southeastern U.S. Michelin North America is planning to sell more of its TCi locations.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2017

Trucking Ready to Shift Into High Gear, Conditions Index Indicates

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for July remains in a positive range with a reading of 5.75, reflecting tightening capacity, rising spot rates.

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NewsDecember 10, 2013

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index Remains High in October

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index reading of 9.18 in October, while down marginally from the previous month, remains high due to capacity tightness from regulatory drag.

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NewsNovember 7, 2013

Trucking Conditions Index Continues Positive Trend Ahead of Expected Late Year Decline

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index reading of 9.97 in September continues to show a positive environment for trucking. The index is expected to peak in October after which the full impact of the newly enacted hours-of-service rules negatively affect trucking.

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NewsOctober 11, 2013

FTR's August Trucking Conditions Index Improves

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index reading of 9.52 in August is a full point improvement from the July reading.

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