The North American economy is strong, but capacity is to remain tight for the remainder of the year, according to FTR’s State of Freight webinar last week. Avery Vise, VP…
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As the trucking industry continues to broadly install and learn to use the ELDs (electronic logging devices) required by the FMCSA, there are beginning to be some disparities in the…
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While the North American Freight market will remain strong for the rest of 2018, uncertainty in domestic and global areas could make the outlook for 2019 murky, says FTR chairman…
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FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index points to a carrier-favorable environment to continue through the rest of the year with even more favorable conditions possible during the second and third quarters. “While…
FTR: US Trucking Conditions Remain Favorable to Carriers Read more...
Conditions remained tight for U.S. shippers in February, with the FTR Shippers Conditions Index reflecting an unfavorable environment. Regulatory pressures coupled with slowly increasing capacity in a hot freight market,…
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The trucking market in the U.S. is at nearly full active truck capacity, with truck orders continuing to rise, reports FTR Transportation Intelligence. While there is some expectation the market…
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Carriers hare reporting very little friction in getting rate increases from shippers, suggesting that market sentiment is changing, according to a column in logistics news outlet, Freight Waves. Analyzing spot…
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Just-in-time delivery – the North American supply chain inventory strategy aimed at receiving goods only as they are needed in the production process – is expected to come under pressure…
ELDs Will Put Pressure on JIT Supply Chain Read more...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell by more than two points in June as a result of increased costs for labor, fuel, and equipment, reflecting less favorable conditions for trucking. FTR…
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