FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Drops in June
September 1, 2023
FTR’s June Shippers Conditions Index has taken a step back, dropping in June from May’s 8.6 reading, although it still remains strongly positive for shippers.
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Trucking Conditions Index Hits Lowest Point Since November 2022
August 28, 2023
Conditions for truckers continue to deteriorate, giving shippers the upper hand in rate negotiations.
FTR’s Eric Starks Takes a Look at the State of the Freight Economy
February 23, 2022
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Eric Starks, Chairman & CEO of FTR Transportation Intelligence.
FTR’s Eric Starks Takes a Look at the State of the Freight Economy
February 23, 2022
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Eric Starks, Chairman & CEO of FTR Transportation Intelligence.
FTR’s Tranausky Provides Overview of Freight Railroad and Intermodal Markets
July 15, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Todd Tranausky, FTR Transportation Intelligence Vice President of Rail and Intermodal.
FTR’s Tranausky Provides Overview of Freight Railroad and Intermodal Markets
July 15, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Todd Tranausky, FTR Transportation Intelligence Vice President of Rail and Intermodal.
Trucking Market Overview With FTR’s Avery Vise
June 4, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Avery Vise, Vice President of Trucking, for Bloomington, Ind.-based freight transportation consultancy FTR Transportation Intelligence.
Trucking Market Overview With FTR’s Avery Vise
June 4, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Avery Vise, Vice President of Trucking, for Bloomington, Ind.-based freight transportation consultancy FTR Transportation Intelligence.
Upcoming trade shows and seminars to address concerns about tariffs and trade
August 6, 2018
A full season of trade summits, seminars, and conferences are being staged to provide advice on strategic direction in the coming year.
The State of the Rail/Intermodal Markets
October 19, 2017
In this webinar our panel will discuss the new service challenges facing rail/intermodal providers and offer practical advice for how shippers can keep efficiency high and costs down.
Q4 2017 Rail/Intermodal Roundtable: Improvements apparent; work remains
October 3, 2017
Four of the nation’s foremost experts in the market help shippers better understand the current state of the nation’s ever-complex and competitive rail and intermodal network.
FTR Shippers Condition Index remains down, due to challenging market conditions
November 30, 2015
Like last month, the current state of affairs was presented in somewhat stark terms in the most recent edition of the Shippers Condition Index (SCI) recently issued by freight transportation consultancy FTR.
FTR expects minimal growth in Shippers Condition Index in coming months
November 2, 2015
FTR said that the current SCI level continues to show the “moratorium” in truckload rate growth during the summer months, adding that it is expected that market conditions will become more difficult for shippers in 2016 en route to the expected negative impact regulations are expected to have on capacity, with the regulatory crunch expected to be in full effect in 2017.
Despite temporary gain, FTR Shipper Conditions Index calls for a rough road ahead
June 23, 2015
With overall market conditions for shippers being largely viewed as difficult, the most recent edition of the Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) from freight transportation consultancy FTR is calling for more of the same in the coming months, even with signs of improvement in April, the most recent month which the report covers.
Freight Condition Index Signals New Challenges for Supply Chain Managers
April 28, 2015
The big change to the operating environment comes in 2016 when numerous regulations in the pipeline start being implemented.
