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FTR Reports August Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Similar to July

Nashville, IN (September 3, 2010) FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing August Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM’s at 12,337 units, a 8.3% increase over the previous month’s net orders and 16.8% better than August 2009.


FTR "State of Freight" Webinar Replay Now Available

The FTR "State of Freight: The Uncertain Recovery - N.A. Freight Transportation Update and Outlook" webinar was hosted on July 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Replay is now available.


FTR Reports Significant Increase in Class 8 Orders for June

Nashville, IN (July 7, 2010) FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing June Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM’s at 15,667 units, a 20.5% increase over the previous month net orders and 90.8% better than June 2009.


FTR Consulting Group - Profiles

Lawrence (Larry) J. Gross
Senior Consultant
 

Larry Gross

Lawrence J. Gross is President of Gross Transportation Consulting Inc. of Port Washington, New York, an independent consulting firm specializing in freight transportation and transportation equipment issues.

Mr. Gross is a thirty-year veteran of the transportation equipment industry with experience in the truck trailer, railcar and intermodal equipment segments.  He is also the executive most closely associated with the RoadRailer intermodal system.

His recent work includes studies on intermodal and rail equipment trends, intermodal logistics and terminal location, and inland water/rail competition and cooperation.  Gross also serves as an instructor in Containerization and Supply Chain Management for the GMATS program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.

Mr. Gross holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Harvard School of Business, from which he graduated in 1980 with high honors.

Mr. Gross began his transportation career in 1976 marketing consolidation services for a New York based NVOC.  His association with the then-new RoadRailer technology began in 1980 when he joined the original sponsor, the Bi-Modal Corporation, a subsidiary of Tiger International.  He held a variety of positions over the next 11 years, rising to the post of President of the RoadRailer Division under the second owner of the technology, railcar builder Thrall Car.  Gross guided the acquisition of RoadRailer by leading trailer builder Wabash National Corporation of Lafayette, Indiana in 1991, assuming the position of Vice President – Marketing for Wabash as well as continuing to lead the RoadRailer program.

In 2003, Mr. Gross left Wabash National to establish Gross Transportation Consulting.  Today, in addition to his third-party consulting activities, Mr. Gross continues to participate in Wabash National’s RoadRailer product line on a consulting basis, including sales and marketing for both North America and overseas, as well as customer service and product support activities.


Gross Transportation Consulting

Gross Transportation Consulting

Gross Transportation Consulting of Port Washington, NY provides strategic and marketing analysis services for members of the freight transportation industry, including service providers, shippers and equipment suppliers. Founded in 2003 by industry veteran Lawrence Gross, the firm’s client list features participants in all surface transportation modes including rail, trucking, ocean freight and inland water. Specializing in intermodal transport, GTC provides its customers with insights and analysis on current trends, markets, transport economics and forecasts.

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