Products Overview

Below is a list of standard reports that are published in connection with FTR Associates.
Click on a report to find out more detailed information or to access sample reports.

FTR FREIGHT FOCUS SERIES:

Shippers Update
Each month, FTR Associates compiles the latest statistics on the North American freight market and packages its analysis into a monthly report targeted explicitly to the needs of the shipping community. For the first time, North American shippers will find in one reference the essential information they need on: Freight Volumes, Equipment Capacity, Transport Costs.... > More

Trucking Update
This monthly report focuses on near-term freight volumes, truck utilization, pricing, and trucker economics. As the leaders in freight forecasting FTR has the industry insights that experienced managers need to help them evaluate today's truckload market.... > More

Intermodal Update
FTR and Gross Transportation Consulting (GTC) have teamed up to provide the transportation and logistics industry with a monthly report covering the North American intermodal situation. Unlike some other intermodal newsletters, this one is about data...hard industry data organized in a useful way to answer questions and identify key trends along with providing a forecast.... > More

Rail Update
This report provides a near-term U.S. carloadings and intermodal outlook for the rail industry. This publication is designed to give you a quick overview of the current U.S. rail freight environment along with a relevant economic overview and forecast.... > More

Driver Supply Update
This monthly report provides an overview of the current driver labor environment for the trucking industry. This publication looks at current supply and demand issues that are affecting the driver labor market as well as providing a better understanding of how freight and the broader labor markets are impacting driver availability.... > More 

FTR EQUIPMENT FOCUS SERIES:

North American Commercial Truck & Trailer Outlook
This monthly report gives you the best commercial vehicle equipment forecast in the industry. Forecasted items include Class 8 Truck, Trailer & Medium Duty (Classes 4-7). This service has expanded coverage of transportation & logistic issues, freight segmentation, commodity analysis, modal analysis, truck productivity, capacity utilization, truck unit forecasts.... > More

N.A. Railroad Equipment & Deliveries Outlook
FTR Associates brings together the most comprehensive look into the rail industry in North America. Our Outlook is the direct result of our deep analytical work and is designed to give you the most extensive look at the North American rail industry available.... > More

NOËL PERRY COMMENTARY:

Transportation Fundamentals:
A monthly commentary, produced by esteemed transportation economist Noël Perry, on issues in transport economics and what they mean for decision makers in the North American heavy freight market.... > More

OTHER REPORTS & SERVICES:

U.S. Freight Outlook by Mode
This quarterly report is loaded with the most comprehensive freight data and forecast available in the industry. This report is a valuable tool for anyone in the transportation industry. Track all of the freight movements in the U.S. by truck, rail, water and pipeline at the commodity level. This report comes complete with a historical database that has quarterly data back to 1992.... > More

Customized Services, Databases & Reports
Everything that we do is designed to enhance your business. Not only is our data the best in the industry, but our ability to serve you is unmatched. FTR Associates’ services are top notch and you will discover that we offer significant savings over comparable forecasting services. Many of our customers have special requirements and request that we customize a service for them. You may find that you need a little bit of something from each of our reports. Let us compile only the information and data that you want and put it into one report for you.... > More

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