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FTR Shippers Conditions Index for March Improves
Bloomington, IN (May 14, 2013) FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for March eased from February’s level of -9.5 reading to a current reading of -7.3, indicating a slightly improved but still negative environment for shippers.
| FTR's Trucking Conditions Index For March Continues Favorable Trend
Bloomington, IN (May 10, 2013) FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for March as reported in the May 2013 Trucking Update reflected improvement in an already favorable environment for trucking with an additional increase to a reading of 13.12. The TCI is designed to summarize a full collection of industry metrics, with a reading above zero indicating a generally positive environment for truckers. Readings above 10, as they are now, signal that volumes, prices, and margins are likely to be in a solidly favorable range for trucking companies.
| FTR Reports a Rebound in Class 8 Orders for April
Bloomington, IN (May 2, 2013) FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing April Class 8 truck net orders at 23,026, 6% above March numbers. Orders for Class 8 trucks have now been above 20,000 for five consecutive months with April orders 37% improved from a year ago. Even with the one month dip in March orders, the last three months annualize to 270,400 units. Preliminary order numbers are for all major North American OEMs.
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Product DescriptionFTR Freight Focus: Rail Update
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Helping Railroads Identify Growth Markets
Those in the rail industry have large amounts of data available to them. What they need is help in identifying the key components which drive trends and translating those into a concrete outlook of growth in the market. FTR’s unique work in understanding and forecasting the total transportation industry helps give our clients insights into rail’s potential.
Rail Update (Part of the Freight Focus Series)
- Analysis and forecasts of key trends and market segments.
- Your source for our unique capacity utilization data, as well as our outlook for rail rates.
- Overview of the major trends impacting the fast growing intermodal sector.
- Two monthly commentaries: a specific Industry Focus and a general commentary which identifies any key issues which the rail industry needs to be aware of.
The Rails Update report has the most comprehensive rail carloadings and intermodal loadings forecast available in the industry. The intermodal section allows you to get a better handle on the intermodal environment with an emphasis on looking at the near-term forecast.
Database
Comprehensive database is available with history and forecast for data presented in the report.
- Historical & forcasted carloadings and intermodal loadings database going back to 1992
- Database updated every month
- Database is distributed in Microsoft Excel format
>Click to subscribe to the Rail Update Report + Database
Additional Services Included with this Subscrption
- Complimentary access to FTR's "State of Freight" webinars held throughout the year. These webinars feature FTR staff discussing the current economy, trucking, rail, and intermodal situations.
- Product support is provided to help users get the most out of their subscription.
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- Subscribers to FTR products get attendee discounts to FTR's Transportation Conference.
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