This montly report is the successor to the Commercial Truck, Bus and Trailer Industry Outlook report that was previously published by ACT Publications. As the forecasting arm of ACT for more than 2 decades, FTR has shown that it is the premier forecasting company for transportation in the nation. You will be provided with the same great service that you have come to expect over the last 20 years. This report gives you the best commercial vehicle equipment forecast in the industry. Forecasted items include Class 8 Truck, Trailer & Medium Duty (Classes 4-7) truck. This new service has expanded coverage of transportation & logistic issues, freight segmentation, commodity analysis, modal analysis, truck productivity, capacity utilization, truck unit forecasts, and much more.
What you will receive as part of this service: Full Monthly Report: Full report is published during the last week of the month. Flash Report: Flash Report is a 1 page report sent one week prior to the full report Database: A comprehensive database of all data contained within the outlook, provided at no additional charge. Database includes both history and forecast. Quarterly Webinars: FTR hosts a minimum of 4 webinars per year devoted to the CV market at no additional charge. All reports and data are distributed online Complimentary phone and e-mail support 3 free accounts/users are associated with each subscription. (nominal $60 per user fee for more than three users) Discounted Access to Annual FTR Transportation Conference – September 14-16, 2010 in Indianapolis 5 Year Forecast with near term quarterly breakdowns Graphs package in PowerPoint format FREE BONUS: North American Class 8 Monthly Market Indicators Database FTR collects the monthly market indicators from all the major N.A. OEMs and publishes this information between the 16th & 18th of each month. There is no additional charge for this data.      Includes Backlogs, Build, Inventory, Gross Orders, Cancellation, Net Orders, Retail Sales, and Factory Shipments. This data is broken down by Region (U.S., Canada, Mexico, & Export), Type (Tractor, Straight Truck), and Cab (Sleeper, Day Cab).
Items covered in the Report: N.A. Class 8 Truck (Retail Sales and Production) N.A. Classes 4-5 & 6-7 Trucks (RS and Production) U.S. Trailer Factory Builds N.A. Freight Fleet and Shipper Environment Economic Outlook And Much More...
Enhancements to the Report & Service: New “user friendly” format Truck Capacity Utilization  Truck Fleet Analysis  Freight Rates  Truck Freight broken down by tons, tonmiles, length-of-haul, loadings originated, trailer type and commodity groups  Fuel Environment  Driver Hiring  Intermodal  Risk Assessment
Other reports that may be of interest: FTR Freight Focus: Trucking Update North American Railroad Equipment & Deliveries Outlook TRUCKER'S REPORT: National Economic and Freight Forecast Transportation Fundamentals, Monthly Newsletter