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State of Freight is a series of industry resources from FTR, the leader in market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. FTR podcasts provide updates for the Trucking and Rail markets, as well as the broader economy. Each podcast includes a slide deck of graphs that can be used in presentations or for internal analysis. For show downloads and to signup for more State of Freight content, go to www.FTRintel.com/podcast.
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 25, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dive into the key indicators of the housing market – residential construction and sales of both new and existing homes. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight and preview an upcoming final rule concerning zero-emissions commercial vehicles.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 18, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss a range of key indicators of freight-related activity, including manufacturing output and retail sales, and we look at pricing trends for consumers and businesses. We also discuss the latest legal news regarding California’s AB 5 law and a strategy for deploying zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight.
The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 11, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dig into the latest data on employment, especially payroll jobs in trucking. We also discuss job openings, wholesale inventories and sales, and international trade in goods and recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight.
The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 4, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we look at how the for-hire trucking company population changed in February and examine some key indicators of the consumer and manufacturing sectors. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight.
The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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Trucking Market Update - Week beginning February 26, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we look at home sales and at trucking and parcel/local delivery revenues in the fourth quarter and full year 2023. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight as usual and mark the podcast’s fifth anniversary with a look back to how certain data today compares to the data back then.
The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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Trucking Market Update - Week beginning February 19, 2024
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dive into some key indicators of the consumer, industrial, and housing sectors but do so with a big caveat for interpreting January’s results as well as the figures we will get in February. Plus, we look at pricing for consumers and the supply chain, recap the week for diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight, and note a legal victory for motor carriers involved in intermodal freight.
The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.
Download the PDF: https://freight.ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast
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