The World’s 50 Largest Logistics…
A report in the Journal of Commerce places Amazon at the top of the world’s 50 largest logistics providers. “The world’s 50 largest logistics companies registered com...
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Despite Heavy Demand, Trailer Orders…
FTR reports preliminary trailer orders for March 2019 came in at 13,500 units, the smallest monthly total since September 2016 and the lowest March since 2008. Trailers orders for ...
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2018 North American Transborder Freight…
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the numbers for Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in 2018, and the “...
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Fewer Available Build Slots Sends…
FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 orders for March at 15,200 units, remaining below the twenty-thousand threshold for the third consecutive month. March 2019 was the l...
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WABCO to be Acquired by…
WABCO, a global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, announced it has entered into a definitive merger...
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FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for…
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for January reflects a balanced freight market. While the January SCI reading at 1.4 is slightly weaker than December’s 1.8 level, it cont...
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Trailer Orders for February at…
FTR reports preliminary trailer orders for February at 24,000 units, -9% from January and -27% year/year. Trailer orders for the past 12 months now total 386,000 units. Don Ake, FT...
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FTR’s July Shippers Conditions Index…
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for July at -9.9 did not move much from the previous monthly reading of -9.5. While still in a very challenging environment, the measures us...
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FTR Reports August Preliminary Orders…
August trailers orders outperformed expectations coming in at 35,300 units. This is the second consecutive month of higher than anticipated trailer orders, with record August order...
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