Freight News

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 1.5% in April from March, rising for ...

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index rebounded marginally in April to a -0.64 reading. Conditions improved slightly from the previous month, but FTR expects that the index will remain...

According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, “the trucking industry has bounced back from its decline during the recession and the number of truck drivers is a...

Predictive maintenance, also known as preemptive repair, offers the ability to replace vehicle components prior to failure based on their known condition, thanks to mobile data, se...

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 orders for May came in at 10,400 units, that’s 29% below an already-slow April and the lowest volume for Class 8 orders since J...

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March 2019, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Total Transborder F...

New U.S. trailer orders of 18.6k were up 4% month-over-month, but after accounting for cancellations, net orders slid to 14.7k units, down 6% from March. Year-to-date, net orders a...

FTR reports that trailer orders for April 2019 were 13,200 units, 40% below the same month in 2018. However, the low order level does not in any way reflect a softening of demand, ...