Freight News

Freight Transportation Services Index Rose…

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.3% in May from April, rising after ...

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Continues…

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) continued to tumble in March falling to -23.1, the most negative reading ever for the index. This followed what had been the record low in F...

North American Transborder Freight up…

Freight shipped across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico by all modes of transportation was valued at $112.5 billion in February 2022, down 1.1% from January 2022 ($113.7B) b...

FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders…

FTR reports preliminary trailer orders surged in March to an impressive 36,200 units, +41% m/m and +29% y/y. Trailer orders for the past twelve months have totaled 252,000 units. M...

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Fell…

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell sharply again in February to -17.9 after dropping to -10.1 in January. The February reading narrowly beats March 2021 as the toughest m...

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Fell…

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell sharply in January to -10.1 from the December reading of -6.9. Rising fuel costs and higher freight rates resulted in difficult marke...

Freight Shipments 1.8 Percent Above…

The level of for-hire freight shipments in January measured by the Freight TSI (138.9) was 1.8% above the level of 136.5 in pre-pandemic January 2020 and was 2.3% below the all-tim...

FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders…

FTR reports preliminary trailer orders held steady in February at 24,600 units, -5% m/m and -4/% y/y. Trailer orders for the past twelve months have totaled 242,000 units. Orders h...

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for…

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for January fell to 11.46 from 14.45 in December amid rising diesel prices. Although more robust freight rates more than offset the effects ...