The NTDA is proud to serve as a sponsors for this week’s FTR Conference. FTR’s 2023 Transportation Conference, taking place September 11-24 at the Crowne Plaza at the Union...
Class 8 orders for August came in at 15,400 units, up 16 % versus July. Orders were down 26% year-over-year, but that comparison is a bit deceptive as last year’s numbers were ex...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for May showed miniscule m/m improvement to a reading of -3.75 from -3.88 in April, indicating a mildly negative environment for carriers. Falling...
Class 8 orders came in above expectations at nearly 13,800 units in June, flat versus May and down just 7% y/y. The level of order activity continues to be below replacement demand...
Class 8 orders came in above expectations in May, reversing the recent downward trend by rising nearly 9% from April levels to 13,600 units. This was relatively in line with the sa...
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) in March dipped to a reading of 4.5 from the previous 5.1 reflecting slightly less favorable overall conditions. For only the third time sin...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for March reflected persistent unfavorable conditions for carriers with a decrease to a reading of -5.83 for the month from -5.17 in February. Low...
FTR reports that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders fell in April for the sixth time in the last seven months, coming in at 12,050 units. Order activity was down 37% m/m...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index in February declined to -5.17 from January’s -1.71 reading, reflecting weaker freight rates and volume. Those headwinds for trucking companies m...