We cover news of note in the trucking industry; proposed hours of service regulation changes; UPS autonomous trucks; Chinese tariff 53' container exclusions; spot market capacity, volumes, and rates; crude and diesel prices; economic indicators; and the week ahead. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise.

You can find the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation along with more publicly available State of Freight content and downloads by going to www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates, and FTR expert commentary, on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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We cover the FTR Trucking Conditions Index; spot market capacity, volumes, and rates; crude and diesel prices; economic indicators; and the week ahead. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise.

You can find the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation along with more publicly available State of Freight content and downloads by going to www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates, and FTR expert commentary, on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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Intermodal shows first sign of life, service recovery ramping up, carload sectors follow seasonal patterns, and much more. The Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Rail & Intermodal, Todd Tranausky.

As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the PDF of the presentation from our podcast landing page. A link to the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation is available for download now at www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates and FTR expert commentary on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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Intermodal volume weakness keeps up even as the start of peak season dawns, service is getting better, but regional challenges remain, carload traffic faces trade-related headwinds in addition to normal challenges, and much more. The Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Rail & Intermodal, Todd Tranausky.

As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the PDF of the presentation from our podcast landing page. A link to the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation is available for download now at www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates and FTR expert commentary on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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We provide GDP analysis for Q2 as well as our normal look at spot rates, energy prices, economic indicators and the week ahead. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise.

You can find the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation along with more publicly available State of Freight content and downloads by going to www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates, and FTR expert commentary, on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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Following conflicting reports on the economic conditions in the transportation market, experts from FTR Transportation Intelligence met to provide clarity on the current economic situation. Despite talk of a transportation recession, FTR data and analysis show a slow growth environment with a mid-cycle correction for the transportation market. 

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When looking at transportation from both a shippers and carriers perspective, the consensus is that the markets are functioning logically and normalizing from the hotter market we saw in 2018. From a modal perspective, trucking was so favorable in 2018 that shippers couldn't find enough capacity to meet the demand, while railroads weren't able to add freight into the system or able to convert it into intermodal due to inefficiencies, costs, and reliability. With the demand for trucking to adjust to the capacity increase, it has come down to driver supply and carriers. While carrier failures have been a hot topic, the data shows an increase in new carriers joining the market, following a fairly normal pattern. Avery Vise, VP of Trucking for FTR added, "at this point it doesn't look like it's going to get worse." 

As you listen to the conversation in this episode, you will hear from Eric Starks, Chairman and CEO for FTR, Avery Vise, Vice President of Trucking, and Todd Tranausky, Vice President of Rail and Intermodal. 

Downloads and past episodes are available at: www.FTRintel.com/podcast.

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Intermodal volume weakness essentially ends hope for a positive year-end result, service recovery ramping up but regional challenges remain, carload sectors focus on the anomalies, and much more. The Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Rail & Intermodal, Todd Tranausky.

As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the PDF of the presentation from our podcast landing page. A link to the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation is available for download now at www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates and FTR expert commentary on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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Spot rates weakened as capacity remained tight, crude prices were stable while diesel dropped, mortgage rates remain under 4%, jobless claims fell sharply, orders for durable manufactured goods showed strength, we cover new and existing home sales and much more. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise.

You can find the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation along with more publicly available State of Freight content and downloads by going to www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates, and FTR expert commentary, on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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Intermodal weakness remains as Q3 begins, service levels vary wildly, carloads mostly running with seasonal expectations. The Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Rail & Intermodal, Todd Tranausky.

As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the PDF of the presentation from our podcast landing page. A link to the PDF and Powerpoint of the presentation is available for download now at www.FTRintel.com/Podcast

State of Freight is a series of publications from FTR, the leader in providing market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. This podcast provides ongoing updates and FTR expert commentary on the issues that will affect your business the most. Subscribe to stay in the know with market updates on different modes of transportation, the monthly State of Freight TODAY, and so much more. 

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