FTR | State of Freight

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State of Freight is a series of industry resources from FTR, the leader in market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. FTR podcasts provide updates for the Trucking and Rail markets, as well as the broader economy. Each podcast includes a slide deck of graphs that can be used in presentations or for internal analysis. For show downloads and to signup for more State of Freight content, go to www.FTRintel.com/podcast.

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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning April 22, 2024

Apr 23 2024 13 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dig into some key indicators of the housing sector and review industrial production, which showed significant strength in one specific area. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight.Support the show

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning April 15, 2024

Apr 16 2024 16 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we review retail sales, inventories, inflation for consumers and within the supply chain, and business applications in transportation and warehousing. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight as usual.Support the show

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning April 8, 2024

Apr 09 2024 16 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we examine the employment situation for trucking and the rest of the U.S. economy during March. Plus, we look at job openings and international trade in goods in February and recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight. Support the show

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning April 1, 2024

Apr 03 2024 20 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we review some unexpected changes in the for-hire carrier population during March and briefly discuss the new EPA rule requiring a phase-in of zero-emissions trucks. Plus, we cover some indicators related to the consumer and industrial sectors and recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freigh

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 25, 2024

Mar 26 2024 19 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dive into the key indicators of the housing market – residential construction and sales of both new and existing homes. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight and preview an upcoming final rule concerning zero-emissions commercial vehicles.Download the PDF: https://freig

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 18, 2024

Mar 19 2024 21 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss a range of key indicators of freight-related activity, including manufacturing output and retail sales, and we look at pricing trends for consumers and businesses. We also discuss the latest legal news regarding California’s AB 5 law and a strategy for deploying zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure. P

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 11, 2024

Mar 12 2024 20 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dig into the latest data on employment, especially payroll jobs in trucking. We also discuss job openings, wholesale inventories and sales, and international trade in goods and recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning March 4, 2024

Mar 05 2024 17 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we look at how the for-hire trucking company population changed in February and examine some key indicators of the consumer and manufacturing sectors. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vis

Trucking Market Update - Week beginning February 26, 2024

Feb 27 2024 20 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we look at home sales and at trucking and parcel/local delivery revenues in the fourth quarter and full year 2023. Plus, we recap the week in diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight as usual and mark the podcast’s fifth anniversary with a look back to how certain data today compares to the data back t

Trucking Market Update - Week beginning February 19, 2024

Feb 21 2024 20 mins  
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we dive into some key indicators of the consumer, industrial, and housing sectors but do so with a big caveat for interpreting January’s results as well as the figures we will get in February. Plus, we look at pricing for consumers and the supply chain, recap the week for diesel prices and the spot market for tru