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Everything You Need to Know About Chinese Wholesale

May 13, 2019

Finding Manufactures Discovering Chinese Wholesale Suppliers can be as simple as you want it to be. If you have been scouring the Internet, searching for manufactures, keep it up. Every person searching for a Chinese wholesale supplier ...

Class 8 Truck Orders Hit Second-Best July Records

Aug 5, 2014

North American Class 8 truck orders hit the second-best July ever, according to industry data. July is usually a slow month for truck orders, but demand was higher in July 2014 than expected as North American truckers ordered some 45,400 ...

Tags: Transportation, Truck, Auto

March 2014 Was a Good Month for Heavy and Medium-Duty Truck Orders

Apr 8, 2014

March 2014 was a good month for heavy and medium-duty truck orders, according to two reports from freight forecasters. The freight forecast firm FTR says that at the end of March in North America, a total of 27,139 Class 8 trucks were ...

Tags: Truck, Transportation

The US Economy Will Be Slightly Stronger This Year Than Last

Feb 24, 2014

The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...

Tags: truck pricing, Transportation

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index Fell to 7.01 in November,a 20% Drop,The Group Said.

Feb 11, 2014

Business conditions for trucking worsened in November from the previous month but were still positive overall,industry analysis firm FTR said. FTR's Trucking Conditions Index fell to 7.01 in November,a 20%drop,the group said. "While we ...

Tags: Transportation, truck, trucking capacity

BLOOMINGTON's Trucking Conditions Dipped in November But Remain in Positive Territory

Feb 10, 2014

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trucking conditions in the US dipped in November, but remain in positive territory, according to the Trucking Conditions Index compiled by FTR. The November reading of 7.01 was 20% lower than the month before, but ...

Tags: Trucking conditions, Truck, Auto Parts

Demand for Class 8 Trucks in North America Will Increase Modestly

Dec 13, 2013

Demand for Class 8 trucks in North America will increase modestly, from 241,000 units in 2013 to 261,000 units next year, according to the latest projections from industry forecaster FTR Intel. During a Truck and Trailer Outlook Webinar ...

Tags: truck, trailer, transportation

FTR Has Reported The TCI Reading Still Remains High

Dec 12, 2013

Freight Transportation Research (FTR), an American source for logistic and transportation research and analysis, has reported the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading still remains high due to capacity tightness from regulatory drag ...

Tags: Trucking Conditions Index, Transportation

Total Class 8 Truck Orders Reached 20,915 Units in November

Dec 11, 2013

Total Class 8 truck orders reached 20,915 units in November, making it the second month in a row to surpass the 20,000 unit threshold, according to FTR’s preliminary data. FTR specializes in forecasting freight transportation. Don ...

Tags: Class 8, Truck Orders, Truck

Noel Perry of FTR Associates Is Holding up Four Fingers and One Thumb

Nov 25, 2013

Noel Perry of FTR Associates is holding up four fingers and one thumb. He had asked a room full of Ontario trucking executives, rhetorically, “how many dry van carriers or reefer carriers have the capability to bid - in a big way - on ...

Tags: Ontario, trucker, master, art, increasing, price

FTR's TCI Continues to Show a Positive Environment for Trucking

Nov 18, 2013

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading of 9.97 in September continues to show a positive environment for trucking. The index is expected to peak in October following the impact of the newly enacted Hours of Service rules. There is ...

Tags: FTR, TCI, trend, decline

Class 8 Truck Orders Surged 39% in October to 25,960 Units

Nov 7, 2013

Class 8 truck orders surged 39% in October to 25,960 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. That marks a 14% year-over-year gain and the highest order volume since December 2011. Order for the three-month period concluding in ...

Tags: truck, Transportation

New Fabric Printing System Will Be Launched by Agfa Graphics at SGIA

Oct 24, 2013

Several printing systems and products from Agfa Pitman are making their first North America appearance at SGIA: Jeti TitanX FTR - A 122"-wide, high resolution, production-class UV-four- or six-color plus white inkjet printing system ...

Tags: Agfa Graphics, Fabric Printing System

FTR's Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) Was Still Sitting in Negative Territory in August

Oct 21, 2013

FTR's Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) was still sitting in negative territory in August, but shipping rates, for the time being, are still being held in check. The Index has been dropping slowly all summer, FTR said, "reflecting the ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, truck

Trucking Conditions Improved in August Could Begin to Deteriorate in The Fall

Oct 12, 2013

Trucking conditions in the US improved in August, but they could begin to deteriorate in the fall as the effects of the new hours-of-service take hold. The FTR Trucking Conditions Index reached a reading of 9.52 in August, one full point ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts

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