FTR Associates

Equipment

Goodyear brings DuraSeal to wide-base singles Tire sealant now available to long-haul, regional fleets Wide-base single tires offer regional and long-haul trucking companies reduced weight and increased fuel economy, a win-win scenario for productivity- and efficiency-minded fleets. But despite those advantages, wide-base singles have one drawback when ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 4, 2011

Aaron Huff

Ground zero Capacity crunch will hammer brokerage and logistics companies By this time next year, the trucking industry will be short the equivalent of 400,000 units of capacity. The driver shortage will swell to 150,000 by September of this year. In the third quarter of 2012, regulations ...

By Aaron Huff Published July 1, 2011

Journal

Capacity shortage looms large Rate hikes about to kick in, FTR says Truckload capacity shortages will gather momentum this year and continue through 2013 as the economy recovers and regulatory restrictions limit the driver pool, an FTR Associates economist said. Because of the economic upturn and the ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2011

Market Watch

Assembling a strong base for freight Industry fortunes are more tied to manufacturing than ever Whether they admit or even realize it, most trucking executives probably expect the strength and duration of an economic recovery to match roughly the scope of the downturn. There’s certainly some logic ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2011

Avery Vise

Moving on to serve you Look for more industry analysis from Randall-Reilly When I joined Randall-Reilly nearly 13 years ago, the company basically had done one thing for 65 years: Publish magazines and other printed materials. That year, 1998, was a turning point for the company, however. ...

By Avery Vise Published April 1, 2011

Journal

FMCSA wants EOBRs for interstate carriers Plan would apply to all carriers that use logbooks All interstate commercial truck and bus carriers that now use records of duty status (RODS) to track compliance with hours-of-service regulations would have to use electronic onboard recorders under a proposed regulation ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2011

Finances

Tonnage nearly flat in November ATA index is up 5.9 percent over 2009 period After rising 1.9 percent in September and 0.9 percent in October, the American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was practically flat in Novemeber, slipping 0.1 percent. The latest reduction ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 1, 2011

More with less

Don’t count on another 2004 or 2005, but a steady economic recovery and ongoing capacity constraints could make 2011 a good year. Coming out of the Great Recession, just about any improvement in or even leveling off of business conditions feels like good times. For many ...

By Avery Vise Published January 1, 2011

Journal

Court upholds L.A. port concession rules Disappointed ATA calls decision ‘clearly erroneous’ U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder in late August ruled in favor of the City of Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles in a lawsuit brought by the American Trucking Associations over the port’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2010

Avery Vise

Strength in numbers Signs point to a continued recovery in trucking At the time, 2007 and much of 2008 seemed like bad times in trucking, but they were great compared to 2009. All the key metrics turned sharply negative in the summer of 2008. Inventories relative to ...

By Avery Vise Published September 1, 2010