FTR Transportation Intelligence reports North American (N.A.) Class 8 preliminary net orders increased sequentially in May to 26,600 units, up 4% m/m and ahead of expectations. Orders were up 124% y/y, marking the fourth consecutive month of more...
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June 04, 2026, 07:11 AM
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Truckstop.com and FTR Transportation Intelligence released week 21's Spot Market Overview, which showed dips in three of the four key market indicators.
The overall Market Demand Index (MDI) fell 8.4 points to 200.7 as load availability decreased 15...
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June 02, 2026, 07:03 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence reported that U.S. trailer demand strengthened again in April, extending March’s upside surprise rather than following the typical spring slowdown. Net orders rose 11% month over month (m/m) to 19,953 units and doubled...
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May 26, 2026, 07:11 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence's Shippers Conditions Index for March plummeted to -18.9, reflecting, as expected, exceptionally harsh market conditions driven primarily by the sharp rise in fuel costs. Capacity utilization and freight rates also...
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May 19, 2026, 07:08 AM
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For week 12 in the truckstop.com and FTR Transportation Intelligence spot market report, each of the four key market indicators increased. The overall Market Demand Index (MDI) rose by 5.9 points to 178.1 as load availability increased 4.1% and truck...
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April 06, 2026, 07:00 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence's Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) was already forecast in the near-term to fall to its lowest level in four years, but surging fuel costs on top of the tightening freight environment potentially sets the stage for the...
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March 16, 2026, 07:06 AM
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For week 8 in the spot market, all four of the key market indicators increased, according to the weekly report from truckstop.com and FTR Transportation Intelligence. The overall Market Demand Index (MDI) rose by 6.2 points to 151.1 as load...
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March 03, 2026, 07:11 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence and Truckstop.com released week 4 of the Spot Market Insights, showing that last week’s broad swath of severe winter weather fully delivered the expected boost to the spot market and perhaps then some.
Total...
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February 04, 2026, 07:12 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence Shippers Conditions Index reflected a more challenging environment for shippers in November, falling to -2.9 from near-neutral 0.3 in October. Higher rates, tighter capacity and a brief period of higher fuel costs all...
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January 16, 2026, 07:02 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence and Truckstop.com released week 52 of the Spot Market Insights and, as expected, broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system rose during the week ended January 2 (week 52 of 2025), resulting in the highest...
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January 09, 2026, 07:05 AM
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Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system performed roughly as expected during the week ended November 14 (week 45). Refrigerated spot rates rose modestly as they do virtually every year during comparable weeks, and flatbed spot rates fell...
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November 18, 2025, 07:00 AM
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Preliminary North American Class 8 truck orders showed a modest improvement in October, totaling 24,300 units, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence. That’s an 18% increase month-over-month but still 22% below last year’s levels, marking the...
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November 06, 2025, 07:07 AM
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U.S. trailer net orders rose 30% month-over-month (m/m) in September to 10,142 units but were 19% lower year-over-year (y/y), according to FTR Transportation Intelligence's latest analysis of the U.S. trailer market. Despite the m/m improvement...
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October 21, 2025, 07:08 AM
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In August, preliminary net orders for North American Class 8 trucks and tractors totaled 13,000 units, up 4% month-over-month (m/m) but down 14% year-over-year (y/y), marking the eighth straight month of annual decline, according to recent...
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September 15, 2025, 07:01 AM
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FTR reported that U.S. trailer net orders fell sharply in July, dropping 39% month-over-month (m/m) to 7,794 units. The decline erased June’s dry van-driven rebound, as tariff pressures and freight market uncertainty weighed heavily on the...
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August 20, 2025, 07:05 AM
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FTR’s Shippers Conditions for March basically remained in neutral territory, improving marginally to +0.1 from -0.3 in February. Falling diesel prices and slightly less challenging utilization offset stronger volumes and less favorable rates to...
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May 29, 2025, 07:00 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence is reporting a rebound in railcar traffic following dismal numbers the previous week.After a challenging few weeks for North American rail traffic, recent data signals a notable rebound, according to FTR's State of...
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March 12, 2025, 07:05 AM
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FTR Transportation Intelligence released its Weekly Transportation Update and at the top of the list is the Trump presidency, which is expected to disrupt a number of policies affecting transportation. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25%...
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November 12, 2024, 07:12 AM
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FTR reported that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in October totaled 28,300 units, marking a 14% month-over-month (m/m) decline but a 2% year-over-year (y/y) increase. This figure falls somewhat short of seasonal expectations as the...
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November 06, 2024, 07:01 AM
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