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What are the causes of diesel prices skyrocketing?

Can consumer spending reach any higher?

How has capacity grown since March 2020?

How have new for-hire trucking companies affected jobs?

How do trucking jobs look compared to February 2020?

What is the state of for-hire trucking jobs?

What is the state of total truck freight metrics?

How are total spot metrics looking in 2022?

What is the state of active truck utilization?

What is the state of the Trucking Conditions Index?

How did GDP fare at the end of 2021?

What is the state of trailer order and build activity?

What is the state of heavy truck order and build activity?

How is the supply chain situation progressing?

What is the current truck freight outlook?

What is the outlook for GDP and GDP Goods Transport?

What has lead to the rise in new for-hire trucking companies?

What is the state of trucking jobs?

What is the state of active truck utilization?

What is the state of total truck metrics?

How are spot metrics looking by segment?

What is the state of the Real GDP?

What is the state of the supply chain shortage?

What are some sources of stress on the labor market?

What is the state of Class 8 and trailer backlogs?

How do Class 8 orders compare to build levels?

How is pent-up demand affecting the Class 8 and trailer sectors?

How is employment affecting rail service?

How does rail service look going into the new year?

How has congestion affected intermodal?

How did grain perform this year?

What is the outlook for economically sensitive freight?

What is the state of carload freight?

What is the state of active truck utilization?

What is the state of for-hire trucking companies?

What is the state of freight truckload jobs?

What is the state of truckload rates?

What is the state of total truck loadings?

What is the state of the spot market?

What is the state of Class 8 build levels?

What is the state of Class 8 orders?

What is the state of for-hire trucking jobs?

What is the outlook for the GDP and GDP Goods Transport?

What is the state of the consumer and industrial sectors?

Where is volume growth coming from in the rail sector?

What conditions could affect the forecast slow growth environment for rail freight?

Is there a disconnect between sales and the state of automotive freight?

What is the outlook for rail equipment deliveries?

What is the state of economically sensitive freight?

What is the state of carload freight?

What is the state of labor?

What is the state of the industrial sector?

What is the state of the consumer sector?

What is the state of inflation?

What is the state of new truck lead times?

What is the current state of automotive inventories?

What is the current state of inventories?

What is the current forecast for employment?

What is the current outlook for the GDP?

What is the current 2022 outlook for commercial vehicles?

What is FTR's current outlook for medium-duty?

What is FTR's current outlook for heavy-duty?

What is the state of total trailer orders and production?

What is the current state of the Class 8 market?

What is the current GDP outlook?

How much are retailers to blame for congestion issues?

Could we see a price drop in other raw materials like we saw with lumber?

What is the current state of driver employment?

What is the current state of truck utilization?

What is the current state of the trucking spot market?

What is the Trucking Conditions Index?

What are risks to the outlook for intermodal?

What are the current conditions for intermodal?

What is the current outlook for rail carload?

What are the current conditions for rail carload?

What are the current economic conditions for rail & intermodal?

At what level can we expect the currently elevated truckload rates to normalize at?

What impact is Amazon having on new entrants into the for-hire market?

What is the proposed executive order and how will it affect the industry?

What is the current state of railcar?

What is the current state of intermodal?

What sectors are driving growth for carload?

What is the current state of carload?

How does 2021 Class 8 production compare to 2019?

Why are heavy truck build levels so low?

How are new trucking companies affecting driver employment?

What is the current state of for-hire trucking jobs?

What factors are affecting driver capacity?

What is the current outlook for truckload rates?

What is the current state of the spot market?

What are some current economic issues to keep an eye on?

What is the current state of the industrial sector?

What is the current state of the GDP and GDP Goods Transport?

When trucks are completed will there be enough drivers in the workforce to operate them?

What magnitude of orders will we see when Class 8 order boards open up?

How many vehicles are sitting partially completed because of delayed components?

What does 2022 and beyond have in store for the Class 8 market?

What is the current state of the flatbed market?

What is the general outlook for the rest of 2021?

What is the current outlook for medium-duty?

What is the current outlook for heavy-duty?

When will trailer orders and production improve?

What is the state of Class 8 build levels?

When will the number of Class 8 orders improve?

What is the state of steel and rubber prices?

When will we see the end of the semiconductor shortage?

What is the GDP outlook for the rest of 2021?

Has Precision Scheduled Railroading made good on its promised improvements?

What is the cause of the recent gondola shortage?

How will a lull in auto production affect steel supply and pricing?

What is the state of box cars in 2021?

When will the rail equipment markets begin to feel the effects of the recovery?

What is the current state of railcar utilization?

Which freight markets are experiencing challenges in 2021?

Which freight markets are recovering best in 2021?

How is the economy affecting the rail space?

What changes should we be seeing in the course of inflation?

How has the unemployment environment affected getting new truckers into the system?

What causes are there for there to be more openings than hires in the job market?

What does the disparity in different outlooks say about our current environment?

What is the current breakdown of job openings vs. hires?

What is FTR's labor outlook through 2022?

What is FTR's GDP outlook through 2022?

Will the used truck market peak or continue to remain strong?

Why are we forecasting 2023 to be a peak year as opposed to continuing the growth of 2022?

Is the trailer market seeing the same strong activity as the flatbed market?

Could potential rising equipment costs affect the outlook for new vehicle demand?

Could ongoing issues in India affect the trailer industry?

What is the outlook for commercial vehicles?

What is the outlook for GDP and the truck freight market?

Is rail congestion pushing freight into other modes of transportation?

What is the current state of intermodal turn times?

Is utilization having any impact on the rail freight market?

How long will railcar utilization continue to improve?

How will pandemic recovery affect the volume of goods shipped?

How long until rail sees the impact of rising fuel costs?

What will be the main replacement for coal for the railroads?

What is the current state of rail service?

What is the current state of carload?

What is the current state of intermodal?

What are the economic drivers of freight?

What's clogging the commercial vehicle pipeline?

Is the Suez Canal backlog causing further supply chain disruptions?

Will we see service disruption stemming from the railroad merger?

Understanding the percentage of idle trucks

Understanding spot market truck loadings

What happens as demand shifts from goods to services?

How is FTR viewing the truckload rate environment in 2021?

Will carrier orders of trucks & trailers outpace drivers in 2021?

What are railroads doing to get volume into the system?

Revenue assumptions and the spot market

Can railcar recover without significant increase in utilization?

Are supply chain issues impacting the recovery?

As the U.S. reopens, will fleet demand for truck & trailer be impacted?

Will shift to more services cause another disruption event?

What does the tariff situation look like as the political administration changes?

What is causing intermodal imbalances at the ports?

Which drives freight volume: low inventories or consumer spending?

Why are forest products and scrap metals diverging?

How will vaccine distribution impact OTR transportation?

How will the federal debt be reduced?

What happens to trucking when consumer spending picks up again?

How long will intermodal demand stay strong?

Is labor participation changing?

Will states cut taxes to try and drive up budget revenues?

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