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

Posted by The FTR Experts on Jan 21, 2021 9:22:00 AM

Don Ake was posed with the question, "With the likelihood of resorts, hotels, concerts, sporting events, etc., opening in second half of 2021, does that impact demand, or are the fleets already ordering in preparation for that?"

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Tags: Demand, Truck and Trailer, Class 8

Will shift to more services cause another disruption event?

Posted by The FTR Experts on Jan 15, 2021 2:00:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "With supply chains shifting to the current buying and service patterns, will a shift back to more services create another March/April like disruption event?"

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Tags: Freight Volumes, services, disruption

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

Posted by The FTR Experts on Jan 14, 2021 3:52:13 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "What does the tariff situation look like as the political administration changes?"

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Tags: Economy, Freight, Tariffs

What is causing intermodal imbalances at the ports?

Posted by The FTR Experts on Jan 10, 2021 2:01:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "How much has Jim Vena’s UP Embargo/Surcharge policy at LA Longbeach vs the loose Foote policy at CSX impacted those Intermodal imbalances at the ports?"

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Tags: intermodal, ports

Which drives freight volume: low inventories or consumer spending?

Posted by Avery Vise, VP of Trucking on Dec 21, 2020 5:08:00 PM
The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "Which drives freight volume: low inventories or consumer spending?"
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Tags: Consumer Spending, inventory, Freight

Why are forest products and scrap metals diverging?

Posted by The FTR Experts on Dec 19, 2020 3:09:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "Why are forest products and scrap metals diverging?"

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Tags: carload, forest product, scrap metal

How will vaccine distribution impact OTR transportation?

Posted by The FTR Experts on Dec 18, 2020 4:43:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "How will vaccine distribution impact OTR transportation?"

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Tags: COVID-19, Coronavirus, Economy, trucking, OTR, Parcel

How will the federal debt be reduced?

Posted by Bill Witte on Dec 18, 2020 2:04:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "How will the federal debt be reduced?"

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Tags: Economy, inflation, national debt, federal reserve

What happens to trucking when consumer spending picks up again?

Posted by Bill Witte on Dec 18, 2020 1:54:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "What happens to trucking when consumer spending picks up again?"

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Tags: Consumer Spending, double-dip recession

How long will intermodal demand stay strong?

Posted by The FTR Experts on Dec 17, 2020 2:29:00 PM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "How long will intermodal demand stay strong?"

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Tags: intermodal, imports

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