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title: What is the Trucking Conditions Index?
description: The Trucking Conditions Index is a gauge of overall conditions from the carrier perspective, taking into account factors such as freight demand and rates, capacity, utilization and fuel costs.
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# [What is the Trucking Conditions Index?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/trucking-condition-index)

 Written by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) | Oct 28, 2021 7:24:18 PM

**Avery Vise explains the Trucking Conditions Index in this excerpt from October's State of Freight webinar.**

This Q&A response from The FTR Experts came from our October State of Freight webinar. View the video and the key takeaways below.

 

**Key Takeaways:**

- The Trucking Conditions Index is a gauge of overall conditions from the carrier perspective, taking into account factors such as freight demand and rates, capacity, utilization and fuel costs.
- After an historic plummet in 2020 due to COVID-19 complications, the TCI has returned to levels last seen around 2018.

 

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