FTR provides freight rate data for dry van, refrigerated van, flatbed, specialized, LTL, intermodal, and rail carload.
Dry van
FTR provides--Revenue per Loaded Mile. Spot and Contract rates for Dry Van
trailer activity both with and w/o Fuel Surcharge (FSC).
Indexed to 1Q2008.
Refrigerated (Reefer) van
FTR provides--Revenue per Loaded Mile. Spot and Contract rates for
Refrigerated activity both with and w/o Fuel Surcharge (FSC).
Indexed to 1Q2008.
Flatbed (Platform)
FTR provides--Revenue per Loaded Mile. Spot and Contract rates for Flatbed
trailer activity both with and w/o Fuel Surcharge (FSC).
Indexed to 1Q2008.
Specialized
FTR provides--Revenue per Loaded Mile. Spot and Contract rates for
Specialized equipment both with and w/o Fuel Surcharge
(FSC). Indexed to 1Q2008. Note: Includes numerous types of
freight, but generally excludes tank trailers.
Less-than-truckload (LTL)
FTR provides--Revenue per hundredweight. Contract rates for LTL moves.
These are parcel, pallet, or less than full truckload moves by
LTL carriers. Indexed to 1Q2008.
Intermodal
FTR provides--Revenue per Load. An estimate of pricing trajectory that is
calculated based on the underlying cost pressures from dry van
truckload and rail line-haul. Shown both with fuel surcharges
(FSC) included and net of FSC.
Rail carload
FTR provides--An estimate of U.S. Class I rail pricing power that is calculated
from data reported to the STB. It measures revenue per ton-mile
and is shown both with fuel surcharges (FSC) included and net
of FSC. It is impacted by both actual railroad rates and by
changes in the mix of commodities moved