How do I order a new subscription service?

Becoming an FTR client is easy. You can purchase any of our annual subscriptions online, or work with our sales team to purchase any of our tailored solutions.

To purchase online, please view the Trucking Solutions or Rail Solutions menu for the service that best fits your needs. Click the Buy Now button to view pricing and checkout options. 

You can purchase the Standard or Premium service.

Standard service includes:

  • PDF Report
  • Monthly client-only webinars
  • Up to 5 additional licenses
  • Exclusive FTR Conference discounts
  • Dedicated client support

Premium services include Standard service, plus: 

  • Downloadable graphics package
  • Downloadable database
  • State of Freight Insights
  • Market Update Call

You can check out once you have added the subscription services to your cart. You will need to create a new user profile. You can then pay online by credit card for immediate access, or you can generate an invoice to begin the payment process.

Trucking Update: https://www.ftrintel.com/trucking-update

Each month, we scrutinize reliable market data and deliver exclusive forecasts to our clients for:

  • FTR Trucking Conditions Index
  • Rate outlooks by equipment type
  • Active Truck Utilization
  • Freight outlooks by trailer type
  • Freight outlooks by commodity group
  • Driver payroll analysis
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

 Shippers Update: https://www.ftrintel.com/shippers-update

Each month, we scrutinize reliable market data and deliver exclusive forecasts to our clients for:

  • FTR Shippers Conditions Index
  • Truckload rate forecasts
  • Rail carload rate forecasts
  • Intermodal rate forecasts
  • Capacity forecasts
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

Intermodal Monthly: https://www.ftrintel.com/intermodal-monthly

Each month, we scrutinize data from all corners of the market and provide our client's actionable intelligence and forecasts for:

  • Lane volumes
  • Port activity
  • Equipment moves
  • Service metrics
  • Pricing pressure
  • Competitiveness to other modes
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

Rail Update: https://www.ftrintel.com/rail-update

Each month, we scrutinize reliable market data and deliver exclusive forecasts to our clients for:

  • FTR Rail Shippers Conditions Index
  • Carload Outlook
  • Railcar Utilization
  • Rail Rate Index
  • Carload Group Forecasts by AAR Commodity Group
  • Competitiveness to other modes
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

Truck & Trailer Outlook: https://www.ftrintel.com/truck-trailer-outlook

We capture build data directly from the OEMs and provide our clients monthly forecast updates on:

  • Backlog
  • Inventory
  • Net Orders
  • Factory Shipments
  • Key truck market indicators
  • Freight forecasts by commodity
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

N.A. Trailer Analysis & Outlook: https://www.ftrintel.com/trailer-outlook

Each month, we capture production schedules and sales updates directly from the industry's major builders so you'll have a data-driven forecast and updates on: 

  • Need to know info by trailer type for:
    • Total trailer market
    • Dry van
    • Refrigerated
    • Total vans
    • Total tanks
    • Major vocational
  • Key Market Indicators:
    • Backlog
    • Build For
    • Inventory
    • Net Orders
    • Factory Shipments
    • Backlog/Build Ratio
    • Inventory 
  • Exclusive FTR forecasts for:
    • Trailer production
    • Freight forecasts for dry van, refrigerated, specialized, and flatbed
    • Economic forecasts

Rail Equipment Outlook: https://www.ftrintel.com/rail-equipment-outlook

We capture build data directly from all of the major builders and provide our clients monthly forecast updates on:

  • Backlog
  • Inventory
  • Net Orders
  • Factory Shipments
  • Key rail market indicators
  • Freight forecasts by commodity
  • Exclusive economic forecasts

Rail Equipment Monthly: https://www.ftrintel.com/rail-equipment-monthly

Each month, we capture industry-leading Umler™ data, cleanse and parse the data, and turn the key takeaways back to your team within the first four days of the month.  You'll have the most real-time view of activity for: 

  • Registrations
    • By add date
    • By build date
  • Retirements
    • General retirements
    • Scrappage estimates by age profile
    • Full number of retirements
  • Population age by 5-year buckets

Energy Transport Insider: https://www.ftrintel.com/energy-transport-insider

Energy Transport Insider (ETI) provides several benefits to the marketplace in the form of enhanced market transparency, price discovery, and benchmarking potential. ETI provides a clear sense of where the market is every other week for hazardous material tank cars, including general-purpose and pressure cars.

Rail Closer Look: https://www.ftrintel.com/rail-closer-look/full-series

Combining the industry standard Umler™ and Waybill data with the power of FTR's Freight•cast™ forecasting methodology, the Rail Closer Look reports are the definitive guide to understanding the fundamentals of new car demand.

Population Overview - Age Profile - Traffic Trends - Freight Forecast - Equipment Forecast