What content is included in the FTR Shippers Update

What's Included in the Service:

Monthly Report
Downloadable Excel database with historical data and 24-month forecast
Downloadable graphics package to quickly share slides with leadership and internal stakeholders
Downloadable tables package
Additional Ask The Expert Webinar for premium clients
State of Freight Insights monthly white-paper
Up to 5 users
State of Freight Webinars
Virtual and Annual Conference discounts

This report provides comprehensive monthly freight market intelligence covering truckload, LTL, rail, intermodal, and economic conditions, with rate outlooks, cost drivers, and 24-month forecasts to support supply chain and logistics decision-making.

Report Contents

- Rate Outlook
  - Total Truckload, LTL, Railroad, Intermodal
- Shipping Snapshot
  - Shippers Conditions Index
  - Shipping Cost Outlook (Admin/ service, inventory, warehouse, transport)
  - Freight Overview
  - US: truck loadings, railcar loadings, US water traffic, air freight
- Shipping Costs Overview
  - Fuel outlook
  - Truckload costs outlook, (fuel, margin, equipment, overhead, labor)
  - Rail costs outlook (fuel, margin, materials, equipment, overhead, labor)
- Trucking Environment
  - Active truck utilization, Truck loading index, truck loadings by trailer type, rate outlook: Total Truckload
- Trucking Rates
  - TL Dry Van, TL Reefer, TL Flatbed, TL Tank, TL Dump, LTL
- Rail Intermodal Environment (Commentary + Visuals)
  - Total Intermodal Revenue Moves, NA Intermodal Revenue Moves, NA Intermodal Outlook, Intermodal Rate Outlook, Intermodal Train Speed (4-Week Avg.)
- Rail Carload Environment (commentary + visuals)
  - Railcar capacity utilization, US rail carloads, avg. train speed ( 4 week avg.), rate outlook
- Rail Metrics & Freight Outlook
  - train speed, cars online, swell time, coal carloads, agriculture carloads, chemical carloads, metallic ores & metals
- Economic Outlook (commentary + visuals)
  - Economic forecast summary, consumer expenditures, industrial production, housing starts
- Current Economic Environment
  - Business & Economic Environment, unemployment rate, retail sales, ISM Manufacturing Index, Inventory/sales ratio
- Commentary Section

What content is included in the FTR Shippers Update - Premium?

Delivered monthly, the Shippers Update - Premium is the perfect guide for data-driven North American shippers wanting to capitalize on opportunities across all ground modes of transportation.