What contents are included in the FTR Covered Hopper Closer Look report?
An industry-leading deep-dive into the segments that make up the covered hopper family of cars.
The Covered Hopper Closer Look from FTR partners the most reliable rail data in the industry with Waybill Data from the Surface Transportation Board and the Umler™ data from Railinc with the award-winning FTR Freight•cast forecasting methodology.
The results are the most comprehensive look at the Covered Hopper rail car family on the market. Please refer to the report publication date to confirm the data currency period covered.
What does the Covered Hopper Closer Look report include?
- An Executive Summary of the entire covered hopper car family and the key take-aways from the report.
- A detailed market overview of the industries and commodity bases that impact the car type, as well as an analysis on fleet sub-segments and the freight markets that drive them.
- Forecasts by railcar segment, deliveries, and retirements.
- A comprehensive view of fleet ownership by car type, including historical ownership shares and trends.
- FTR expert market insights into all of the various aspects of buying, owning, or leasing covered hoppers.
Which covered hopper segments are included in the report?
- Specialty
- Pressure Differential
- PD3 <5000cf
- PD5 >=5000cf
- Pneumatic
- Large >6000cf
- Medium 5501-6000cf
- Small 0-5500cf
- Gravity
- Jumbo 5001-5500cf
- Large 4601-5000cf
- Medium 3301-4600cf
- Small 0-3300cf
- Super >5500cf
- All Other Covered Hopper