FTR Associates has introduced “The Trucker’s Dashboard,” a monthly newsletter that provides in-depth analysis and forecasts of trucking and freight conditions.
“The Trucker’s Dashboard” features advanced analysis, including FTR’s Trucking Condition Index, a proprietary calculation that tracks the health of the trucking industry. Charts cover freight trends, industry capacity, trucking costs and driver supply, among other issues. Each issue contains a forecast of upcoming demand for trucking services.
“In turbulent times, we need to ‘check our gauges’ frequently so that we know where we are and where our customers are going,” says Eric Starks, president of FTR. “The Trucker’s Dashboard is a concise, data-driven product that any company associated with the trucking industry can use to navigate through today’s challenging conditions.”
Among the “gauges” that FTR builds into The Trucker’s Dashboard are:
• Truck loadings outlook
• Truck productivity and utilization
• Fleet bankruptcies
• New truck order activity
Subscriptions to The Trucker’s Dashboard are available monthly for $40, annually for $360, or $650 for two years. For information, e-mail [email protected].