FTR | State of Freight
State of Freight is a series of industry resources from FTR, the leader in market intelligence and forecasting for the North American freight transportation industry. FTR podcasts provide updates for the Trucking and Rail markets, as well as the broader economy. Each podcast includes a slide deck of graphs that can be used in presentations or for internal analysis. For show downloads and to signup for more State of Freight content, go to www.FTRintel.com/podcast.
Podcasting since 2014 • 699 episodes
FTR | State of Freight
Latest Episodes
Rail Market Update - Week ending May 16, 2025
This week's topics include: RSI Conference and ExpoTariff Update Rail traffic updateThe Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Senior Analyst, Rail, Joseph Towers. As this inform...
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Episode 247
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning May 12, 2025
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss the temporary trade deal between the U.S. and China and revisit trade data for March now that we have more detailed data. Plus, we recap the week in the spot marke...
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Episode 313
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning May 5, 2025
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss so much stuff that it is too unwieldy to list it all here, but it includes the latest data on payroll employment in trucking and changes in the for-hire carrier populati...
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Episode 312
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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning April 28, 2025
In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss the Trump administration’s new policy on English proficiency and its exploration of tariffs or quotas regarding heavy-duty trucks. We also review the latest data from FM...
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Episode 311
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