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.
FTR | State of Freight
Q&A — The Economic Recovery
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FTR | Eric Starks, Bill Witte, Clay Slaughter
In this podcast, the FTR Experts answer questions from the first session of our virtual speaking series, FTR Engage. Go to www.FTRintel.com/Engage for more details about FTR Engage.
Some of the topics discussed in this podcast include:
- Forecasting confidence and what the economists are watching.
- The upcoming election and its impact on the economy.
- Comparing the general economy to individual transportation modes.
- How inventory and the inventory to sales ratio factors into forecasting.
- Government stimulus and expectations for when it ends.
- Job shifts and the outlook for jobs in the economy.
- The seasonal adjustment process in the time of COVID-19.
- And much more!
A full transcription from this podcast is available on the FTR Blog: https://www.ftrintel.com/blog/economicrecovery/