Bulktransporter 6357 Ftr October Shippers Index Copy 0
Bulktransporter 6357 Ftr October Shippers Index Copy 0
Bulktransporter 6357 Ftr October Shippers Index Copy 0
Bulktransporter 6357 Ftr October Shippers Index Copy 0
Bulktransporter 6357 Ftr October Shippers Index Copy 0

FTR: Latest Shippers Index suggests capacity crunch easing

Dec. 19, 2018
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for October improved to a reading of -2.1.

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for October improved to a reading of -2.1, indicating the worst may be over for shippers.

They’re seeing the best environment in more than a year because of stabilizing rates and moderating fuel prices, FTR said. 

The range of SCI readings should continue this trend into 2019, possibly entering positive territory by mid-year. Increasing capacity, rate stabilization and continued soft fuel prices are all positive factors for shippers.

“Lower fuel prices and some lessening of the capacity crunch shippers experienced earlier this year have shifted overall conditions to a neutral posture,” said Todd Tranausky, FTR’s vice president of rail and intermodal.

“That stance is expected to be maintained through the first half of 2019 barring an external shock to the supply chain.”

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