Bulktransporter 5315 Ftr Trucking Index April
Bulktransporter 5315 Ftr Trucking Index April
Bulktransporter 5315 Ftr Trucking Index April
Bulktransporter 5315 Ftr Trucking Index April
Bulktransporter 5315 Ftr Trucking Index April

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for April reflects favorable carrier environment

June 20, 2018
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for April reflects favorable carrier environment

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for April at a reading of 11.5 reflects strong freight demand and continued tightness in capacity. Carriers can expect the favorable conditions to improve further into Q3 and stay elevated well into 2019. The tight labor market, including a shortage of drivers, is holding carriers back from taking full advantage of the higher rate environment even as it increases their labor costs.

Details of the April TCI are found in the June issue of FTR’s Trucking Update, published May 31.

Avery Vise, FTR vice-president of trucking research, said: “The latest jobs report suggests that carriers' aggressive driver recruiting efforts are paying off but additional growth in freight volumes, continued impact from electronic logging device implementation, and extreme tightness in the overall labor market should keep conditions highly favorable for carriers. The TCI will remain at near record levels until at least the fourth quarter, when the market may begin to stabilize due to additional truck capacity.”

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