FTR 2008 Conference Agenda Set
Nashville, IN (July 7, 2008) FTR Associates (www.ftrassociates.net) has finalized their agenda for the 2008 “America’s Freight Transportation Through 2012” conference being held at the Indianapolis (IN) Crowne Plaza Downtown-Union Station Hotel from August > More

Intermodal Monthly Update Report Shows “A Tale of Two Markets”
Nashville, IN (June 9, 2008) The Intermodal Monthly Update reports in the June issue that while Intermodal revenue movements of International shipments continued to decline, domestic shipments are showing a distinctive upward trend. > More

FTR Associates’ “Closer Look Series” Details Rail Covered Hopper Cars
Nashville, IN (May 29, 2008) FTR Associates latest report in their “Closer Look Series” details issues and data affecting Rail Covered Hopper Cars, which make up the largest portion of rail cars in use today, with over 514,000 cars in the fleet. > More


Freight Model: Commodities

FTR’s Input/Output model of freight transportation tracks 209 unique commodities.  We move these commodities into over 70 different modal sectors. Our model also gives us the ability to create specialized groupings of data so you can see aggragate numbers instead of searching thru a mind-boggling array of data. Some of our standard summaries are:

  • Length-of-Haul:
    • Short, Medium, Long
  • Type of Good:
    • Raw, Processed, Manufactured
  • Trailer Types:
    • Dry Van, Reefer, Platform, Dump, Tank, Straight Truck, All Other
  • Railroad Groups:
    • Agriculture, Chemicals, Coal, Forest, Metallic Ores, Motor Vehicles, Nonmetallic Minerals, All Other
  • Let us create your own summary groups to deal with your business needs