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


The Rails Ahead

This monthly report provides a short-term U.S. carloadings outlook for the rail industry at the two-digit STCC level. This publication is designed to give you a quick overview of the current U.S. rail freight environment along with a relevant economic overview and forecast.

The Rails Ahead report has the most comprehensive rail carloadings and intermodal loadings forecast available in the industry. The intermodal section allows you to get a better handle on the intermodal environment with an emphasis on looking at the near-term forecast. Our forecasts will help you pinpoint where freight growth in intermodal will be generated at the commodity level. We will also keep you abreast of import and export forecasts as well as current activity at the ports. As risks and opportunities arise in the industry, we will identify these for you and give you insight as to what the impact will mean for the industry.

  • Monthly Report
  • Report is distributed electronically in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format
  • Report accessible online through our password protected website

Additional Services Available (optional):

  • Historical & forcasted carloadings and intermodal loadings database going back to 1992
  • Database updated every month
  • Database is distributed in Microsoft Excel format

The Rails Ahead Report Sample


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