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: Sources

Americas Commercial Transportation (A.C.T.) Research Co., LLC
  State of the Industry Reports

Association of American Railroads
  Profiles of U.S. Railroads Database
  Freight Commodity Statistics
  Railroad Facts
  Weekly Rail Traffic Report

Eno Publications
  Transportation in America

Federal Reserve
  Industrial Production Statistics

Freight Transportation Research (FTR) Associates
  Freight Forecasting Model

Indiana University Center for Econometric Modeling Research (CEMR)
  Economic Forecast Model

Interstate Commerce Commission
  Public Use Waybill

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Fisheries Reports

U.S. Census Bureau
  Economic Census

U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Crop Reports

U.S. Department of Commerce
  Industrial Reports
  1993 Commodity Flow Survey
  1997 Commodity Flow Survey

U.S. Department of Energy
  Coal Statistics
  Petroleum Statistics
  Natural Gas Statistics

U.S. Geological Survey
  Minerals Commodity Summaries

U.S. Forest Service
  Timber Statistics

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Fisheries Reports

Ward’s
  RS-3S Report
  FS-3 Report
  FST Report

Waterborne Commerce Statistics, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  Waterborne Commerce of the U.S. - Part 5, National Summaries