The Outlook for the Trucking and the Freight Economy
Tracks: Operations & Safety
After the wild rides of the past six years, the truck freight market is experiencing some stability but yet not in the way that’s necessarily welcome for motor carriers, asset-based third-party logistics companies, or companies with private fleets. Add to this a special kind of uncertainty that is created in an election year with potential changes in government leadership and policy. Avery Vise, Vice President, Trucking with FTR Transportation Intelligence, will walk you through key economic indicators that will help to assess current market conditions in the trucking industry, the economic drivers of freight transportation, and the expected outlooks for truck freight volume, capacity, and rates through 2025. You do not want to miss this insightful session that will also addresss issues to watch that could lead to better or worse results than current expectations.
Avery Vise is vice president of trucking for FTR Transportation Intelligence, which specializes in forecasting and data analysis in freight transportation. He serves as FTR’s chief analyst for trucking-related market data and insights concerning truck freight demand, capacity, rates, and regulatory impacts. He is the principal author of the firm’s monthly Trucking Update report and Weekly Transportation Update as well as the author of the weekly Spot Market Insights analysis and host of FTR’s weekly Trucking Market Update podcast.
Vise has closely studied the transportation industry for more than 35 years as an editor, analyst, and researcher, including 25 years dedicated to the trucking industry.
