Trucking industry continues to trend upward

摘要

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index edged higher in August to a reading of 2.3. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors af fecting trucking companies; and the August reading, which is the sixth consecutive reading in positive territory, reflects a healthy environment for trucking. Strong manufacturing increases have generated truck freight above GDP. Expected freight growth of 4% and limited driver capacity, along with fleet downsizing, will keep the index in positive territory through 2011. The August Trucking Conditions Index and the current status of factors affecting therntrucking industry are reported in the October issue of FTR's Trucking Update.