The relentless pursuit of accuracy …… It can’t be the relentless pursuit of perfection because we are talking about forecasting, and perfect forecasts are as rare as winning the lottery. In October 2013, I became FTR’s Vice President of Commercial Vehicles. I had been considered an expert in the trailer market but was washed out of my job at a trailer component supplier in 2009 when the Great Recession hit. As the market rebounded in 2013, FTR needed someone to lead truck and trailer forecasting. Eric Starks offered me my dream job, so I left my position at a tire wholesale firm and began my r ..read more

We are transitioning the Monday Morning Coffee posts over to our State of Freight TODAY blog. You can find these new posts (and bookmark the page) at https://today.ftrintel.com. You are currently subscribed to instant notifications for new posts. If you would like to update your notifications, please email mstarks@ftrintel.com. Have a great Monday! -Michael Starks The post New blog site for Monday Morning Coffee appeared first on FTR Blog ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview Wall Street ended Wednesday on a higher note, lifted by gains in tech stocks, while consumer names like Gap and Nordstrom tumbled aft ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview The Nasdaq closed above 16,00 for the first time on Friday, its second straight record finish powered by technology stocks, while pan ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview Wall Street closed higher on Friday, with market leading growth shares lifting the indexes’ climb as investors looked past a disappoi ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview Wall Street’s main indexes scored record closing highs on Friday and booked solid gains for the week following a strong U.S. jobs rep ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview U.S. stocks shook off early declines and closed out the last trading day of the month with modest gains on Friday as a rise in Micros ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap Inc. and Intel Inc. put pressure on t ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview U.S. stocks climbed on Friday and the main indexed were set for weekly gains, after Goldman Sachs capped a strong earnings season for ..read more

Welcome to FTR’s “Monday Morning Coffee “ blog. The following article is designed to keep busy executives up to date with the latest economic data releases. Released every Monday, this blog promises to keep our clientele updated with the latest weekly economic news and developments, highlighting its impact on the transportation, freight, and equipment markets. Hopefully, this will be an informative addition to the fine body of work associated with FTR. Overview The S&P ended Friday on a lower track after data showed weaker than expected employment growth. Investors still expect the Federa ..read more