2024 BULK FREIGHT
CONFERENCE
3
Days
:
15
Hours
:
10
Minutes
:
23
Seconds
Buy Tickets Now
Tickets
Sales & Support:
1-800-518-9240
Log In
Sign Up Free
Sign Up
Load
s
Board
Truck
s
Board
Transportation Management
NEW!
Permitting
Factoring
Insurance
Forum
Classified
s
Ads
For Sale
Available Jobs
Commodity Listings
Tools
& Resources
Washouts Near Me
Weather
Fuel Prices
News
Podcasts
Videos
Support
800-518-9240
Log In
Sign Up
Load Board
Transportation Management
Truck Board
Forum
Classified Ads
Classified Ads
For Sale & Wanted To Buy
Available Jobs & Looking For Work
Commodity Listings
Tools & Resources
Tools & Resources
Factoring
Insurance
NEW!
Permitting
Washouts Near Me
Weather
Fuel Prices
News
Podcasts
Videos
Support
Call Sales & Support
Home
>
Tools
>
News
>
Are The Good Times Really Over For Good?
Are the Good Times Really Over for Good?
‹
›
×
Nov 07, 2016 at 10:06 AM CST
+ 1
http://mhlnews.com/blog/are-good-times-really-over-good
As the country prepares to elect a new U.S. President, the current conditions for shippers are at a low but positive reading of 1.1, according to the
FTR Shippers Conditions Index
. Enjoy it while it lasts, as the transportation forecasting firm believes that shipping rates will increase soon as available capacity will be negatively impacted by economic conditions while a new regulatory drag will affect the trucking industry in 2017. That current wave of new regulations is not expected to be short-lived, but rather will continue at least through 2019, FTR predicts, which could see the Shippers Conditions Index drop to new lows.