Shippers Conditions Index

Avery Vise, FTR’s vice president of trucking, commented, “Market conditions for shippers likely will be volatile in the near term as the supply chain reacts to the plethora of tariff impositions and threats as well as similar measures such as the proposed port access fee related to China. Our forecast for the SCI is slightly weaker than it was previously but generally not as weak as it was in December. Although we expect market conditions over the course of the year to be only slightly negative for shippers, that outlook probably is of little consolation for traffic managers having to navigate a chaotic business environment day to day and week to week.”