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Weekly Transportation Update: September Strong for Production and Manufacturing

Written by The FTR Experts | 10/25/22 2:43 PM

Industrial production and manufacturing output see gains in September.

  • Housing starts fall but remain above 2019 levels.
  • Diesel prices continue to rise as distillate inventories are still very low.
  • Truck spot metrics generally move seasonally while West Coast volume is lowest since May 2020.
  • Intermodal volumes hold steady as harvest drives up rail carload volume.