FTR's Vise provides detailed overview of the trucking market

GUEST: Avery Vise, Vice President of Trucking, at FTR. Topics covered in this podcast included: the state of the freight economy; the impact of the Iran conflict on trucking; rates and pricing; and the capacity outlook, among others.  Avery Vise is vice president of trucking for FTR Transportation Intelligence, a forecasting and data analysis firm specializing in freight transportation. He has closely studied the transportation industry for nearly 35 years as an editor, analyst, and researcher, including more than 20 years dedicated to the trucking industry. Avery Vise served as executive director of trucking research and analysis for Randall-Reilly from 2011 to 2013 after a decade as the chief editor of that company’s Commercial Carrier Journal. Before joining FTR in 2017, he held several positions related to the trucking industry including manager of public relations for Volvo Trucks North America and principal of his own transportation consulting and market research practice. Before beginning his involvement in trucking in 1998, he covered the commercial aviation industry for 13 years as a reporter in Washington, D.C.