August 13, 2:00p.m. ET
The RSI ARCI is the only organization that tabulates and publishes proprietary freight car statistics and is available only to ARCI affiliate members. RSI will host a special presentation of the latest ARCI data on railcar orders, deliveries, and backlogs.
Joseph Towers from FTR will provide an economic outlook, insights into the data and trends, and more.
Joseph Towers, Senior Analyst, Rail, FTR
Joseph Towers is the Senior Analyst, Rail. Joseph began his career at Trinity Industries where his primary responsibilities included market research and economic forecasting, informing the organization on the current and future trends for different commodity groups and their respective railcar types. Specifically, he provided commentary and quantitative analysis surrounding railcar loadings, equipment deliveries & attrition, and equipment utilizations rates.
Transitioning from Trinity, Joseph worked at Oliver Wyman, a distinguished management consulting firm, as a freight rail specialist, working directly with Class Is, shortlines, OEMs, operators and private equity clients. His project work included market sizing, mergers & acquisitions as well as analyzing the impacts of legislation, disruptive technologies and shifting market trends in freight transportation. Joseph’s expertise lies in market analysis, data science and economics forecasting. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in economics from Texas A&M University, with a concentration in financial econometrics.