Context: different data answer different questions

The TRC Data area of ANTT gathers dashboards on movement, transporter profiles, fleet, labor market, and international transport. In the movement section, the agency informs that it combines MDF-e data with RNTRC records. The catalog also contains databases with their own periods; the presence of an updated dashboard does not mean that all its indicators describe the current month.

The value for management lies in choosing a question before opening the chart. “Is there an opportunity in this region?” is too broad to be answered by a single total. “What is the origin and destination scope observed in this database and this period?” is a question that can be documented and confronted with the company's commercial reality.

In practice: indicator reading sheet

Note the name of the indicator, the unit, the original source, the reference period, and the filters used. Then, describe in one sentence what the number measures. If you cannot formulate this sentence, return to the database definition before building a comparison.

Separate stock and flow. A fleet registration represents a set of records; a movement measure describes occurrences in a given interval. Adding or dividing numbers from these databases without understanding their definitions can create an indicator that seems accurate but does not answer the desired question.

Save the query or export with the filters. When updating the analysis, maintain the same scope or explain why it changed. The team needs to distinguish a change in operation from a change in the way of measuring.

TRRC Analysis: a possible use

Imagine a company evaluating expanding its operations in a corridor. The public dashboard can help formulate hypotheses about observed flows. Before investing, the company still needs to verify accessible demand, competition, trip return, and its own capacity. A high volume in the aggregate is not a forecast of orders for that transporter.

Impact by profile

The shipper can understand the regional context and prepare questions for suppliers. The carrier can select scopes to investigate opportunities without confusing statistics with contracts. The independent operator can follow the sector and compare public information with the conditions of the proposals they receive.

The TRRC Observatory organizes references and periods of the indicators available on the portal. To translate fuel price into a spending hypothesis, use the diesel guide. Do not fill gaps in a series with estimates presented as official data.

Source

ANTT — TRC Data, consulted on 22/09/2026. The analysis suggestions are from TRRC; they do not represent demand forecasts or investment recommendations.