Industry Indicators: February 27th – March 17th

Industry Indicators: February 27th – March 17th

iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the weeks of February 27th through March 17th.


What’s on the docket this week?

China to west coast spot rates, rate differentials, insurance premiums per mile, how freight flows through transportation system, top crude oil producers, Russia and Ukraine global grain trade, record wait times for U.S. manufacturers, “Big three” ocean shipping carriers, driver turnover, class 8 orders, trucking job growth, Nickel and palladium markets, green energy sources, diesel prices, owner-op see negative trends, jet fuel surges, cargo theft 2021, decline in container ships waiting, China and chip investments, oil v. gas prices, fed raises rates, electric vehicles market share, retail sales in constant v current prices, inflation expectations, labor availability, consumer behavior and inflation, record food prices.  


Spot rates edge up for 40-foot containers from China to U.S.

Source:  SupplyChainBrain


Rate differential between Asia to U.S. and U.S. to Asia

Source:  Morethanshipping


Insurance premiums keep rising

Source:  Truckinginfo

Adoption of safety equipment


How freight flows through transportation system

Source: DOT

Freight flows by highway, railroad, and waterway.  

Top air cargo airports by weight of cargo, 2018

Projected U.S. freight growth by mode, 2020-2045

Comparing railroad rate increases to inflation and truck rate increases

Freight and logistics workforce


Top crude oil producers in 2021

Source:  CNN


Russia and Ukraine and the global grain trade

Source:SupplyChainBrain


Record wait times for U.S. manufacturers 

Source:SupplyChainBrain


Ocean Shipping Carriers – the “big three”

Source:  SupplyChainBrain


Monthly annualized driver turnover

Source:  tenstreet


Class 8 truck order stable in February but down significantly year over year

Source:  TruckingInfo


Trucking job growth in February very strong

Source:  Land Line


Nickel and Palladium markets impacted by Russia invasion

Source:  WSJ


Green energy sources make up a fraction of world’s energy

Source:  SupplyChainBrain


Highway fuel prices rise nearly 75 cents in one week

Source:  TTnews


Owner operators reporting negative trends 

Source: OverDrive   


Airlines dealing with rising fuel prices – as result of Russia-Ukraine war

Source: AJOT   


More detail on inflation

Source:  SCDigest


Cargo theft activity declined in 2021

Source:  OverDrive


Major improvement at the ports

Source:  WSJ  


Chain outpacing U.S. and all others in chip spending

Source:SupplyChainBrain


The price of oil and the price of gas - oil companies padding profits – Biden thinks so

Source:  Biden Twitter


The increase begins – Fed raising rates for first time December 2018

Source:CNN


Electric vehicles share of new car sales

Source:  Pew Research Center


Retail sales – constant prices, current prices – the impact of inflation

Source:  Jesse Felder twitter


Record for food prices

Source:  Bloomberg


That’s all for this week.  Thanks for reading.  



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