Industry Indicators: November 6 -20

Industry Indicators
Written By Jennifer Joslyn

iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the weeks of November 6th through 20th.

Industry Indicators: November 6 -20

iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the weeks of November 6th through 20th.

What’s on the docket this week?

Container ship pile up, # of carrier entering market, CPI index, Load to truck ratios, pandemic profits, gas prices by state, retail imports, spending on AI, driver shortage, private fleet performance, foldable shipping containers, what’s in infrastructure law, diesel prices, manufacturers rising costs, White House supply chain dashboard, Cargo theft at Thanksgiving, Small business most important problem, Wage gain canceled by inflation, Remote work by income levels.  

Vessel pile up persists

Source:  Bloomberg

Wait times set records as well.

More carriers entering market

Source:  TransportDive

Over 80,000 carriers granted FMCSA authority since Jan. 1. Compare this to the entire year 2020, at just less than 60,000.   

Spot rates all elevated.

CPI – percent change from one year ago

Source:  FRED

CPI – fuel percent change from year ago

Compared to reefer and dry van, demands for flatbed remains strong

Source:  TransportDive

Pandemic profits soar – achieved with fewer workers

Source:  msn

Gas prices by state

Source:  USA Today

Retail imports 2020 compared to 2021

Source:  TruckingInfo

Spending on robots increases in 2020

Source:  SupplyChainBrain

Driver shortage up-date

Source:  trucking.org

Retirements and industry growth are key reasons for projected shortages.

Private fleet performance

Source:  TruckingInfo

Foldable shipping containers – new design could cure logjams at ports

Source:  SupplyChainBrain

What in the infrastructure law?  

Source:  SupplyChainBrain

Diesel inches up 4 cents

Source:  TTNews

Electronic manufacturers face rising costs

Source:  SupplyChainDive

White House Supply Chain Dashboard

Source:  The White House

Cargo theft around Thanksgiving

Source:  Overdrive

Small business most important problem

Source:  twitter @AlessionUrban

Inflation cancels wage gains

Source:  twitter @bpmehlman

Remote work by Income

Source:  US Census

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

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