Industry Indicators: September 26th – October 9th

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 September 26th through October 9th.

Industry Indicators: September 26th – October 9th

iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the weeks of September 26th through October 9th.

What’s on the docket this week?

Shipping rate from Europe to East Coast, Supply-Demand disparity for Class 8, Americans’ views on booster COVID shots,  Truck tonnage index, Americans’ views of supply-chain disruptions, Americans’ views of Biden’s vaccine mandates, Number of trucks added by carrier size, Flatbed capacity, AutoZone growth, Diesel prices soar, LMI index, Warehouse employment, Retail inventories, Trade deficit hits record, E-commerce share of retail market, Truckers prefer smaller fleets, Global energy consumption by source, Chip gap.    

Shipping freight from Europe to East Coast

Source:  MarineLink

Demand high for Class 8 but supply issues constrain new builds

Source:  FleetOwner

Views on booster COVID-19 shots

Source:  CNBC

Truck tonnage index rises in August

Source:  MH&L

Americans aware of supply-chain disruptions

Source:  Oracle

82% concerned that supply chain disruptions will ruin their life plans, such as birthdays and holidays.

77% more concerned now with the rise of the delta variant.

92% expect more supply-chain disruptions in the future.  

62% are most fearful of out of stock items

91% plan to change their buying behavior due to supply-chain disruptions.  

Americans’ views of Biden’s vaccine mandates

Source:  AP News

Number of trucks added by carrier size – during pandemic March 2020-September 2021

Source:  OverDrive

Flatbed capacity remains tighter than other trucking modes

Source:  SupplyChainDive

AutoZone growing store and network

Source:  SupplyChainDive

Diesel prices rise to levels not seen since 2014

Source:  TTNews

LMI Index continues to reflect excellent growth

Source: DCVelocity  

Warehouse employment rises above pre-pandemic levels

Source:  SupplyChainDive

Retail inventories notably below typical levels

Source:  SupplyChainBrain

U.S. trade deficit hits record in August – driven primarily by increases in imports of consumer goods/industrial supplies (73.3 billion deficit)

Source:  Zububrothers

E-commerce share of retail market

Source:  SupplyChainDive

Truckers prefer smaller fleets

Source:  HDT TruckingInfo

Global energy consumption by source - history and projections

Source:  cnbc

The wait from ordering a chip to delivery – keeps increasing

Source:  SupplyChainBrain

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

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