Industry Indicators: September 12 – 18

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Industry Indicators: September 12 – 18

iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the weeks of September 12th through the 18th.


Small business vacancies and pay, Truck’s most repaired systems, Comparing North American ports, Container ship orders, Truck drivers’ response to Biden mandates, DAT spot rates, Manufacturers inventories, Survey of logistic trends, Owner-op mid-year income


Labor shortage hits small business hard

Source:  Yahoo finance

A record share, 50%, of small businesses had vacant positions in August.  And a record 41% of small-businesses raised compensation to lure workers.  

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Fleets’ most repaired systems by miles 

Source:  HDT Truckinginfo

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Comparing North American Ports

Source: Cushman&Wakefield

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Container ship orders by year

Source:  MoreThanShipping

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Driver’s responses to Vaccination Mandates

Source:  CDL Life Survey

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DAT Spot Rates 

Source:  DAT

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Manufacturing inventories much improved in August

Source:  SupplyChainDive

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Annual survey of logistics trends

Source:  Logistics management

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Mid-year owner-op income

Source:  OverDrive

All segments show significant improvements from 2020, especially flatbed (+11,817).  Bars represents income per month, and lines cents per mile.  Salary increases and totals shown by segments bottom right.  

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


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