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The January SCI, which is the most recent month for which data is available, was -9.8, which was an improvement over December’s -10.9. FTR said…
With a 9.7-cent increase, the national average came in at $2.973 per gallon, outpacing the 7.5-cent increase, to $2.876 per gallon, for the week of…
The report’s December shipments reading—at 1.122—saw a 6.7% annual increase, and December freight expenditures—at 3.077—saw a 13% annual increase, turning in its highest reading on…
The October SCI, which is the most recent month for which data is available, dropped to -11.6, well below September’s 0.97. Source: logistics Mgmt
Falling 0.007 cents, this week’s national average came in at $2.388 per gallon. Source: logistics Mgmt
July’s SCI reading—at -0.36—was down from June’s 1.03 and well below May’s 24.8, which marks the second highest reading on record, with April’s 41.3 being…
Falling 0.018-cents, the average, for the week of September 21, came in at $2.404 per gallon, following a 0.013-cent decrease, to $2.422 per gallon, for…
July shipments—at 1.018—were down 13.1% annually, faring better than June’s -17.8% annual spread, and up 4.8% compared to June, and expenditures—at 2.452—were down 14.3% annually…
May’s SCI reading—at 24.8—was 16.5% lower than April’s 41.3 reading, which the firm said last month may be the peak for the SCI, during what…
For January, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at 4.6. down nearly a full percentage point from December’s…
For December, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI dropped from a 7.0 November reading to 4.6. Despite the decline, FTR…
January shipments—at 1.022—fell 9.4%, marking its largest annual decline going back to 2009, while also dropping 2.9% compared to December, and January expenditures—at 2.568—fell 8%…
December’s 0.9% decrease to 135.5 marks the second consecutive decline, marking its lowest level going back to 2015. On an annual basis, the December Freight…
For November, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI edged up 0.6% to a 7.0 reading on the heels of three…
The combination of a slumping U.S. manufacturing economy, a nervous trade war between the world’s two largest economies, a 40-day labor strike that shut down…
Truckload pricing, which measure linehaul rates, increased 0.9% annually, to 135.9, in June, and intermodal pricing was up 3.9% in June, to 142.0. Source: logistics…
Truckload rates, which measure linehaul rates, headed up 2.7% annually to 138.4 (January 2005=100), extending a stretch of gains going back to November 2017). This…
For November, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at 0.1, ahead of October’s -2.1. Source: logistics Mgmt