Transportation capacity dips further, prices keep surging

Transportation capacity declines slow in August

Transportation capacity remains on a downward trajectory while prices and utilization are “increasing at an increasing rate,” according to a supply chain survey released Tuesday.

The transportation capacity subindex of the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) increased 560 basis points to 40.5% in August, meaning available transportation capacity was still shrinking during the month, just at a slower rate.

The LMI is a diffusion index wherein a reading above 50% indicates expansion and a reading below...

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