transportation capacity

Transportation capacity in June: No growth for first time in over 2 years

A monthly supply chain survey registered a neutral reading for transportation capacity in June, the first time in more than two years the index didn’t expand. Sentiment around transportation pricing signaled growth for a second consecutive month.

The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) displayed a 50 reading for capacity in June. The last nongrowth reading on transportation capacity was in March 2022, just ahead of the freight recession’s onset. The capacity subindex was 7.3 percentage points lower...

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May sentiment survey sees higher transportation rates but capacity up again

Sentiment on transportation pricing among supply chain executives flipped from contraction to expansion in May, a monthly survey showed on Tuesday. While the pricing data set inflected positively during the month, the capacity subindex stubbornly remained in growth mode as well.

The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), a compilation of eight key components of the supply chain, increased 2.7 percentage points from April to a reading of 55.6 in May. The LMI is a diffusion index in which a reading...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/may-sentiment-survey-sees-higher-transportation-rates-but-capacity-up-again

Transportation metrics weak in April but improve throughout month

Transportation metrics weakened in April, results from a monthly supply chain sentiment survey showed Tuesday. Following three straight months of expansion, freight rates slipped back into contraction territory, the report highlighted.

The transportation prices subindex (44.1 reading) fell 8.9 percentage points from March, with declining fuel prices presenting a modest drag on the data set. Transportation capacity (61.4) was up 1.8 points, remaining in “a robust rate of growth,” while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-metrics-weak-in-april-but-improve-throughout-month

Transportation prices up in February but capacity grows faster

Transportation prices grew from depressed levels for a second time in as many months during February, a Tuesday supply chain report showed. However, the rate of growth in transportation capacity was higher, signaling a meaningful recovery in the freight cycle is not yet underway.

The subindex for transportation prices (57.6) increased 1.8 percentage points sequentially in February, according to data compiled in the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI). Prior to January, the index had been in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-prices-up-in-february-but-capacity-grows-faster

Transportation prices grow for first time in 19 months, survey says

Transportation prices flipped to expansion for the first time in 19 months as retailers increase inventories, a Tuesday supply chain report said.

The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) was up 5 percentage points to 55.6 in January with all eight components of the index signaling growth. The LMI is a diffusion index in which a reading above 50 indicates expansion while one below 50 signals contraction.

This index has been in expansion territory for five of the past six months.

“This growth is driven...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-prices-grow-for-first-time-in-19-months-survey-says

Transportation capacity up again in December, prices fall faster

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Transportation metrics slid again in December with capacity increasing at a faster pace and prices...

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Transportation capacity grows faster in November, prices continue to slide

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A November survey of supply chain managers fell back into contraction territory with transportation...

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LMI showing transportation market flip is coming

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Chart of the Week: Logistics Managers’ Index – Transportation Capacity, Transportation Prices  SONAR:

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Ramp in transportation capacity slows in October, report says

Transportation metrics were less bad in October, according to a survey of supply chain executives.

The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) report showed transportation capacity continued to expand and pricing continued to decline but at less severe rates. The data is compiled in a diffusion index where a reading above 50 indicates expansion while one below 50 signals contraction.

Transportation capacity (56.7) continued to increase in October but at a rate that was 7.6 percentage points lower than in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ramp-in-transportation-capacity-slows-in-october-report-says

Declines in transportation prices slow again in September

Another sign of a potential inflection point in the freight cycle was provided Tuesday in a report highlighting data compiled in the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI).

“The freight recession is still ongoing, but in a continuation of what we have observed since late July it seems that cracks in the recession are beginning to form,” the report read.

Transportation prices (43.5) fell again in September but the rate of decline has improved from the record pace set in May. The data set was down just 1...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/declines-in-transportation-prices-slow-again-in-september

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