An otherwise stable outlook for U.S. transportation infrastructure next year will be clouded somewhat by questions surrounding tax reform, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2018 outlook report.
The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this week that the average price per gallon of diesel gasoline dipped 0.4 cents to $2.922 per gallon.
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI––fell 2.7% to 57.4 1 (a reading above 50 indicates growth) in November. This follows October’s 60.1, which is the highest reading since the report’s inception in 2008, as well as the highest reading compared to pre-2008 composite index calculations, with an August 2005 high…
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Energy and logistics analysts are telling shippers to expect higher rates in every mode of transport.
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Ongoing freight transportation capacity tightness continued to drive down the most recent reading of the Shipper Conditions Index (SCI), from freight transportation consultancy FTR.
When it comes to assessing the current state of manufacturing, it is hard to find better data than the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business. The most recent edition of the report, which was issued on Friday, December 1, pointed to another growth month, one in an ongoing series of 102 consecutive…
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Taking steps to further expand its already wide-ranging global trade services, freight transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today it recently acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS), the largest global independent provider of global trade management services.
While the nation’s air cargo industry remains strong, several indicators suggest that demand may have passed the growth peak.
A prominent industry analyst has observed that that 2018 is expected to be a much better year for railroads and shippers who rely on them.