The Extra Mile Q2 2024 Logistics Industry Report is now available. Get all the key insights on freight rates, fuel prices and shipping indices that you need as a logistics professional.
We’re already halfway through the year. How’s the economy and the logistics industry looking? While the first quarter of the year showed that the economy remained stable. In Q2, that stability remained, but we’re expecting better growth in the coming months. There’s...
Feb 1, 2024
2023 was a mixed year for the economy and the logistics industry. The first half of the year brought hefty challenges—rising inflation, faltering manufacturing output, negative GDP growth, falling consumer confidence. Things did not look good heading into the...
Nov 9, 2023
This has not been an easy year for the U.S. economy, but it, like the logistics industry, is resilient. We’ve seen inflation rise, manufacturing output falter, and GDP growth fall into near recession territory, yet supply chains keep moving. We’ve seen consumer...
Aug 9, 2023
We’ve reached the halfway point of the year. Based on the numbers from our last report, we determined that there was plenty of room for growth in both the economy and the logistics industry. While that growth has yet to manifest itself, the industry is at a stable...
Jan 25, 2023
We have reached the end of 2022 at last. It was a transformational year for the logistics industry. Key links in domestic and global supply chains have had to adapt to the challenges brought by disruptions, potential recessions, and many other changes in the global...
