LMI Trends, Imports, and Capacity Shifts Today, we’re diving into the latest release of the Logistics Managers' Index (LMI), where an interesting pattern of stagnation has emerged. Over the past four months, the overall LMI has barely moved, shifting by just a little over one point, with the current reading sitting at 56.4—5.4 points below
Bridge Logistics Quarterly Updates: We’re thrilled to share our latest achievements and updates as we conclude another successful quarter. At Bridge Logistics, our quarter 2 2024 updates highlight significant accomplishments, including new hires and internal moves that strengthen our operations and sales teams. We delve into market trends, focusing on how manufacturing impacts truckload demand,
https://youtu.be/rpZNPYuVzek?si=lTbrkOFU0upxxMO9 Three Steps to Combatting Fraudsters Once and For All Alright, so today brings us to our 3rd and Final topic in our customer fraud prevention series. We started this journey by discussing the different types of freight fraud, in the second one we talked about how to identify certain types of fraud
https://youtu.be/uT4ymtB7YcA Double brokering has been a concern for brokers, carriers, and shippers alike for years. The term double broker is relatively self-explanatory: It often refers to a brokered or shipper tendered load being sent to a known carrier, and from there the load is then tendered to a carrier unbeknownst to the original
https://youtu.be/WSBrAU5rDTw Top 3 Theft Commodities The Top 3 most targeted theft commodities in transportation are: Food and Beverage, Household Goods, and Electronics. CargoNet, who specializes in cargo theft prevention, "recorded 582 events across the United States and Canada in the second quarter of 2023" equating to over $44 million in stolen shipments. Of the
https://youtu.be/ztGnPKAkCQw The LMI, or the Logistics Managers Index, reached an all-time low for the first time in the index's almost seven-year history in May coming in at a reading of 47.3. Of the 8 subsets that make up the LMI, warehousing capacity was the only category that registered expansion growth. Transportation utilization and
https://youtu.be/DO-GWorG-2k International Roadcheck Week ran from the 16th to the 18th. Over 1.8 million inspections have taken place since 1988 over these 72-hour blitz periods. This year, CVSA-certified inspectors with be focusing on vehicles ABS and drivers' cargo securement. While these are the 2 main focuses for inspectors this year, that doesn’t exclude
https://youtu.be/ohAhn9t66wY The IOTI, or the Inbound Ocean TEU Volume Index, saw some sort of life after bouncing back from February’s consumer holiday slump and Chinese New Year. However, still down 51% from both 2021 and 2022. The spread between inbound shipments and inbound TEUs moving in opposite directions since converging at the
Contract van rates took a $0.14 hit from November to December. This marks the most significant MoM decrease in contractual rates this year. On the other hand, spot rates jumped $0.02 MoM, from $2.38/mile including fuel on average to $2.40, according to DAT. This marks the first increase in DAT’s spot rate