“Import volumes dipped slightly in August, indicating the traditional surge of drayage activity spanning late Q3 to early Q4 will not materialize for the 2025 peak season,” according to ITS Logistics’ recently
Warehousing prices ease, capacity tightens, and small operators drive growth while inflation and cost pressures persist, according to ITS Logistics’ latest supply chain report.
“Export volumes remain challenged as tariff negotiations continue, while inbound volumes, especially to the U.S. West Coast, are still strong,” according to ITS Logistics’ recently released August forecast for its US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. “Trucker financial health is also an escalating concern across the industry.”
Tariff volatility is proving to have an ongoing impact on both the U.S. economy and the national drayage market, according to ITS Logistics’ latest report.
Operations at most U.S. ports are running at normal levels, with exceptions for smaller ports facing strain from rising project freight imports, according to ITS Logistics’ recently released July forecast for its
Trans-shipment delays in Asia signal an impending U.S. import surge, spurring an early retail peak, according to ITS Logistics’ recently released June forecast for its US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. Backlogged empty containers and surging inbound freight are set to converge, it noted, stressing inland supply chain operations.
ITS Logistics issues its May US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. Also, the Port of Long Beach sees its strongest April on record; and South Carolina (SC) Ports maintains “productive, reliable service” in the Southeast.
ITS Logistics on April 10 reported that “frontloading continued through March, with the expectation that the industry should see strong import volumes through April as containers with front-loaded inventory, which was loaded by April 9, reach the U.S.”
ITS Logistics on March 20 reported that Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., import volumes “remain strong following the Lunar New Year, and there are signs that the trucking capacity-to-demand ratio may soon start pushing rates up for dray and rail capacity.”
Truckload rates fell in February while warehouse lease prices remained high, according to ITS Logistics’ latest report.