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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Further, the added evidence of increased warehouse capacity levels will have an effect on previously rather high levels of warehouse contracting and leasing rates. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Separately, the company said in the past year, Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit sued or referred for investigation over 1,300 criminals in the U.S., Colorado also adopted the rule but will have a heavy duty truck provision begin in 2027. across the EU, and in China.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 As we’ve noted in previous posts, contingent workers are the folks who come in to work in warehouses, on trucks, and distribution centers, and who keep the packages coming in from all of those Amazon orders you place online. percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5