RENO, Nev., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ITS Logistics today released the August ITS Supply Chain Report. This month, the report confirms that the trucking sector saw modest expansion in July despite larger global economic uncertainty and rising industry costs. In addition, the drayage sector experienced the second-highest volume of U.S. imports ever recorded, coming in just 555 TEUs shy of the all-time high in May 2022. In warehousing, PPI rose to 153.982, hinting at a slight recovery following a sharp decline from May to June. Overall economic performance — although still strained by inflation and labor concerns — did cool down enough to satisfy markets.
“While capacity has tightened with ongoing carrier exits, the real story is that cost pressures remain significant and freight rates, broadly, are still challenged—just barely covering the bills,” said Josh Allen, Chief Commercial Officer at ITS Logistics. “This isn’t broad-based recovery. The opportunities that exist are selective, shaped by tariff volatility and a shifting regulatory environment.”
The Logistics Managers Index (LMI) revealed a reading of 59.2, with growth being driven by smaller logistics companies and demand for freight movement of frontloaded goods from ports and distribution centers. FreightWaves recently reported that smaller firms — companies with less than 1,000 employees — and upstream companies are what impacted activity in the supply chain during July, with both reporting …