INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Supply Chain Industry Insights – July 2025
Industry Insights July 2025 By PGL The diesel benchmark price surged sharply in July, hitting its highest point in nearly a year at around $3.78 per gallon. This spike […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – June 2025
Industry Insights June 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for June 2025. Retail diesel prices hit their lowest point for the year in early June, […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – May 2025
Industry Insights May 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for May 2025 The benchmark diesel price increased by 6.8 cents to just over $3.52 per […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – April 2025
Industry Insights April 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for April 2025 DHL has temporarily suspended all B2C shipments over $800 to the U.S. due […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – March 2025
Industry Insights March 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for March 2025. President Trump signed a proclamation imposing 25% tariffs on imported automobiles and key auto […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – February 2025
Industry Insights February 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for February 2025. The Port of Los Angeles had its busiest January ever, moving more cargo than […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – January 2025
Industry Insights January 2025 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for January 2025. Truckload markets are experiencing a surge in tender rejection rates, the highest in two […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – December 2024
Industry Insights December 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for December 2024 Season’s greetings from all of us here at PGL. We hope you have […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – November 2024
Industry Insights November 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for November 2024. We start this month’s report with news that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – October 2024
Industry Insights October 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for October 2024 The month had a turbulent start with the International Longshoremen’s Association East and […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – September 2024
Industry Insights September 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for September 2024 We start with news about the the benchmark diesel price used to calculate […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – August 2024
Industry Insights August 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for August 2024 The Houthi-rebels have struck again. Sounion, a Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tons […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – July 2024
Industry Insights July 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for July 2024. The gulf coast got it’s first taste of the NOAA’s predicted “aggressive” hurricane […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – June 2024
Industry Insights June 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for June 2024 Good news for the embattled Baltimore shipping channel as it was fully re-opened […]
PGL Supply Chain Industry Insights – May 2024
Industry Insights May 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for May 2024. We begin this month’s report with unexpected good news from gulf ports such […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – April 2024
Industry Insights April 2024 By PGL In this episode of the PGL Industry Insights report, we check on the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, deliver some welcome […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – March 2024
Industry Insights March 2024 By PGL In breaking news: early Tuesday morning on March 26, the container ship Dali lost power, crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge that […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights – February 2024
Industry Insights February 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for February 2024 Inventory correction and spot rates for both ocean carriers and trucking are leading to something resembling […]
Supply Chain Industry Insights Special Report: A Look a...
Industry Insights Special Report: A Look at 2023 January 2024 By PGL Welcome to the PGL look at 2023 and our forecast for the coming year. We continue […]
Industry Insights – December 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights December 2023 There is good news for the holiday season with stable inventories and strong consumer spending that has outpaced predictions, resulting in over 200 […]
Industry Insights – November 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights November 2023 If you’ve been following our reports this year, one concept that will be familiar is the comparison of 2023 to pre-panedmic 2019. As […]
Industry Insights – October 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights October 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for October, 2023. The UAW strike, now well over a month old not only continues, but […]
Industry Insights – September 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights September 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for September, 2023. Leading our report this month, we touch on the ongoing drought affecting the […]
Industry Insights – August 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights August 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for August, 2023. UPS suffered larger-than-expected shipment losses due to labor concerns. After a tense July […]
Industry Insights – July 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights July 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for July 2023. Labor disputes continue to lead the news this month, with wide-ranging effects across […]
Industry Insights – June 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights June 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for June 2023. This month’s report highlights significant developments in labor talks across various modes of […]
Industry Insights – May 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights May 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for May, 2023. In this month’s report, it appears that in many ways the industry is […]
Industry Insights – April 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights April 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for April, 2023. Is the supply chain back to normal? In this edition, we explore the […]
Industry Insights – March 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights March 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for March, 2023. We in the global logistics industry continue to live in interesting times as […]
Industry Insights – February 2023
Supply Chain Industry Insights February 2023 Welcome to the PGL Industry Insights report for February, 2023. Continuing effects of the global pandemic present themselves as businesses came to rely […]
Industry Insights Special Report: Moving Past 2022 and ...
Industry Insights Special Report: Moving Past 2022 and Looking Ahead to 2023 January 2023 By Tim Gundlach As a leading logistics service provider, PGL does more than move cargo […]
Industry Insights – December 2022
Supply Chain Industry Insights December 2022 By Tim Gundlach In the United States the biggest concern for November was the possibility of a rail strike on the West Coast. […]
Industry Insights – November 2022
Supply Chain Industry Insights November 2022 By Tim Gundlach The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be felt in the global supply chain. As a result of unpredictable […]
