iLevel Logistics’ Road Scholar
Our Road Scholar is part brains and part brawn.
iLevel Logistics offers exclusive content from the mind of an individual who has decades of experience within the industry. The Road Scholar is someone who has traversed the paths of employee or business owner, large and small, and understands the details within transportation logistics industry with clarity and precision. The Road Scholar may have their own opinions on topics, sure - but makes an effort to present ideas thoughtfully and objectively. This creates an experience for the reader that is both educational and thought-provoking.
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Industry Indicators: April 11-17
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of April 11th through April 17th.
Industry Indicators: April 4-10
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of April 4th - 10th.
Industry Indicators: March 28 - April 3
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 28th through April 3rd.
Data Bytes: Amazon Union
March 29th marked the official end of voting for nearly 6k Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama. Workers cast their ballots by mail on whether to unionize. Amazon, the country’s second largest private employers with some 800,000 workers, fought hard to stop organizing efforts. Previous attempts to unionize at other Amazon sites have failed.
Industry Indicators: March 21 - 27
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 21st through Mar 27th.
Industry Indicators: March 14 – 20
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 14th through Mar 20th.
Industry Indicators: Mar 7 – Mar 13
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 7th through Mar 13th.
Supply & Demand: The Need for Driver Centrism
The year 2020 has brought into sharp focus the unsolved and often revisited challenge of finding, hiring, and keeping professional truck drivers.
Data Bytes: Vaccine Data
An analysis on the latest data collected regarding vaccinations – March 8, 2021.
Industry Indicators: Feb 28 – Mar 6
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of Feb 28th through Mar 6th.
Industry Indicators: Week Feb 21 - 27
iLevel presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of Feb 21 through Feb 27.
Industry Indicators: Week Feb 14 – 20
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of Feb 14 through Feb 20.
Industry Indicators: Week Feb 7 – 13
iLevel presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of Feb 7 through Feb 13.
Poll Results: Vaccinations
In mid-December 2020, after health officials announced coronavirus vaccinations were available to a select portion of the U.S. public, iLevel fielded an opinion poll asking readers how likely they were to get the vaccine when it was their turn.
Trucking Resiliency: 2020
Unprecedented stay-at-home orders crippled state economies across the country. The nation had never experienced anything like it. And, neither had the transportation logistics industry.
Cautious Optimism
Fear of the virus and government shutdowns caused a notable shift in consumer buying habits. Favorable projections hinge on consumer’s maintaining unusually high levels of spending on goods relative to services. We don’t think this will continue.
Health of National Economy – Weekly Jobless Claims
Last week, the Labor Department reported first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose to 965,000.
Driver Speed, COVID-19 and E-Commerce
The figure below depicts the percentage of time a transportation driver speeds. Speeds are undoubtedly influenced by the COVID-19 shutdown and the extraordinary demands of E-Commerce.
Let’s take a closer look.
AB5 – Prop 22 Wins in California
As a federal appeals court considers yet another challenge to California law AB5, a new iLevel poll released today sheds light on the logistics industry’s view of government regulating independent contractors.
Poll Results: Election
Just a day before one of the most widely anticipated presidential elections in American history, iLevel poll results favor President Donald Trump. Nearly 9 in 10 iLevel followers who participated in the pre-election survey believed that President Trump – not Joe Biden, would improve their 2021 business the most.
Did the Pandemic cause a "Great Resignation"? Or instead, is it just the history of Supply & Demand? Let's reframe this concept as the "Great Reshuffle" instead, and take a look at how job openings and job "quits" actually look pretty much the same... with or without Covid-19 in the fray.