 The rise in online sales and decreased capacity led to an 11.4% increase in spending costs on transportation and logistics in the U.S. during 2018. This equates to about $1.64 trillion USD. Various costs rose: transportation, logistics, and trucking costs all increased nearly double digit percentages from 2017 to 2018.
As 2018 was a year of tight capacity and intense growth, the forecast for 2019 is slower growth. The impact of weather and tariffs has already affected suppliers, shippers, and transportation partners. Read more information regarding the increase in logistics costs here.
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As general information to our clients and readers, FedEx Express is not renewing their contract with Amazon as tensions have been heightening between the two companies. Here are a few facts we found important regarding this future contact change, which will end on June 30th:
Other sources: FedEx opt out of Express contract with Amazon may be a good thing, analysts say, MarketWatch, 11 June 2019; FedEx declines to renew Amazon's U.S. air-delivery contract, The Washington Post, 7 June 2019; FedEx Express will not renew contract with Amazon, Supply Chain Digital, 10 June 2019  Prior to Trump's imposed tariffs on China taking effect and the proposal of Mexico tariffs, April exports and imports are down.
Transport Topics notes that "Goods shipments to China fell to $8.5 billion in April from $10.2 billion the prior month and are down 20% year-to-date, while imports from the nation have declined 13.2% in 2019. Meanwhile, merchandise exports to Mexico are little changed so far this year while imports are up 6.1%" (Exports, Imports Plummet as US Trade Deficit Narrows, 6 June 2019). Trump's changing policies are affecting businesses' supply chains and are making it harder for businesses to account for future growth or decay. |
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