PRICE TRENDS OF THE PRICING ACROSS THE TRANSPORTATION MODES

TRUCKING 

The price outlook for trucking was currently calls for relative a calm. Our update forecast shows a price in the entire trucking industry up 2.9% in 2013 and 2.7% in 2014. The last time such a modest. To predict the inflation trends ruled was back in 1997-1998. The average of the trucking price increased 3% for two years in a row. Shippers and truckers will find their budget forecast to be more dependable ahead. First quarter of 2012, LTL and TL price increase only 0.04% and 0.2%, from the previous quarter. LTL price are forecast to increase 3.6% in 2013 and 2.1% in 2014. At the same time, inflation in TL service will slow to 1.7% and 2.6%.

 AIR

Average transaction price for flying freight of scheduled flight of U.S  own airliners saw a one month 0.2% increase in March. At the first quarter of 2012, price was increase merely 0.5% from year ago levels. That’s sleepy inflation rate compare to the first quarter 2011 when U.S airlines extracted 13.5% year ago price increase from shippers. Price for cargo on nonshedule flight in the first quarter of 2012, mean while decline 4.5% from same quarter year ago. After rising 6.5% in 2011, price for flying cargo on schedule U.S own flight is still in the target to inch up 0.9% in 2013 follow by another 2% gain in 2014.

WATER

In the first quarter of 2012, vessels plying inland waterways report the average transaction price up 1.8% from the years ago level. That was significant slowdown from 2011 when those price increase 7.2% in the first of the quarter. Average price charge by U.S own ships in the deep sea category also increase in 2012 was up 1.1% from year ago and that happened to represent a huge price increase compare to 2011. When deep sea shipping price fell 5.2%. adding together price change in all segment of the water transportation, the market treading water on inflation front. Forecast for prices t increase 2.9% in 2013 and 3.1% in 2014.

RAIL

Transaction price reported by rail operators split in March with 1% increase in intermodal for price and 0.1% decline in carload tags. Intermodal rail price trend clearly been driven by underlying demand. Intermodal loading have experience year over year gains for 40 straight month. In the carload segment, freight traffic decline 0.5% in March 2013 from same month year ago. That explain carload rail price weakness. Our forecast for all rail transportation service shows price up 3.8% in 2013 in 2013 followed by another 2% annual price increase in 2014.