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14 OVERDRIVE SEPTEMBER 2009 Gauges Numbers that affect and reflect your business INCOME $2.70 $2.57 $2.60 $2.58 $2.67 Aug. 10, 2009 $15,000 $14,000 $13,000 $12,000 $11,000 $10,000 $9,000 2007 2007 2007 Quarterly data points represent three-month averages. REVENUE PER MONTH INCOME PER MONTH TOTAL COSTS PER MONTH (COMBINED) 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 $5,500 $5,000 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $12,000 $11,000 $10,000 $9,000 $8,000 $7,000 National average: $2.63 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 U .S. Depar tment of Ener gy Aug. 11 Feb. 9 Aug. 10 2008 2009 2009 Cargo thefts, especially cell phone heists, rose sharply in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period of 2008, according to FreightWatch USA of Austin, Texas. Full truckload pharmaceutical theft rates were down nearly 50 percent during the first half of 2009 compared to last year, but the total value of lost pharmaceuticals has skyrocketed, FreightWatch analysts say. Of eight commodities tracked, only alcohol and building material thefts declined. While fuel prices rose slightly during the sec-ond quarter this year, income increased in the dry van and flatbed segments. Variable costs across all segments, not shown below, increased slightly more than 11.5 percent from the first to second quarter of this year for clients of Denver-based business services provider ATBS. DRY VAN FLATBED REEFER SHIPPING RATES Rates remained level across all segments during June and July, a stabilization that Internet Truckstop analyst Joel McGinley attri-butes to a seasonal increase in demand: a shipping rush at the end of the second quarter. The monthly averages provided by Internet Truckstop include fuel surcharges. Electronics Food/drink Pharmaceuticals Clothing/shoes $461 $100 $705 $294 Values * in first half of 2008 and 2009 *In thousands $1,086 $129 $6,086 $387 2008 2009 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $1.75 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 July July July DRY VAN FLATBED REEFER DRY VAN FLATBED REEFER 2007 2008 2009 FREIGHT The number and value of freight shipments in trucking and other modes have increased slightly since spring, according to Cass Information Systems. Average U.S. diesel prices rose for the fourth consecutive week in mid-August, to $2.63 a gal-lon. The price was $1.73 lower than it was the same time in 2008. Cargo thefts jump 2.25 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00 0.00 Expenditures Shipments July 2008 Jan. 2009 July 2009