Category: Flatbed markets

Flatbed report: The construction boom that fueled flatbed is fading

Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6% in December, and the numbers underneath that headline are worse than they look for flatbed

Every March, flatbed carriers along the East Coast and into the Mid-Atlantic feel a familiar tightening — and the Port

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged up 0.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 113.0, following a

January 2026 farm equipment sales data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) paints a cautious picture for agricultural activity

In early 2026, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported U.S. raw steel production running modestly ahead of the same

In the heart of the Permian Basin, the once-frenetic energy of Midland, Texas, is cooling as oil prices hover stubbornly

From a truckload carrier’s seat, January’s ISM Manufacturing PMI of 52.6% reads less like an abstract economic survey and more

As 2025 wound down, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reported that U.S. retail sales for agricultural tractors and combines

The Cass Shipments Index ended December with significant softness, reaching a new cycle low.

AI data centers are quietly creating a powerful new freight story: a surge in heavy diesel and natural‑gas generator production.

Economic activity in U.S. manufacturing closed 2025 on a weak note, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI slipping to 47.9 in December.

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