Category: Flatbed markets

Flatbed Report: Rates hold near highs as July’s housing pullback flags a demand headwind

Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.70 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 0.8%, or $0.02 per mile, from the prior week

Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.72 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 2.4%, or $0.07 per mile, from the prior week.

Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.83 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.5%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week.

Every conversation about artificial intelligence tends to focus on chips and software, but for carriers and brokers, the real story

Manufacturing kept expanding in June, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI coming in at 53.3%, marking a sixth straight month of

U.S. trucking activity hit a bit of a speed bump this spring, with the ATA Tonnage Index May 2026 contracting

The farm economy is sending a clear warning signal to flatbed carriers who haul agricultural equipment. U.S. retail sales of

Two weeks ago, World Cup host city reefer rates and the rest of the country were rising together — host

The SCOTUS ruling that invalidated IEEPA tariffs in February didn’t reduce trade uncertainty — it reshuffled it. The administration replaced

The April 2026 AEM Farm Equipment Flash report delivered a mixed picture for agricultural machinery demand — and a cautionary

The early forecasts for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season are pointing toward a near-average or slightly below-average year for storm

The broader freight market is showing more resilience than the headlines suggest. The ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index came in