Category: Flatbed markets

U.S homebuilders get more than a quarter of their lumber from Canada, making the recent slump in lumber prices worth

Port Houston handled 353,525 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, an increase of 26% compared to last year, according to

Flatbed carriers are seeing a softening demand driven by seasonal factors and, unlike in recent years, a dramatic slowdown in consumer confidence in the building industry.

Houston is one of DAT’s top markets, recently boosted by the surge in imports impacting capacity for all equipment types

The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in September, as the Manufacturing PMI® registered 50.9 percent, 1.9 percentage points below the reading of 52.8 percent recorded in August.

The housing industry is one of the first to react to the continual Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

May’s new orders for manufactured goods increased by 1.6% m/m representing an increase in twelve of the last thirteen months.

By Christina Ellington Flatbed demand out of Kentucky may see a decline in the next few months as an aluminum

By Christina Ellington Steel output in the U.S. in the week ending June 11 fell by 3% compared with the

Have the recent interest rate hikes started to slow down the residential construction trends?