Flatbed report: Ag equipment hits the brakes: tractor and combine sales slide to close out 2025
As 2025 wound down, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reported that U.S. retail sales for agricultural tractors and combines
Flatbed report: CASS Shipments slide to new low as linehaul rates turn higher
The Cass Shipments Index ended December with significant softness, reaching a new cycle low.
Flatbed report: Power hogs drive a surge in diesel and natural gas generator production
AI data centers are quietly creating a powerful new freight story: a surge in heavy diesel and natural‑gas generator production.
Flatbed report: U.S. manufacturing slumped to a 14-month low as 2025 ended
Economic activity in U.S. manufacturing closed 2025 on a weak note, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI slipping to 47.9 in December.
Flatbed report: How AI changed the deadhead
In 1980, finding a backhaul was a slow, costly process rooted in physical presence and scattered information.
Flatbed report: Home Depot suggested no signs of accelerating demand for their products
The recent weak earnings performance reported by Home Depot, stemming from softer home improvement demand and a slowdown in the
Flatbed report: U.S. factory activity slipped at a faster pace than expected in November
The November 2025 ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2%, marking a 0.5-point drop from October’s level and signaling another month
Flatbed report: Machinery haulers impacted by the slumping agricultural economy
September 2025 data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) brought positive news for the specialty light-duty agricultural sector, with
Flatbed report: The People Tree is on its way to Washington D.C.
Each holiday season, a tree, typically 60 to 85 feet tall, is chosen from one of the 154 National Forests
Flatbed report: Shipping onions on a flatbed
Owyhee Produce’s Shay Myers recently stated in a social media post that they opt for flatbed trucks over reefers when
Flatbed report: Texas oil patch rig count hits four-year low
Flatbed carriers serving the Texas oil patch are seeing a slackening in demand as drilling in the Permian Basin slows
Flatbed report: U.S. manufacturing backlogs drop weakening truckload demand
U.S. manufacturing new order backlogs have dramatically normalized over the past two years, moving from historic highs to a slow