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Category: Flatbed markets

Flatbed report: Overdimensional farm machinery sales continue to improve

Sales of farm tractors and combine harvesters continue to track closely with the 5-year average, even though last month’s volume

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Flatbed report: The 2019 flatbed market looms large in the rearview mirror

The current flatbed market is one of the softest in many years, and the second half of this year has

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Flatbed report: The cure for low prices is low prices

The flatbed market has been flat for most of 2023, with very little good news on the horizon. Still, Daseke,

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Flatbed report: The “lock-in” effect keeps flatbed demand flat

Demand for flatbed carriers continues to be the flattest in the last seven years, as spot market load post volumes

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Flatbed Report: Construction spending continues to grow, boosting flatbed demand

There was some positive news for flatbed demand from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) last week – raw

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Flatbed Report: As energy firm drilling activity cools, so do Texas flatbed spot rates

Against the backdrop of the worsening Middle East crisis, global oil markets are being impacted, driving up oil prices. Many

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Flatbed Report: Single-family homebuilding rebounded in September

Flatbed carriers looking for market direction received good news last week following the new single-family homebuilding rebounded in September. According

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Flatbed Report: New manufacturing orders are on the rise

Manufacturing accounts for around 60% of truckload demand, making the most recent data good news for flatbed carriers. Data published

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Flatbed Report: Construction spending increased again in August

For flatbed and specialized carriers, construction spending reveals how much the government and private companies spend on projects, from housing

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Flatbed Report: Steel output lagging versus 2022 numbers

Steel output in the U.S. in the week ending September 2, 2023, was up by 1.2% compared with the same

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Flatbed Report: States starting to address long-overdue bridge repairs

Structurally deficient bridges adversely impact all carriers but none more so than flatbed carriers; load securement is critical for flatbeds.

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Flatbed Report: Flatbed outlook looks flat

The outlook for flatbeds assumes no substantive improvement in current freight market conditions, confirmed on the recent second-quarter earnings call

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