Flatbed Report: Consumer confidence improves slightly in the housing market
According to Fastmarkets 2023 Outlook, “widespread economic turmoil, including interest rates that soared to the highest levels in more than
Flatbed Report: Flatbed demand outlook worsens as housing starts plummet
The outlook for flatbed carriers in the housing construction industry continues to worsen. According to the National Association of Home
Flatbed Report: ‘Firmageddon’ leaves an estimated 1.1 million acres of dead trees in Oregon
On top of the crash in the building market creating a gloomy outlook for flatbed carriers in 2023, news of
Flatbed Report: Carriers remain bullish based on new truck and trailer orders
The latest data for new equipment orders from ACT Research for November indicate carriers continue to have a bullish outlook
Flatbed Report: Daseke looks to repeat 2022 with another solid year in 2023
The third quarter of 2022 was another excellent one for Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE), the largest flatbed and specialized transportation
Flatbed Report: Demand indicators mixed for flatbed carriers
For flatbed carriers looking to demand indicators through year-end and into 2023, the recent Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) October
Flatbed Report: Steel production cools to 2016 tonnage levels
The Baker Hughes oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output and flatbed demand, increased by three
Flatbed Report: A cold winter ahead for flatbed carriers
As lumber prices retreat and housing construction demand softens, flatbed carriers with substantial exposure to single-family housing face the prospect
Flatbed Report: Falling lumber prices could result in sawmill closures
U.S homebuilders get more than a quarter of their lumber from Canada, making the recent slump in lumber prices worth
Flatbed Report: Tractor imports see a slowdown on the horizon
The agricultural industry relies heavily on the flatbed industry for the movement of tractors. Although volumes are tracking slightly higher
Flatbed Report: Steel imports continue flooding Houston
Port Houston handled 353,525 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, an increase of 26% compared to last year, according to
Flatbed Report: Flatbed bed demand drops along with consumer confidence
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.