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Flatbed report: Farm equipment sales are still sliding, and flatbed carriers are feeling it

The agriculture equipment sector hasn’t found its floor yet. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ February 2026 report, total

California citrus is the week’s biggest story. South/Central CA citrus (blood oranges, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, tangelos) jumped from Adequate to

The Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index edged up from 72.4% in Q3 2025 to 73.5% in Q4, but don’t

For freight brokers, the difference between a profitable quarter and a stressful one often comes down to how quickly you

Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6% in December, and the numbers underneath that headline are worse than they look for flatbed

South Texas is the tightest produce origin in the country. All nine lanes out of Mexico crossings through South Texas

The war in the Middle East has quickly injected volatility into global energy markets, and diesel prices are responding faster

Every March, flatbed carriers along the East Coast and into the Mid-Atlantic feel a familiar tightening — and the Port

The big picture Last week’s all-Adequate reset? Gone. Slight Shortage conditions are back at three of the four biggest produce

The February 2026 Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) reported a solid 61.5 reading, up from 59.6 in January and marking one

The Big Picture For the first time in weeks, every single origin in the USDA report is showing Adequate truck

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged up 0.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 113.0, following a