Flatbed Report: Trucking Tonnage Hits New Milestone; Is the Freight Recession Officially Over?

All rates cited below exclude fuel surcharges, and load volume refers to loads moved unless otherwise noted. The rate charts

Flatbed Report: RV Sales Are Drawing the K-Shaped Economy in Real Time

Few data points cut through economic noise quite like RV sales. To buy a recreational vehicle, a consumer needs disposable

Flatbed Report: When Farmers Stop Buying, Flatbed Carriers Stop Hauling

Data analysis for the week ending Saturday, April 18th, 2026 Week 16. All rates cited below exclude fuel surcharges, and

Flatbed Report: Sand, Stone, and the Flatbed Bounce

The flatbed market’s demand is closely tied to the health of the construction sector, particularly the sand and gravel market,

Flatbed Report: ATA Tonnage Index Hits Three-Year High as Trucking Volumes Jump in February

The ATA’s seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.6% in February to 116.2, following a 0.7% gain in January

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

Flatbed Report: The Construction Boom That Fueled Flatbed Is Fading

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

Flatbed Report: The Port That Moves the Machinery That Moves America

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

Flatbed Report: Tonnage Ticks Up, But the Recovery Remains Slow Going

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

Flatbed Report: Farm Equipment Sales Send a Mixed Signal for Ag Freight Demand

January 2026 farm equipment sales data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) paints a cautious picture for agricultural activity

Flatbed Report: Steel Output Rises to Start 2026, Signaling Firmer Flatbed Freight Demand

In early 2026, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported U.S. raw steel production running modestly ahead of the same

Flatbed Report: The Oil Field’s Not the Oil Field Anymore

In the heart of the Permian Basin, the once-frenetic energy of Midland, Texas, is cooling as oil prices hover stubbornly