Flatbed report: Manufacturing stabilizes, offering truckload carriers a glimmer of hope

From a truckload carrier’s seat, January’s ISM Manufacturing PMI of 52.6% reads less like an abstract economic survey and more.

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.