Flatbed report: U.S. manufacturing backlogs drop weakening truckload demand

U.S. manufacturing new order backlogs have dramatically normalized over the past two years, moving from historic highs to a slow

Flatbed report: Trucking faces a rocky road ahead

The September 2025 Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) came in at 57.4, down 1.9 points from August’s 59.3, marking the slowest

Flatbed report: Data center boom fuels flatbed truckload demand

The surge in data center construction over the past several years has become a significant driver of flatbed truckload demand

Flatbed report: West Texas oil rigs and truckload volumes fall but spot rates hold firm

The oil and gas exploration industry, particularly in West Texas, is a significant demand driver for flatbed carriers, as this

Flatbed report: Lumber prices are flashing a warning sign to flatbed truckers

A significant warning sign for Canadian and U.S. flatbed truckers is emerging from the decline in lumber prices. This decline

Flatbed report: John Deere lays off workers amid rising tariff costs

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith recently highlighted the potential benefits of President Trump’s trade agenda in an op-ed

Flatbed report: Meta pledges hundreds of billions for AI data centers in superintelligence push

Mark Zuckerberg announced last month that Meta Platforms plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in constructing several large

Flatbed report: July housing starts to edge higher, boosting truckload freight demand

Single-family residential construction showed modest improvement in July 2025. Single-family housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)

Flatbed report: Commercial vehicle demand continued to show signs of weakness in July

North American commercial vehicle demand continued to soften in July, with Class 5–8 truck orders totaling 26,200 units, a 10%

Flatbed report: Truckload tonnage slips in June

Trucking activity in the United States slipped in June as the freight market eroded during the last two months of

Flatbed report: Large tractor and combine sales slump in June

U.S. farm tractor sales in June 2025 declined by 4.4% compared to the same month in 2024, with combine sales

Flatbed report: 100 deadly days of summer is upon us

The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer refers to the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day in the United States,