# Category: Market Update

## 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.

## Reefer report: Reefer carriers expect a second start to the winter produce season in Texas
The end of the farmer and trucker protests on the Mexican side of the southern U.S. border at Thanksgiving is.

## Dry van report: ATA October tonnage drop signals stubborn market headwinds
The latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) confirms what many in our industry are feeling: the freight market.

## 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.

## Reefer report: South American produce floods Philly docks
The annual surge of refrigerated (reefer) truckload demand is underway in the Philadelphia region, driven by the start of the.

## Dry van report: Economic uncertainty is weighing on retailers and consumers
A significant decline in the volume of corrugated cardboard shipments is a major warning sign for the trucking industry, as.

## 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.

## Reefer report: How Christmas tree season hikes PNW freight demand
Each Fall, the Willamette Valley in Oregon, a hub for North America’s Christmas tree production and helicopter harvesting, transforms into.

## Dry van report: U.S. freight shipments plummeted 2.9% in Q3 mid economic slowdown
The U.S. Bank National Shipments Index experienced a 2.9% decline in the third quarter, negating the 2.4% gain from the.

## 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.

## Dry van report: Freight headwinds intensify: Truckers brace for a long winter
The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report for October confirms a challenging outlook for truckload carriers, signaling that the “freight recession”.

## Reefer report: Restaurant Performance Index remained in contraction territory in September
The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) registered a moderate decline in September, reflecting the continuation of challenging business.