# Flatbed report: How AI changed the deadhead

In 1980, finding a backhaul was a slow, costly process rooted in physical presence and scattered information.

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# Reefer report: Winter storm jams Midwest reefer market

The storm that crippled the Midwest in late November created a sudden and intense spike in demand for refrigerated trailers.

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# Dry van report: Warehousing contracts for the first time as freight tightens

The November Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reported a reading of 55.7, continuing a recent slowdown driven by a market correction across inventory and warehousing.

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# 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

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# Reefer report: Mexican avocado growers turning snacks into touchdowns

The Hass Avocado Board shows total avocado volume in the U.S. market is on track to exceed 3 billion pounds.

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# Dry van report: Freight demand retreats: ton-miles drop to pre-pandemic levels

The outlook for freight volumes remains challenging, as the Truckload Ton-Mile Index, updated through August 2025 with revised industrial production.

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# 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.

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# 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.

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# 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.

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# 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.

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# 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.

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# 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.