# Tag: Shipper

## Dry van report: Positive momentum is welcome, but true recovery remains uncertain

In Q2 2025, the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index showed the first signs of recovery in the freight market after.

## 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%.

## The missing link in freight pricing: Introducing shipper spot rates in DAT iQ

The freight industry operates in a constant state of controlled chaos. Market volatility swings wildly, capacity tightens and loosens without.

## Dry van report: Truckload sector rides inventory wave as small firms power logistics growth

In July 2025, the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) registered a reading of 59.2, indicating continued—but moderating—expansion in the logistics sector.

## Reefer report: The apple picking season is underway in California’s Central Valley

Apples recently topped the USDA’s commodity list, making up roughly 12% of national truckload volume. The main apple-producing states are.

## 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.

## Customer Spotlight (Why Trucker Tools): General Transportation

Brian Goins, Operations Manager Van Buren, AR. Founded 1990. A smarter approach to shipment tracking – General Transportation’s move.

## How a top food distributor transformed their logistics operations

Natural and organic products are everywhere these days, but keeping those goods moving smoothly is no easy feat. For KeHE,

## 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.

## Reefer report: The Florida citrus season is the lowest in a century

Florida’s citrus industry has ended the 2024-2025 growing season with its lowest production in over a century, mainly due to.

## Dry van report: A deep dive into softening volumes and shifting capacity

The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index for June indicates a continued downturn in the industry, marking the fourth consecutive month of.

## 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.