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Flatbed report: The construction boom that fueled flatbed is fading

Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6% in December, and the numbers underneath that headline are worse than they look for flatbed.

Reefer Produce Report: South Texas goes full squeeze; Every lane hits slight shortage

South Texas is the tightest produce origin in the country. All nine lanes out of Mexico crossings through South Texas.

Dry van report: Why spot market carriers feel the diesel pain first

The war in the Middle East has quickly injected volatility into global energy markets, and diesel prices are responding faster.

Flatbed report: The port that moves the machinery that moves America

Every March, flatbed carriers along the East Coast and into the Mid-Atlantic feel a familiar tightening — and the Port.

Reefer Produce Report: The calm lasted one week; Nogales, South Texas, and Florida all tighten

The big picture Last week’s all-Adequate reset? Gone. Slight Shortage conditions are back at three of the four biggest produce.

Dry van report: The freight market is waking up — LMI says so

The February 2026 Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) reported a solid 61.5 reading, up from 59.6 in January and marking one.

Reefer Produce Report: Every produce region hits adequate as Florida’s slide continues

The Big Picture For the first time in weeks, every single origin in the USDA report is showing Adequate truck.

Flatbed report: Tonnage ticks up, but the recovery remains slow going

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged up 0.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 113.0, following a.

Dry van report: Manufacturing is back, and that’s good news for truckload demand

For the second straight month, U.S. manufacturing is expanding, and the February ISM Manufacturing PMI of 52.4 carries some meaningful.

Dry van report: Move over, jersey — Chicago has a new claim to fame

America’s road congestion problem isn’t getting better — and the trucking industry is paying the price. The American Transportation Research.

Reefer Produce Report: Weather wrecks supply, rates tell two different stories

The Big Picture Mother Nature is reshaping the produce freight map. California storms and Florida’s freeze are pulling supply out.

Flatbed report: Farm equipment sales send a mixed signal for ag freight demand

January 2026 farm equipment sales data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) paints a cautious picture for agricultural activity.