# Tag: Shipper

## [Flatbed report: The construction boom that fueled flatbed is fading](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/reefer-produce-report-every-produce-region-hits-adequate-as-floridas-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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/dry-van-report-manufacturing-is-back-and-thats-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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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.