Housing market slows, which may dampen flatbed demand
While new home construction and low mortgage rates fueled a lot of flatbed demand in 2020, spending on private nonresidential
Steelmakers struggle to meet surging demand
In the early stages of the pandemic, steelmakers closed or idled around one-third of their plants as customers canceled orders during
Flatbed market loses steam
Some of the steam appears to be going out of the booming home-building market, which has been the main driver
Flatbed markets cool near end of year
Some recent news on the manufacturing front indicated new orders and production both fell in November, but both were still