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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

Even in the midst of winter when produce loading opportunities in most areas are on the decline, ports like Philadelphia

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in December, with the overall economy notching an eighth consecutive month of growth,

The coronavirus pandemic upended notions of normality in most facets of life in 2020, and the trucking industry was no

Transportation is a major expense, so how can shippers be sure that their dollars are being spent most effectively? Procurement

With vaccine distribution underway, shippers are now planning for the slow return to normal life, anticipating the transportation trends in

J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson discusses the company’s journey from carrier to asset-based brokerage — along with its development of the

One of the themes of the pandemic-driven freight market has been tight capacity, which has driven up spot rates to

Last week’s industrial production results published by the Federal Reserve reported a 0.4% increase in November. Production has been steadily

The deeper we get into winter, the further south shippers go to meet U.S. demand for winter produce, which is

In the early stages of the pandemic, steelmakers closed or idled around one-third of their plants as customers canceled orders during

Some of the steam appears to be going out of the booming home-building market, which has been the main driver