The flatbed sector was caught off guard by the North American tariff threat, but other factors have contributed to the recent disruption for the open-deck market.

Spot truckload freight volumes rebounded in March, led by a sharp increase in the movement of flatbed loads, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ ...

According to a SONAR employee with experience brokering flatbed loads, “Generally, flatbed doesn’t move in any sort of contract manner. There are a few contract shippers scattered around the ...

Shippers have pulled forward cargo imports such as machinery, lumber, metals and oversized flatbed freight to mitigate tariff uncertainty. While it is not record-breaking demand, Croke noted ...