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.

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 ...

Christian Deaton, 52, and his 48-year-old wife, Michelle, both of Portland, were cycling along the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley Tuesday when a load of lumber on a passing flatbed truck fell off ...