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DAT VAN NTL$2.18/mi▲ 0.04│REEFER NTL$2.51/mi▲ 0.07│FLATBED NTL$2.66/mi▼ 0.02│OTRI5.84%▲ 0.31│OTVI11,247▲ 1.8%│DIESEL$3.71/gal▼ 0.03│LAREDO XBORDER14,820▲ 4.2%│LB DRAYAGE$487/move▲ 2.1%│LTL TONNAGE98.4▼ 0.6│INTERMODAL+3.7% YoY▲│DAT VAN NTL$2.18/mi▲ 0.04│REEFER NTL$2.51/mi▲ 0.07│FLATBED NTL$2.66/mi▼ 0.02│OTRI5.84%▲ 0.31│OTVI11,247▲ 1.8%│DIESEL$3.71/gal▼ 0.03│LAREDO XBORDER14,820▲ 4.2%│LB DRAYAGE$487/move▲ 2.1%│LTL TONNAGE98.4▼ 0.6│INTERMODAL+3.7% YoY▲│
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FLATBED · HEAVY HAUL·Open deck, oversize, and project cargo desk

Flatbed & Specialized.

The Flatbed desk covers steel, lumber, wind, and project freight. Permit corridors, escort rules, Conestoga capacity, and rolling stock that doesn't fit a 53.

EXIT 01Flatbed · Capacity·6 min read

Steel Coil Flatbed Holds at $2.74/mi Despite Mill Cuts — The Bifurcated Capacity Story Inside Open-Deck.

Two distinct flatbed markets are now pricing on different curves. Project freight (step-deck, Conestoga, RGN) is tight and rising. Standard 48-ft flatbed is soft and falling. Steel coil from Birmingham holds against mill output cuts. Understanding the split is the only way to bid open-deck capacity into Q3.

By the Flatbed & Specialized Desk · Filed Birmingham · Houston
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FLATBED · HEAVY HAUL · refreshed 04:55 ET
Flatbed · 7d
$2.66 /mi
▼−$0.02 DoD
Diesel · Retail
$3.71 /gal
▼−$0.03 WoW
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Project cargo

4 items
  • Houston wind blade volumes up 22% YoY — three Gulf farms loading through August.Port · April
  • Permian solar megaproject pulls 140 trailer loads of mounting steel weekly.Project log
  • Bechtel LNG Phase 3 modules begin discharge at Brownsville next week.Schedule
  • Transformer movement from Memphis grid hub queues 20-day window.TVA filing

Permit watch

4 items
  • Texas DOT issues new oversize permit guidance — effective June 1.Bulletin · 03:47
  • Louisiana extends weekend escort rules into I-49 corridor.DOTD · 03:31
  • Florida rejects 142-ft single-trip on three permits — engineering review.FDOT
  • New Mexico tightens super-load curfews on US-285 produce overlap.NMDOT

Steel & aluminum

3 items
  • Steel coil rates from Birmingham hold despite mill softening.DAT · 7-day
  • Section 232 review pushes hot-band imports to 11-month low.ITC · trade desk
  • Conestoga capacity tightens in Carolinas building boom.Beat · capacity
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FLATBED · HEAVY HAUL · 6 items
  • 01Wind project shipments out of Houston port up 22% YoY.04:38
  • 02Steel coil rates from Birmingham hold despite mill softening.04:11
  • 03Texas DOT issues new oversize permit guidance — effective June 1.03:47
  • 04Conestoga capacity tightens in Carolinas building boom.03:19
  • 05Heavy haul carrier Daseke books out specialized fleet through August.02:58
  • 06I-10 super-load curfews tighten ahead of Memorial Day weekend.02:41
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