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The driver of a flatbed truck was killed Tuesday when the load he was hauling smashed through his cab, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Interstate 8 about 25 miles east of San Diego when the truck driver, who has not been identified, abruptly applied his brakes. It caused what was reported to be an improperly secured load of steel sheet pile to shift forward.
“This caused the load to penetrate the back cab of the truck and impale the driver,”...
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Hot Takes
“Hey, can you handle these flatbed shipments for us?” A sentence usually followed by “Jaws” music in the background. In almost every organization, there is usually the “one guy” who handles all the flatbed moves.
Flatbed is weird, involves a bunch of requirements and has a very small network of drivers. In a previous life, I was “that guy” who handled the flatbed moves. We love a lowboy, with overweight, overdimensional permits, and everything in between....
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For lumber suppliers, the tight supply and mile-high price of lumber that impacted construction projects nationwide this spring continue to cause frustration. But builders and homeowners remain optimistic as prices have since fallen to $479 per thousand board feet, down 68% since peaking in May at an all-time high of $1,515. Fortune reported that prices have dropped for the ninth consecutive week.
It’s unlikely that lumber prices will return to pre-pandemic levels, but whether they will continue...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lumber-prices-keep-tight-grip-on-shippers-and-importers
Flatbed operator Daseke has taken the interim tag off Jonathan Shepko: He is now the company’s permanent chief executive officer.
Shepko joined Daseke (NASDAQ: DSKE) as interim CEO in January after the resignation of CEO Chris Easter. Shepko had been on the board at the time and had been a director since 2017 and a board observer since 2014, according to Daseke.
Shepko was a co-founder of Stonehollow Capital Partners. Besides private equity, he also has a background in energy.
When he stepped...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shepko-named-permanent-ceo-at-daseke
House construction nationwide is being constrained by the tight supply and mile-high price of lumber, but this squeeze has not been felt by the flatbed truckers who haul these loads.
Reliance Partners CFO Thom Albrecht said the lumber shortage can be viewed from both a glass half empty and full perspective, depending on who you ask in the supply chain.
Those hurting the most right now are the end consumers — builders and homeowners — of which many have found it difficult to finish projects on...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flatbed-steady-amid-lumber-shortages-construction-tightness
Chart of the Week: Flatbed Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA, Institute of Supply Chain Management – Purchasing Managers Index SONAR: FOTRI.USA, ISM.PMI
The transportation sector responsible for moving raw materials and manufactured goods throughout the U.S. has hit the proverbial ceiling, meaning the freight market cannot get much tighter than it already has without a structural expansion. The national Flatbed Outbound Tender Reject Index (FOTRI) that measures flatbed truck capacity plateaued...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/transportation-sector-boom-has-become-self-limiting
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Flatbed demand is a leading economic indicator.
DETAILS: The flatbed market is heating up in 2021 and that’s good news for the entire economy. Russ Elliott explains how Melton Truck Lines adapted and thrived over the past 12 months and why everyone should be encouraged by how demand is shaping up for the next 12 months.
BIO: Elliott, who has more than 30 years of truck transportation...
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Loadsmart, a Chicago-based digital freight brokerage, reported in February 208% year-over-year revenue growth, propelled by its direct integrations with large shippers seeking new capacity.
At the end of 2020, the company added transportation modes, including less-than-truckload, rail and partial, as part of its growth strategy to serve both shippers and carriers.
On Wednesday, Loadsmart announced the continuation of this strategy with the addition of flatbed capacity to its dynamic pricing and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loadsmart-continues-growth-strategy-with-flatbed-offering