The past year has been a challenging one for the freight market as a whole, and the flatbed shipping market is no exception. Open-deck freight volumes have been down, and rates have been depressed as a result.
Seasonality factors into all aspects of the market, but open-deck freight is, by its nature, more affected than other types of shipments. As we approach May 2024 and the summer months, warm-weather industries like construction and agriculture come out of hibernation, ramping up flatbed freight volume.
Will this spring into shipping activity translate to a market upswing? How will your flatbed freight costs be affected by the state of the market moving forward? We'll dive into these questions and more in this episode of Beyond The Road.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Overview of Open-Deck Trucking Markets in 2024
- Trucking Industry Cost Pressures | Current State of the Market
- How Prices Are Calculated
- What Happens in May/Spring in Open-Deck Shipping
- How Open-Deck Trucking is Different this May
