Hot Trucking Freight Markets – June 23, 2025
Flatbed trucks are showing higher activity and potential demand across the South and Southeast regions, particularly in Texas, Louisiana, and surrounding states.
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Flatbed trucks are showing higher activity and potential demand across the South and Southeast regions, particularly in Texas, Louisiana, and surrounding states.
Flatbed demand remains concentrated in the Southeast and lower Midwest, with Texas, Mississippi, and Georgia continuing to show strong activity,
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Flatbed truck demand remains concentrated in the South and Southeast, while much of the West and Northwest show relatively limited movement.
The demand patterns for flatbed trucks show moderate to high activity across much of the Midwest and South, with some stability in the West.
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This week, demand for flatbed trucks continues to hold steady in the Southeast and Central U.S., with consistent activity stretching from Texas through Tennessee and into parts of the Midwest.
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Flatbed activity continues to hold firm across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest, with many areas maintaining strong demand while the West remains comparatively quiet.
For flatbed trucks, demand remained high in the Southeast, with continued strong activity, while parts of the Midwest and Mountain West showed signs of cooling, indicating a slight reduction in movement.
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Freight trends across the country show that flatbed demand is holding firm in the Midwest and parts of the South, but remains softer across the West.
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