The Commerce Department slapped a 20.83% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber Nov. 2, a decision that may boost the U.S. flatbed market but suppress demand for trucking and railroad companies that operate across the nation’s northern border.
November 9, 2017Business
Titanium Acquires Canadian Van/Flatbed Carrier Xpress Group
Titanium Transportation Group has acquired Canadian dry van truckload and flatbed carrier Xpress Group, based in Windsor, Ontario, for C$3.1 million in cash and the assumption of C$5.2 million in debt.
October 6, 2017BusinessEquipment
Daseke Adds 13th Operating Company, R&R Trucking of Missouri
Flatbed group Daseke Inc. purchased its fourth motor carrier this year, bringing R&R Trucking into the corporation and adding defense transportation to its capabilities.
September 5, 2017BusinessEquipment
Big Trailer Rentals Expands Into Southern California Market
Big Trailer Rentals is expanding its Colorado-based flatbed and heavy-specialized trailer rental business to Southern California.
August 28, 2017Business
Daseke Loses Money for Second Straight Quarter; CEO Still Optimistic About Future
Daseke Inc. lost $3.6 million in the second quarter, its second consecutive quarter in the red after the flatbed carrier joined Wall Street in February, but CEO Don Daseke remains upbeat.
August 9, 2017Business
Bright Outlook for Industrial Sector, Economists Say at Summit
Business conditions have rebounded in 2017 for companies involved in manufacturing and commodities, and the outlook remains positive for the industrial sector, according to economists at the inaugural American Trucking Associations Economic Summit.
July 28, 2017Business
Utility Introduces Lighter Flatbed Trailer
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. introduced its new 4000AE flatbed trailer.
September 28, 2016Business
Doonan Introduces Flatbed Trailer for Hauling Steel Coils
Doonan Specialized Trailer announced that it has designed and manufactured a new Series 2 V-channel trough flatbed trailer.
September 8, 2016Business
Flatbed Carriers Await Spring’s Freight Bloom
Flatbed freight markets in the early spring generally are solid, but the hoped-for surge from housing-related business hasn’t yet begun.
April 6, 2015Business
PGT Trucking to Buy Flatbed Carrier Kelworth Trucking
Flatbed carrier PGT Trucking Inc. said April 25 it has signed a letter of intent to buy Kelworth Trucking Co., which is based in Poteau, Okla.
April 25, 2014