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July 7, 2026
Resolves YES if the DAT national flatbed load-to-truck ratio exceeds 100.0 in any weekly reading between April 1 and June 30, 2026. Resolves NO otherwise. Source: DAT Trendlines.
The flatbed load-to-truck ratio hit 73.75 in March, up from 57.11 in February, driven by AI data center construction, rising steel output and industrial manufacturing demand. A reading above 100 would represent extreme tightness — more than double February's level — and would signal that flatbed capacity is genuinely insufficient for the industrial freight moving through the system. The dry van load-to-truck market already asks about a 10:1 threshold. This is the flatbed equivalent, and the starting point is much closer to the line.
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