# Will the DAT national flatbed load-to-truck ratio exceed 100:1 in Q2 2026?

**URL:** https://www.rigload.com/markets/flatbed-load-to-truck-q2-2026  
**Type:** Binary (Yes/No)  
**Status:** active  
**Deadline:** 2026-07-07  
**Category:** indices  
**Current consensus:** 30%  
**Forecasts:** 10

## Description

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.

## Resolution criteria

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.

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_Rig Load — freight market forecasting. Crowd consensus is public; sign in to submit a forecast. Source: https://www.rigload.com/markets/flatbed-load-to-truck-q2-2026_