Flatbed demand hottest ever? data says so, what do you think? What is going on?

Flatbed demand is up, that's a fact. Rates are sky high. Last month I didn't take any loads that were under 3.00 dollars a mile. People are out-bidding one another just to get the truck if capacity is in the area. Trucked 10,179 miles and still managed to take 5 days off in a row while my truck was getting worked on. I put together an LTL run that had me deliver 1.5 miles away from the TA in Redding CA. One of the LTL pieces paid over 3.50 a mile from UT to WA State. Needless to say I was able to afford the cute new shoes I've been looking at .

Be safe,

Sophia

 

Fleeing the contagions of disease as well as mob mentality. Where I live has some of the lowest population density outside of a desert. Many of the summer people came even tho they weren't supposed to. Why get trapped in a 500sf city cage when you can at least have a safe yard to stretch your legs and get sun on your face.
I'm not sure if it's 'real' demand but I suspect some significant and long-term demographic changes.

 

I was drawing a distinction between demand versus supply

A rich man dying of thirst in a desert has a demand for water, whereas the person selling bottled water to a person with only a dollar sitting next to a pristine creek is supply.

I think its probably not as bad as the first case but closer to that than the second. As far as "bubble" well, its not a bubble if the thirsty man finds an oasis but it was always unstable in the second case.

I dont think its very useful to look at motivations as closely except to figure out how long that demand might hold for.

The bottom line is that if you have money and a desire for something scarce, you will end up driving prices up, thats not neccessarily a bubble or inflation, but its also not neccessarily long term stable

 

For all the door slammers loving that money I hope you put some aside for the health concerns that arise faster with a lack of regular physical activity. I might not like tarping but I'll bet I'd hate obesity more... no such thing as a free lunch...

 

#fatpeopleflatbedtoo

 

I put the quote around real demand because this nation has enough roofs (housing) for people. Even roofs that were satisfactory until a year ago. So the demand aspect could be a short lived matter. But I suspect its going to last awhile.
Stable is only a theory lol. Like perfection. A goal that is unattainable. A little less volatility would be welcome tho...

 

Rotflmao

 

I think Mack is about right, 3 million would do.

 

I think alot of it now is the new work from home trend. Prices are through the roof by me now. Now that folks can work from home, they don't need to live in cities. They can move to the country and have their overpriced few acres and be happy because they brought their job with them. They don't have to worry about the local underpaid job market anymore. Sucks!