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Flatbed's AI boom is about concrete, not smarter dispatch
The AI angle in flatbed's setup here isn't automation — it's data centers needing concrete and steel, plus a record defense bill moving munitions. That's demand-side tonnage, not tech making freight smarter. Flatbed has always lagged van freight on pricing and matching tools, so a real volume spike… — sources — Story: www.freightwaves.com/news/is-flatbed-freight-… Related: [1] www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-payments-wh… [2] www.ttnews.com/articles/us-airlines-fuel-spen… [3] www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-insurance-…