Flatbed trucking for freight that will not fit in a van
Steel, lumber, machinery, pipe and building materials. Loaded from the side or the top, secured to standard, and tarped when the weather says so.
Open deck freight is a securement job first
On a flatbed the load is exposed, so the work is in the chains, straps, edge protection and tarps. Getting that wrong is a citation at best and a closed interstate at worst, so we treat it as the main event rather than an afterthought.
- Standard flatbed. 48 or 53 ft decks for steel, lumber, pipe, pallets of building product and crated machinery.
- Step deck and drop deck. For freight too tall for a flat, using the lower deck to keep the load inside legal height.
- Tarps on board. Smoke tarps and full tarps carried as standard, so weather sensitive freight is covered rather than delayed.
- Permits when needed. Oversize and overweight moves are quoted with the permit and route work included, not discovered halfway.
Freight we move on this equipment every week
Steel and metals
Coil, plate, bar, structural steel and anything that needs the right securement pattern rather than a guess.
Building materials
Lumber, roofing, drywall, block and site deliveries where the crane or forklift is waiting on you.
Machinery and equipment
Crated or uncrated equipment moves, including step deck when the height will not clear on a flat.
Specifications and how we run it
The numbers shippers ask for before they book. If your freight sits outside any of these, say so and dispatch will tell you what it needs instead.
Talk to dispatchAsked before most bookings
Do your drivers tarp the load?
Yes, when the freight or the weather calls for it. Tarping is physical work and it takes time, so it is quoted with the load rather than sprung on the driver at the dock.
Can you move oversize or overweight freight?
Often yes, with the right permits and a planned route. Send the dimensions and weight, and if a move is not realistic for us we will say so rather than take the load and stall.
What is the difference between a flatbed and a step deck?
A step deck sits lower, so it carries taller freight inside legal height limits. If your load is over about 8 ft 6 in tall, a step deck is usually the answer.
Who is responsible for loading a flatbed?
The shipper normally loads, and our driver is responsible for how the load is secured. The driver has the final say on securement, because the driver is the one who has to answer for it at the scale.
Other ways we move freight
Dry van truckload
The workhorse of American freight. If your load is palletized, boxed or floor loaded and it needs to stay dry, this is
Refrigerated freight
Temperature controlled freight where the setpoint is agreed in writing, monitored the whole way, and provable on deliv
Expedited and hot shot
Direct runs with no stops in between, team drivers when the clock demands it, and an honest answer on whether your dea
Dedicated lanes
Recurring freight on a contract rate, with the same equipment and the same drivers, so your shipping schedule stops de
Partial and LTL
Somewhere between a pallet and a full load, your freight is expensive to ship badly. A partial moves it on a shared de
Send the lane, get a number
Pickup, delivery, equipment and the pickup window. Dispatch normally comes back inside the hour with a rate and a realistic transit time.
- A rate back fast usually inside the hour on a straightforward lane
- Tracking on every load updates you did not have to chase
- A straight answer including when the timeline is not achievable
