Open-deck freight, strapped down right
Steel, lumber, machinery and roofing on 48' flatbeds and step decks, secured by drivers who do it every day.
Every open-deck load is secured to the rule book and photographed
Securement photos
The driver photographs the straps, chains and tarps before leaving your yard, and again at the first stop.
Tarps on every truck
Every flatbed carries 6 ft and 8 ft lumber tarps plus a steel tarp, so a rain forecast never holds up a load.
Job site delivery
Drivers call 30 minutes out, and we book a delivery window that matches your crane or crew.
Over-dimensional help
Loads up to 8 ft 6 in wide and 10 ft tall on a step deck go legal. For anything bigger, we file the permits.
Equipment we use for open-deck loads
48' flatbed
5 ft deck, 8 ft 6 in legal height
48,000 lbs
60
Step deck
3 ft 4 in lower deck, 10 ft legal height
46,000 lbs
30
How an open-deck load runs
Day before pickup
Plan the securement
We confirm piece count, weights and dimensions, then pick the trailer, tarps and chains the load needs.
At your yard
Strapped and photographed
The driver secures the load, takes securement photos and sends them to you before leaving.
On site
Called in and delivered
The driver calls 30 minutes out, delivers inside your window and sends the signed proof.
A supplier we have served for three years
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3 years
with the same dispatcher
A building materials supplier in Columbus ships roofing, lumber and steel to job sites across four states. Every load is booked with the same dispatcher, who knows each yard's loading rules by heart.
“One dispatcher, one phone number, three years. I have never had to explain our dock rules twice.”
Tom Becker, shipping supervisor
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Flatbed questions
Do you tarp every load?
Only when the freight needs it or you ask. Lumber, drywall and machinery are usually tarped, steel coils and pipe often are not. Tarping is in the rate when we quote it.