Flatbed Trucking Services: Specialized Cargo Solutions

When it comes to transporting oversized, heavy, or uniquely shaped cargo, WHY Logistics flatbed trucking offering has you covered. Our flatbed trucking services offer solutions for moving a wide range of goods, from construction materials, machinery, to other large items such as industrial equipment.

Understanding Flatbed Trucking

 Flatbed trucking involves transporting goods on a flatbed trailer, which is an open platform without sides or a roof. This method is particularly effective for hauling large, heavy, or awkwardly shaped items that cannot fit into standard enclosed trailers.

1. Equipment Types: Flatbed trucking utilizes several different types of flatbed trailers. Specific cargo requires specific trailer types that could include drop-decks, expandable flats, lowboys, goosenecks, side-kits, curtain sides or a Conestoga.
2. Cargo Dimensions: For anything over 102 inches tall or 102 inches wide, flatbed trucking is an option. Depending on the size of what is being shipped, escort vehicles might be required to ensure proper clearance heights or for shipments wider than a standard lane on a highway.
3. Cargo Securement & Protection: What makes flatbed trucking unique are the requirements to secure the cargo properly to the flatbed. For many palletized products, it could be just straps and possibly a tarp to protect the products from the elements. For other cargo there are rigid requirements to secure the cargo such as chains.

Flatbed Trucking Industry Insights

When moving products with a flatbed trucking solution there are many things that need to be considered. Knowing the exact details of what’s being moved is critical to ensure that the correct equipment is being used.

1. Weather Exposure: Cargo that is not impacted by weather, sunlight or contaminates can easily be moved with flatbed trucking.
2. Advanced Planning: Many times, additional planning is needed, especially for oversized or overweight cargo. If the cargo requires vehicle escorts or a crane for loading and unloading, commonly referred to as “rigging”, these details need to be scheduled well in advance.
3. Loading Flexibility: Not all shipping and receiving locations have loading docks, such as works sites and fields. Flatbed trucking offers a solution for these locations where products can be unloaded from the side of the trailer as opposed to the tail.

Benefits of Flatbed Trucking with WHY Logistics:

Onboarding transportation providers shouldn’t be hard if you’re selecting the right partners. Our approach to transportation is to do the little things right that everyone in this industry complains about. Communicate proactively, don’t change my contact and save me time.

1. Our People: Our team has experience on all sides of logistics; in warehousing, trucking, brokerage and even in your shoes as a shipper. By focusing on communication and transparency, we build long lasting relationships.
2. Understanding your WHY: In logistics, the simpler and the clearer the better. We do this through dedicated assigned contacts with industry experience who work to learn what you expect from a transportation provider. We think going through this once is a lot simpler than having you train a new hire every college graduation season.
3. 24/7 Monitoring & Support: Continuous tracking and dedicated support teams to ensure your shipment arrives on time and in perfect condition. We offer portal access to our TMS, proactive shipment status notification, and customized reporting.

WHY Choose Our Flatbed Trucking

We know your life is busy enough and you’re looking for a simpler solution. Shipping products with flatbed trucking is not as simple as loading an eclosed trailer. Shippers who utilize flatbed trucking typically have a reason that they move their products on flatbed and have specialized requirements for handling their products. At Why Logistics, we take the time to understand all your cargo requirements to ensure cargo safety and on time delivery reliability.