Open-deck freight pays more because fewer drivers can tarp, chain, and secure it right. We book steady, high-paying flatbed and step deck loads, negotiate the rate, and handle the permits and paperwork — so your skill on the deck turns into a bigger weekly gross.
Flatbed is where experience pays off — but only if someone's working the boards for the good lanes while you're strapping down. As your dedicated flatbed dispatcher, we handle the hunt and the paperwork so you can focus on securing the load and driving it:
Open-deck freight is broad: structural and coil steel, lumber and building products, roofing and drywall, machinery and equipment, pipe and tubing, concrete and precast, and agricultural equipment. Step deck and RGN open up taller and heavier loads — from excavators to transformers. We keep you matched to commodities that fit your trailer, your straps and chains, and the lanes you want to run.
When a load runs over legal dimensions, we pull the state permits, arrange pilot/escort cars when required, and route around the restrictions — and you approve every oversize load before it's booked. No surprises on the road.
Flatbed adds a whole layer of work dry van drivers never touch: tarping, securement checks, permit rules, and heavier broker negotiation on specialized freight. That's a lot to juggle from a truck stop. A dispatcher who knows open-deck lanes keeps your average rate up, gets you paid for tarp and securement, and keeps the next load lined up so you're not deadheading to find freight.
Setup is quick: send your MC/DOT authority, insurance, W-9, and a signed dispatch agreement, tell us your equipment and preferred lanes, and we start booking — usually your first load inside 24 hours. See the 4-step process or read how dispatch pricing works.
Yes. We dispatch standard 48' and 53' flatbeds, step decks, and lowboy/RGN trailers. Whether you run legal freight or occasional oversize, we match loads to your equipment and permit comfort level.
Open-deck freight requires securement skill, tarping, and a smaller pool of qualified drivers, so it commands higher rates. We target the lanes and commodities where that premium is strongest for your equipment.
For oversize and overweight loads we coordinate the state permits and, when required, arrange escort/pilot cars, then build routing and timing around the permit rules. You approve any oversize load before we book it.
Flatbed dispatch is billed as a flat weekly fee or a percentage of linehaul. Given the higher rates on open-deck freight, the fee is comfortably covered by the rate improvement. Contact us for a free quote.
Tell us your equipment and your lanes. A dispatcher will reach out with a plan — no obligation, no long-term contract.
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