Standard Flatbed Solutions

Standard 48’ Flatbeds, are the most common flatbed trailers used for hauling goods in America. They offer a great degree of versatility for shipping almost anything too large for box trailers.

The market for Flatbed’ing is commonly used in shipping products for heavy civil and commercial construction, manufacturing, service and processing centers as well as steel fabrication. Products we can haul range from steel plate, coil, tubing as well as equipment, lumber and other construction goods.

Maximum Dimensions

The legal gross weight of trailer, cab and cargo cannot exceed 80,000#’s. Typical tractor and trailer weight are 32,000#’s leaving roughly 48,000#’s for your total legal load weight.

The legal height and width restrictions requires the load not to exceed 102” tall and/or wide.

The length restriction is variable state-to-state based on permit requirements, but general rule of thumb is 48-53’. For instance, the state of Missouri allows for 4’ of over-hang off the back of the trailer.

Any load that falls outside of these restrictions are deemed over-dimensional and obtaining permits is required. Permitting requirements and cost vary state-to-state.