
Flatbed
Flatbed is open deck freight with no walls or roof. Standard loads out of Orlando include structural steel, lumber, pipe, drywall, roofing material and palletized building products moving to construction sites across Central Florida and the Southeast. Because the freight is exposed, cargo securement is the driver’s responsibility and is governed by FMCSA standards under 49 CFR Part 393. The work involves straps, chains, binders, edge protection and tarping depending on the commodity. Compared with dry van, flatbed trades physical work for reduced time at docks. Most pickups and deliveries take place in yards or on job sites rather than at appointment-based receiving doors, which lowers detention. Flatbed is the entry point for our open deck operation. The securement skills learned here carry directly into stepdeck and lowboy assignments.




