Where America moves flatbed.

FlatLoads.com is a load board and online community for flatbed and open deck freight. It connects carriers, owner-operators, brokers, and shippers moving loads that will not fit in a dry van — steel, coil, pipe, lumber, building materials, machinery, and heavy equipment. FlatLoads is a BulkLoads company, part of the largest bulk and specialized freight marketplace in North America.

FlatLoads carries loads for flatbed, step deck (drop deck), removable gooseneck (RGN), double drop, lowboy, and B-train trailers, plus Conestoga, hotshot, and other open deck equipment. Every load post states the required trailer type along with the length, width, height, and weight, so a carrier can filter for what actually fits the deck before making a call.

Flatbed pay per mile swings with the lane, the season, and how specialized the load is — short regional runs and specialized heavy haul work pay well above a general average, while long empty-heavy lanes pay below it. Rather than quote a national number that is stale the day it is published, FlatLoads shows what is actually posting on a given lane right now, so a carrier can judge the market they are in rather than a national one.

Yes, creating a FlatLoads account is free, and browsing the load board, the truck board, and the forum costs nothing. A paid membership unlocks full load contact details, instant lane alerts by text and push, and broker pay history. There is no application fee, no per-user pricing, and no annual contract.

A flatbed has one continuous deck about 5 feet off the ground and legally hauls freight up to roughly 8 feet 6 inches tall. A step deck drops to a lower main deck behind the tractor, which buys roughly 1 foot 6 inches of extra height — so a load up to about 10 feet tall clears the legal height limit. Both are typically 48 or 53 feet long with a 48,000 pound capacity.

Check the broker's member rating before booking. Every broker and shipper on FlatLoads carries ratings from carriers who have already hauled for them, covering pay speed, whether the load matched the post, and how the load-out went. That history, plus an active forum where carriers name slow-pay outfits directly, is the practical way to vet a broker you have not worked with.

A member sets the lanes and trailer types they run, and FlatLoads sends a text message and push notification the moment matching freight posts. Open deck loads get covered fast once they hit the board, so being first to call is often the whole difference. Alerts are part of a paid membership.

Yes. Shippers and brokers can post open deck freight directly to FlatLoads and reach carriers already running the lane, without a brokerage markup in between. Posts capture dimensions, weight, securement requirements, and tarping so carriers self-qualify before they call. Shippers can also search the truck board and filter for the deck and capacity the load needs.

FlatLoads is owned by Bulk Loads Now LLC of Springfield, Missouri, the company behind BulkLoads.com and Livestock Loads. One account works across the family, including the dispatch system, insurance, and quick-pay factoring, at no additional cost.