FLATBED AND OPEN DECK

Freight that will not fit inside a trailer.

Steel, machinery, building materials and project loads, secured properly and permitted correctly the first time.

WHAT ACTUALLY GOES WRONG

Open deck fails in ways dry freight never does.

Securement is not paperwork. Neither is a permit, a route survey, or knowing that the tarp on your steel was actually pulled before the truck left the yard. On open deck the mistakes are visible from the roadside, and they are expensive.

Securement that does not match the commodity
Missing or wrong permits on legal and over dimensional loads
Tarping assumed rather than confirmed
Route restrictions discovered at a bridge
The wrong trailer on site: step deck instead of RGN, no chains, no coil racks
Damage claims argued after the fact with no photographs

HOW WE RUN AN OPEN DECK LOAD

Equipment and securement settled before the truck is dispatched.

EQUIPMENT MATCHED TO THE FREIGHT

Flatbed, step deck, double drop or RGN chosen against dimensions and weight, not against whatever was cheapest that morning.

SECUREMENT SPECIFIED UP FRONT

Straps, chains, coil racks and tarps written into the rate confirmation so there is no argument at the dock.

PERMITS AND ROUTING HANDLED

Legal weight verified and permits pulled for over dimensional moves before the load is committed.

PHOTOS AT LOAD AND DELIVERY

Condition documented on both ends, so a damage conversation starts with evidence.

VERIFIED CARRIERS ONLY

Every open deck carrier clears Forza Shield, with insurance checked against the declared value of what is riding on the deck.

ONE OWNER PER SHIPMENT

The same person from quote through delivery, reachable by phone.

WHAT WE MOVE

Freight measured in feet and tons.

Metals and coil

Plate, structural steel, aluminum and coil moving on repeatable industrial lanes.

Machinery and equipment

Production equipment, agricultural machinery and rolling stock.

Building materials

Lumber, precast, roofing and pipe running to job sites on a schedule.

Project and seasonal freight

Planned moves and one-time shipments that need a route and a plan, not a load board.

WHEN IT GOES WRONG ANYWAY

You get a phone call before you have to ask for one.

Equipment fails, sites shut down, weather closes routes. What you get from Forza is a person who tells you while there is still time to react, and who stays on it until it is resolved.

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