Flatbed trailers are designed for hauling large, heavy, and oversized freight that doesn’t fit inside an enclosed trailer. Here’s a list of common freight types hauled on flatbed trailers:
1. Building materials
- Lumber and timber
- Steel beams, rebar, and girders
- Roofing materials (shingles, tiles)
- Bricks and concrete blocks
- Prefabricated homes or structures
2. Heavy equipment
- Construction machinery (excavators, bulldozers)
- Agricultural equipment (tractors, harvesters)
- Industrial equipment (generators, turbines)
3. Vehicles
- Cars and trucks
- Military vehicles
- Oversized machinery parts
4. Piping and tubing
- Large industrial pipes
- Oil and gas pipelines
- Steel and plastic tubes
5. Machinery parts
- Engines and turbines
- Wind turbine blades and parts
6. Construction and infrastructure materials
- Concrete barriers and bridge components
- Scaffolding and construction beams
- Utility poles
7. Large coils and rolls
- Metal coils (aluminum, steel)
- Cable reels
8. Oversized freight
- Boats and yachts
- Airplane parts
- Mobile homes and modular buildings