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Flatbed Hauling in Beaumont & Port Arthur, TX

A flatbed is the workhorse of industrial freight, and it is the trailer we run most. Steel, bundled pipe, mats, lumber, trench boxes, skidded equipment. If it loads from the side or from above with a forklift or crane, it belongs on a flatbed.

MDJ Services flatbed truck hauling bundled pipe on a dirt jobsite in Southeast Texas
Truck 58 with bundled pipe, delivered to the laydown yard

Secured like it matters

Every load leaves the yard chained, strapped, and tarped to spec. Chains and binders on steel. Edge protection on strapped loads. Tarps when the freight or the weather calls for it. Securement is not a checkbox for us. A shifted load costs you schedule and costs us reputation, so it does not happen.

Built for jobsite deliveries

A lot of flatbed carriers only want dock-to-dock freight. We haul to live jobsites: laydown yards, plant gates, road shoulders, staging areas with a crane waiting. Tell dispatch what the site looks like and when the lift is scheduled, and the truck shows up ready.

Legal loads, done right

We handle standard legal flatbed freight up to 48,000 pounds on 48-foot trailers. Dimensional or overweight pieces may fit better on a step deck. If your load needs different equipment, we will tell you straight instead of forcing it onto the wrong trailer.

Straight answers

Flatbed Hauling questions

+How much weight can a flatbed truck haul?

About 48,000 pounds of freight on our 48-foot trailers while staying legal. Dispatch confirms the weight before a truck is assigned, so an overweight surprise at the scale does not become your problem. Heavier pieces usually belong on specialized equipment, and we will say so up front.

+How much does flatbed hauling cost in Southeast Texas?

Loads are priced by the haul — miles, what is on the deck, and the schedule it has to hit. Local runs from our Port Arthur yard carry no mobilization charge. Call (409) 540-9398 with pickup, delivery, and load details and you will have a number before the call ends.

+Do you tarp flatbed loads?

When the freight or the weather calls for it, yes. Lumber, finished steel, and anything rust- or water-sensitive rides under tarps with edge protection so the straps do not mark the load. Tell dispatch if the receiver requires tarps and it is handled.

+Can you pick up a flatbed load same-day?

Inside our home radius — the Golden Triangle and nearby — same-day is normal when trucks are in rotation. A morning call usually sees an afternoon pickup. Farther lanes are typically next-morning.

+Do you deliver to jobsites without a dock or forklift?

Most of our deliveries are exactly that: laydown yards, plant gates, road shoulders, and staging areas where a crane or loader does the offload. Tell us what handles the freight at each end and the driver arrives positioned for it.

Book flatbed capacity

Call with the load details — dimensions, weight, pickup, and delivery — and dispatch gives you a rate and a window.

Call Dispatch — (409) 540-9398