Flatbed Carrier In
Columbus, OH
Open-deck capacity out of Columbus, OH for steel, lumber, machinery and building materials. Drivers carry tarps, chains, straps and coil racks, and secure to DOT standard — which matters because an open-deck load that shifts is a road closure, not just a claim.
Nationwide Coverage
All 48 contiguous states
Operating Since 2023
3 years on the road
5 Equipment Types
Dry Van · Reefer · Flatbed
Avondale, AZ Based
Dispatched from one place, not a broker network
Flatbed Capacity In
Columbus, OH
Columbus is positioned within a one-day drive of nearly half the US population, and Rickenbacker is one of the few purpose-built cargo-focused airports in the country. I-70 and I-71 cross in the middle of the metro.
Retail and apparel distribution built this market and still anchors it. The Rickenbacker inland port combines air cargo, rail and a large surrounding warehouse footprint, which makes it unusual — most inland ports have rail but no meaningful air.
Standard flatbed and step deck for building materials, steel, machinery and anything that loads from the side or the top. Tarps, chains, coil racks and securement handled to DOT standard.
Flatbed specifications
- Length
- 48 ft and 53 ft
- Deck types
- Standard flat, step deck
- Securement
- Tarps, chains, straps, coil racks
- Max payload
- 48,000 lb
Freight we move on this equipment
- Structural and coiled steel
- Lumber and building materials
- Construction and agricultural machinery
- Pipe, rebar and conduit
- Precast concrete and stone
- Oversized crated equipment
Columbus industries we serve
Flatbed Handled
Properly
Securement To Standard
Chains, straps and working load limits matched to the commodity. Nothing leaves the shipper improperly secured.
Tarping Included
Drivers carry and use tarps. Weather-sensitive freight is covered before it leaves, not after the first rain.
Permits Where Needed
Over-dimension freight gets the permits and routing it needs rather than a driver improvising at a scale house.
Loading Coordination
We confirm crane or forklift availability at both ends before dispatch, so the truck is not sitting waiting to be loaded.
Why Columbus Shippers
Call 3Xpress
We Know The Columbus Corridors
I-70, I-71, I-270, US-33. I-70 and I-71 cross in the middle of the metro..
Freight Columbus Actually Ships
Retail and apparel distribution built this market and still anchors it. The Rickenbacker inland port combines air cargo, rail and a large surrounding warehouse footprint, which makes it unusual — most inland ports have rail but no meaningful air.
Honest Capacity Answers
Consistently one of the better-balanced Midwest markets. Lake-effect snow affects northern approaches more than the metro itself.
Flatbed Built For This Market
Length 48 ft and 53 ft, Deck types standard flat, step deck, Securement tarps, chains, straps, coil racks. If your freight sits outside those numbers we will route it to the right equipment rather than force it into the wrong trailer.
No Re-Brokering
The truck quoted for your Columbus, OH load is the truck that arrives. When volume exceeds our own fleet we say so and place it with a vetted partner — we do not quietly re-post your freight at a lower rate.
One Dispatcher, Not A Queue
You get a person who knows your account and the Columbus market, and who can tell you where the truck is without opening a ticket. That is the whole difference on a load that goes sideways.
Freight infrastructure we work around in Columbus, OH
Other Equipment In Columbus
Flatbed in Columbus, OH Questions
Answered Straight
Yes. We run flatbed freight in and out of Columbus, OH on both spot and contract capacity. Call (602) 935-9993 with the pickup and delivery, the commodity and the weight, and you will get a rate and an available pickup window rather than a promise to look into it.
Need Flatbed Capacity
In Columbus?
Call (602) 935-9993 with the lane, the commodity and the weight. You will get a rate and a pickup window, not a promise to look into it.