Step deck freight shipping

A step deck exists for one reason: height. The lower main deck buys you roughly two extra feet of clearance compared with a standard flatbed, which is often the difference between a routine legal move and an over-height permit job.

The measurement that matters is the height of the freight itself, measured from the ground once it is sitting on the deck. Get that wrong and the load either cannot legally run or has to be re-routed mid-transit, which is expensive and slow. We confirm dimensions before dispatch, every time.

Step deck loads also tend to involve ramps, forklifts or cranes at one or both ends. We establish who is loading, who is unloading and what equipment is on site, and we write it into the load instructions the carrier accepts so nobody is improvising at the gate.

When freight genuinely exceeds legal height, width or weight, we say so and explain what an over-dimensional move involves rather than quoting it as a standard load and dealing with the consequences later.