| When you need to ship something that is large or | | | | construction pieces such as big sewer pipes and I |
| delicate or for other reasons cannot use a traditional | | | | beams for highrise construction are also shipped via |
| shipping method, flatbed freight can be a great solution. | | | | flatbed since a normal postal company cannot handle |
| For example, a rare vintage car is a perfect item to | | | | the logistics of something that heavy and difficult. |
| ship via flatbed because it is bulky and needs special | | | | If your business needs to send some inventory that is |
| treatment in order to make it to its destination intact. | | | | large and difficult, sending it on a flatbed truck can |
| Flatbed freight is often used for shipping heavy | | | | often be an affordable answer that will get it to the |
| machinery, tools and construction materials that are | | | | destination with the least trouble and cost. Another |
| simply too large to use any conventional method. | | | | common use is when you buy a car from a different |
| For example, an earthmover used in construction can | | | | location using the Internet and need to ship that car |
| move short distances on its own but cannot easily | | | | back to your home town. All of these are cases |
| drive 50 miles on the highway from a rental facility to | | | | where the postal service and similar companies would |
| the job site. Usually it is moved on a flatbed or semi | | | | have no idea and no tools for shipping something of |
| truck and then returned in the same way. Large | | | | that size and shape. |