Open deck · Canada and the United States
- To around 48,000 lbs
- Loaded from any side
- Within legal height
The standard open deck
Steel, machinery, and building materials on a deck a crane or forklift can reach from three sides
Operated by Rite Way Freight LTD
Loaded from any side
An open deck takes a crane from above or a forklift from either side, so loading does not depend on a dock.
To around 48,000 lbs
Standard capacity for freight that fits within legal height and does not need a lower deck.
Secured to the piece
Chains, straps, edge protection, and tarps are matched to what is on the deck rather than applied by habit.
About flatbed transport
A flatbed is a level open deck with no sides and no roof. It is the default trailer for freight that is heavy or awkward but still fits within legal height — structural steel, fabricated frames, machinery, precast sections, pipe, and building materials.
The advantage is access. A crane can set a piece down from above and a forklift can reach it from either side, so a flatbed loads at a fabrication yard, a mine site, or a job site where no dock exists. The cost of that access is exposure: the load is secured and, where the freight requires it, tarped against weather and road debris.
A flatbed is the right answer until the freight runs over legal height, at which point a step-deck or a double-drop carries the same piece lower without permits. If a lighter class will carry your load legally, that is what you are quoted — the class is chosen for the cargo, not for what is on the lot.
The other trailers we operate
Where a flatbed stops, one of these starts.
Step-Deck
A lower deck for taller freight.The main deck sits lower than a flatbed, adding clearance for equipment and crated cargo that would run over-height on a standard deck — so taller loads move legally without permits.
Double-Drop & Lowboy
A low center well for over-height machinery.The deck drops between the axles to carry tall machinery low to the road, keeping over-height freight under the bridges and wires along the route.
RGN
Removable gooseneck — equipment drives on.The gooseneck detaches so excavators, cranes, and other tracked or wheeled equipment drive onto the deck under their own power. Configurable to around 150,000 lbs with added axles.
Multi-Axle
Axle lines added for the heaviest loads.For freight beyond standard legal weight, added axle lines spread the load so it can be permitted and moved. The configuration is engineered to the piece and the route.
Extendable
Decks that stretch for long freight.Extendable flatbeds and step-decks stretch to carry beams, pipe, and other long freight that overhangs a standard deck, with permits and escorts arranged to match the length.
Tank & Specialized
Purpose-built trailers for energy cargo.Cryogenic tankers and purpose-built platforms carry LNG and other energy-sector cargo under the handling and safety protocols the freight requires.What moves on a flatbed
- Structural steel, beams, and trusses
- Machinery and fabricated frames
- Precast concrete sections and pipe
- Building materials and lumber
- Skid-mounted process equipment
- Tanks and vessels within legal height
Where flatbeds run
Availability follows the fleet — densest near the Montréal base, extended by contracted carriers.
Québec and Ontario
Owned equipment, the shortest lead times, and same-day dispatch where the schedule allows.
Western Canada
Contracted flatbeds for mining, energy, and remote-site delivery.
Atlantic Canada
Port and project work out of Halifax and Saint John.
United States
Cross-border lanes into the Midwest, Northeast, and Gulf.
The standard open deck
Flatbeds carry the largest share of the loads in the projects gallery, across steel, precast, and machinery.
Our certifications and complianceOverall rating
Communication
5.0
On-time delivery
4.9
Load handling
5.0
Documentation
4.9
Compliance
5.0
Value
4.8
All reviews to date are five stars, consistent with the 5.0 overall rating.
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Rite Way Freight is very professional and organized. We’ve been working with them for 5 years.
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Where flatbed loads run
Open-deck freight across Canada and the United States, coordinated from Montréal with local agents handling pickups and deliveries on the ground.
- Regions served
- Primary corridors
- Hub cities
- Other served cities
Pickup and delivery points are confirmed per load.
Who dispatches a flatbed
Meet our leadership team.
Zachary Khazzam
President
- 1987
- In business since
- EN / FR
- Languages
- 24/7
- Dispatch
Zachary leads Rite Way Freight from its Montreal headquarters, overseeing a company built over nearly four decades on a simple idea: move the loads other carriers turn down, and stay with every one of them until it is delivered.
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri · 7:30 – 19:30
- Dispatch
- 24/7 for loads in transit
Operations and administration
- Stacey PereiraCustomer Service Manager
- James CorbeilBusiness Development Manager
Ryan SmithOperations Manager- Sean KennedyLogistics Coordinator
- Coire RussellDispatch Coordinator
- Hanan HamdiAccounting & Administration
Things to know
When a flatbed is not enough
- Freight over legal height needs a step-deck
- Tall machinery needs a double-drop or lowboy
- Tracked equipment drives onto an RGN
- Overweight pieces need added axle lines
Securement
- Chains and straps rated to the piece
- Edge protection where a strap crosses steel
- Tarping against weather and road debris
- Load checked at the first stop and after
Booking one
- Tell us the cargo, not the trailer
- Weight and dimensions decide the class
- Quote at no charge
- Rental available without transport
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