flat bed expedite??

Jack_Berry · May 31, 2007

that is what one of our plants want for steel moves. is that possible? i think this is flat sheet hence the flat bed.

Jack Berry

x06col · May 31, 2007

We do a lot of flatbed as well as van freight (expedited) with our curtainsides. All types of freight have an emergency, once in a while.

nightcreacher · Jun 3, 2007

there are far more expedited flat bed loads than anyone realizes,everything from jet engines to parts for nuclear power plants.even the rail road gets parts on expedited flat beds,and the rate is much better than expedited van freight.

arkjarhead · Jun 6, 2007

Panther has a flatbed department if i'm not mistaking. Plus when you tlk about steel you could be talking about expediting raw material to a plant to be turned into finished product.

Jack_Berry · Jun 6, 2007

there might be some castings but this is bar, tube, channel and flat stock. mostly for farm equipment and const. machines. the year isn't 6 months old and one plant bragging about their jit inventory is over 50k in expedites and fighting against paying a 250$ vnu fee.

panther is one of our approved expediters. question.....how do they get the cats on the side of a flatbed?

Jack Berry

x06col · Jun 6, 2007

50K isn't much for a fair sized plant for expedite at this time of year. They were bragging i'm sure, of the fact it's so low. A good sign of good management. We could probably help with some of their moves if they realize ya don't need the cats to do it. If, however, they have been sold a bill of goods like the panther contractors have, then, we can't help I guess.

greg334 · Jun 6, 2007

Funny thing you are all talking about flat Bed expedite and the subject of UPS was brought up a couple times today on other threads - put the two together and you have a UPS flatbed truck sitting next to me.

Odd I didn't know that they did any flat bed work, but again I have seen a lot of their city delivery trucks pulling all kinds of trailers lately so anything is possible.