If you have steel coils, structural beams, dimensional lumber, pre-cast concrete, building materials, machinery, or anything else that will not fit through a dry-van door, you need flatbed freight. Evergreen Shippers dispatches flatbed loads every business day from Spokane — the heart of the Pacific Northwest lumber and steel corridor — and across all 48 states plus cross-border into Canada.
Most quotes returned within the hour during business hours.
Quotes are free and there is no obligation to book.
Or call (509) 321-4381
Match the trailer to the load — deck height, length, and tarp coverage all matter.
The PNW workhorse. 48' deck, ~60" deck height, 48,000 lb max payload. Most lumber, steel, and building material moves run on a 48'.
Five extra feet of deck for longer dimensional pieces — pipe, structural beams, glulam, and trusses. Same height and weight limits as a 48'.
~38" main deck for loads up to ~10'2" tall without permits. Critical when the load exceeds standard flatbed height limits.
Flatbed with a sliding curtain side. No tarping time, full side-access for forklift loading, clean weather protection for finished goods and painted steel.
30'–40' goosenecks behind 1-ton duallies for partials, expedites, and single-piece machinery to tight job sites.
Coil-rack trailers for steel coil shippers, double-drop and RGN for over-height freight, extendables for long pipe and beams.
Anything over 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, or 80,000 lbs gross? That's an oversize/overweight move — we handle permits, pilot cars, and route surveys.
Spokane sits at the confluence of BNSF and UP mainlines along I-90 — the largest metro between Seattle and Minneapolis. We dispatch flatbed capacity into the Inland Northwest mill belt and the steel-service-center cluster across all four PNW states, every business day.
Sources: ifg.com, stimsonlumber.com, sawmilldatabase.com, bc.com/ewp, Forisk 2024 Top 10 list.
Sources: pacific-steel.com, Reliance Steel company history, ssa-corp.com.
The DAT National Flatbed Spot rate (linehaul, ex-fuel) ran $1.95/mi in Oct 2024, climbed to $2.06/mi by Mar 2025, and reached $2.26/mi by Feb 2026 as AI data-center build-outs absorbed open-deck capacity in the industrial Midwest and PNW. The DAT contract rate held flat at $3.02–$3.05/mi through the same window — a roughly $1/mile spot-to-contract spread that narrows when capacity tightens.
For PNW shippers the operational reality: summer capacity tightens by June as construction season ramps. Locking contract capacity early matters; spot bookings get bumped or rolled.
Source: DAT Freight & Analytics flatbed reports, 2024–2026.
Federal cargo-securement rules at 49 CFR § 393.100–136 require aggregate tiedown working-load-limit (WLL) of at least 50% of cargo weight. The standard for transport: Grade 70 chain, stamped 7 / 70 / 700. Reference WLLs: 5/16" = 4,700 lb, 3/8" = 6,600 lb.
Steel coils have their own rule at § 393.120, triggered at 5,000 lb combined coil weight. Eye-to-sky orientation requires diagonal tiedowns from both sides plus one transverse over the eye plus blocking; eye-crosswise needs timbers/chocks/coil bunks plus a forward-restraint tiedown at no more than 45° from the floor. We write securement specs into the rate confirmation before pickup, not at the dock.
Source: eCFR 49 CFR Part 393, Subpart I; Peerless Chain, US Cargo Control WLL data.
Commodity, dimensions, weight, pickup/delivery ZIPs and dates, tarping needed yes/no. Photos help.
Trailer match (48' / 53' / step deck / Conestoga / hot shot), all-in rate, transit estimate. Most quotes back within the hour.
Vetted carrier dispatched, insurance verified, chains/binders/tarps confirmed before pickup.
Status check-calls, delivery confirmation, signed POD, one invoice covering line haul plus any accessorials.
Sources: WSDOT chain-requirement and Stevens Pass pages; Idaho State Police; Idaho Transportation Department.
Spokane sits at the I-90 / US-395 crossroads with daily flatbed capacity feeding Idaho Forest Group, Stimson, Hampton, and regional steel service centers.
FMCSA authority, BMC-91 insurance certificates, safety scores, and equipment fitness verified before every dispatch. No surprises at the dock.
Most flatbed quotes back within the hour during business days. Quote-to-dispatch in under 24 hours on standard lanes.
When the load grows past legal limits, we don't hand it off — we pull state permits, route surveys, and pilot cars in-house.
Tarp specs (6'/8'/smoke), edge protection, chains vs straps, coil racks, V-boards — spec'd on the rate confirmation before pickup.
MC#896325 · USDOT 2569360 · $75K BMC-84 bond · $1M GL / $2M auto · Lloyd's of London cargo coverage.
Call (509) 321-4381 — most flatbed quotes back within the hour, dispatch within 24 hours on standard lanes.