FIELD GUIDES · DRAWING INDEX
Open-deck freight, documented.
These guides are how we brief a first-time shipper. No fluff, no vendor names, no invented statistics. The prices you see match what the Rate Desk agent will offer you on the same lane today.
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Heavy Equipment Shipping Cost
The pillar guide to open-deck pricing: distance bands, equipment class, permits, and what actually moves the number.
Excavator Shipping Cost
Mini, midi, and full-size excavators: weight class, the height gotcha, and AIG offer ranges by distance.
Skid Steer Shipping Cost
The easiest instant quote on the calculator. Hotshot vs flatbed tradeoff and offer ranges for short, regional, and long hauls.
Oversize Load Permits
When permits trigger, honest fee bands, escort rules of thumb, and the AIG promise: we price permits INTO the quote.
Flatbed vs Step-Deck vs RGN
The decision by cargo height and weight, a comparison table, and the cost relationship between trailer classes.