A Comet National Shipping company
You only pay for the space you use.
Your cross-country Flatbed LTL carrier — moving steel, machinery, generators and other heavy, odd-shaped freight that fills only part of a deck.
Shippers save money. Carriers maximize revenue. Everyone wins.
A Comet National Shipping company — moving heavy, odd-shaped freight across the U.S. and Canada since [year].
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The core idea
Pay for the space you use —
not the whole trailer.
A traditional flatbed move bills you for the entire deck, even when your load only takes up part of it. Flatbed LTL works differently: your steel, machinery, or generator shares the deck with other partial loads — so you pay for the footprint your freight actually occupies, and nothing more.
- Only the deck space your freight needs
- No paying for empty trailer you’ll never use
- Cross-country lanes, properly secured
What we haul
Heavy, tall, long, and awkward — that’s our specialty.
If it’s odd-shaped, over-dimensional, or only fills part of a deck, we’ve secured it and moved it. A sample of what rolls on our flatbeds:
Equipment & machinery
- Pumps & heavy equipment
- Construction equipment
- Large machinery ("big iron")
- Vehicles & trucks
- Generators & compressors
Industrial & electrical
- Transformers & electrical panels
- Tanks
- Raw materials
- Landscaping materials
Building materials
- Structural steel & steel rods
- Reinforced concrete & cement
- Brick
- Lumber
- Scaffolding
Actual FlatbedLTL loads
Real freight, really secured.
Not stock photos — these are loads we’ve moved: heavy, tall, odd-shaped, and chained down right for the trip.
What we do
One partner for the freight that doesn’t fit the box.
From a single skid of steel to a full flatbed — and the messy situations in between — here’s how we move it.
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LTL Flatbed
Partial flatbed
When you ship construction equipment, heavy machinery, raw materials, or other odd-shaped items, it can be hard to economically move a load that fills only a fraction of a flatbed trailer. With Flatbed LTL, you only pay for the space you use.
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LTL Volume
Partial / shared truckload
For dry-van palletized loads bigger than a regular LTL shipment but smaller than a full truckload, Volume LTL is a great choice — shared truckload economics without the full-truck price.
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Full Flatbed & FTL
Via Comet National
Need the whole trailer? Our parent company, Comet National Shipping, handles full flatbed, full van, full and partial reefer, and even traditional LTL — ship anything to anywhere.
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Distressed Load Recovery
Recover & re-secure
When a shipment shifts, gets refused, or a carrier falls through, we step in fast to recover, re-secure, and re-deliver freight so your project stays on schedule.
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Rework
Restack & re-secure
Damaged packaging, failed inspections, or improperly loaded freight? We rework, restack, and re-secure loads to spec before they continue down the lane.
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Transloading
Mode-to-mode transfer
Move freight between trailers, containers, and modes at our facilities — consolidating partials or splitting volume shipments for the most efficient route.
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The hidden cost of LTL
A $500 freight bill can quietly become $3,500.
Traditional LTL pricing hides surcharges that punish heavy, bulky, or long freight — exactly the kind you ship. Rules like the Density Minimum, Cubic Capacity, Linear Foot, and Capacity Load charges can multiply a quote several times over before it reaches your desk.
Partial flatbed sidesteps the trap entirely: you’re quoted for the deck space your freight occupies — one number, no re-rating surprises.
How it works
Three steps from quote to delivered.
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Get a Quote
Tell us what you’re shipping and where. We price the partial space your freight actually needs — not a full trailer.
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Schedule Shipment
We coordinate pickup, securement, and the lane. You get a clear plan and a single point of contact.
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Rest Easy
Your freight moves cross-country on the right equipment, properly secured, and arrives without surprise accessorial charges.
Coverage
Cross-country lanes, run from Atlanta.
From our hub in metro Atlanta, we move partial and full flatbed freight across the lower 48 and into Canada — consolidating loads along dense lanes so your freight keeps moving and your cost stays low.
- 48 states + Canada
- Atlanta, GA consolidation hub
- Partial & full flatbed lanes
Everyone wins
Good for shippers. Good for carriers. Good for your business.
Partial flatbed isn’t a compromise — it’s a better model for everyone on the lane. Empty deck space becomes affordable capacity.
- Shippers Only pay for the deck space you use — no full-trailer premium on a partial load.
- Carriers Fill empty deck space and maximize revenue per mile instead of hauling air.
- Your business Predictable pricing, properly secured freight, and one accountable partner.
- — Years in business to confirm
- — Lanes served to confirm
- — Loads moved to confirm
- 48 + Canada States covered
In their words
Trusted by the people who load the trucks.
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Get a quote
Ready to stop paying for empty deck space?
Tell us what you’re shipping and we’ll price the partial flatbed space it actually needs — usually within one business day.
Prefer to talk? Call (800) 831-5376