Flatbed trucking software
Plan the permits before the load is on the deck.
Flatbed lives or dies on equipment fit, securement and, for anything oversize, the permits, escorts and curfews of every jurisdiction the load crosses. Roadmark checks all three before the forklift sets the first piece down.
- Height 14 ft 2 in
- Width 12 ft 6 in
- 98,000 lb gross
Permits, escorts and curfews for every jurisdiction on the route.
Ontario180 mi
Hamilton ON
- Permit #ON-84213 issued
- Rear escort, over 12 ft 6 in wide
- Daylight only, no Sundays
Michigan175 mi
Blue Water Bridge
- MDOT #MI-55291 issued, 2 days
- Front and rear, over 14 ft high
- Daylight only, no state holidays
Ohio145 mi
Adrian MI · overnight, before dark
- ODOT #OH-30187 issued
- Rear escort, front on divided highways
- No travel Friday noon to Monday
Columbus OH · 500 mi
Two days, daylight only
The deck height decides whether it's oversize at all.
- Flatbed: 14 ft 2 in, 8 in over: height permit and escort
- Step deck: 12 ft 8 in, 10 in under the legal height
- RGN: 11 ft 2 in, 2 ft 4 in under the legal height
A step deck would have cleared the legal height with 10 inches to spare and is easier to find than an RGN. The width still needs its own permit either way: no trailer choice gets 12 ft 6 in under 8 ft 6 in.
Securement and tarps
The driver's checklist, before the truck leaves the yard.
The driver app holds the securement count for the load's weight and length, and won't let the trip start until the tarp photos are in. Every photo lands in the customer's tracking the moment it's taken.
- The count comes from the load, not memory: weight and length set the minimum chains and edge protectors.
- A tarp photo is required per side before the trip status can move to "en route."
Load 48270 · pre-trip4 of 4 photos
- 8 chains and binders, working load checked
- Edge protectors, 4 corners
- 2 steel tarps, 1 lumber tarp secured
- Tarp photo, both sides and each end
Tarp pay to the driver, permits and escorts to the customer.
Load 48270 · tarp pay
- Same 3 tarps as the customer invoice, from the pre-trip photos
- Permits and escorts are passed through, not paid to the driver
Plan oversize moves in Roadmark and dispatch them from your current TMS.
Run permits, escorts and securement in Roadmark beside the TMS you dispatch from today. Add quoting, billing and the rest of the fleet when you're ready.
Questions
Questions before an oversize move.
How does Roadmark plan oversize permits?
For a route that needs one, Roadmark pulls the permit, escort and travel-hour rules for every jurisdiction the load crosses into a single plan before the load moves, rather than handling each state or province one at a time.
How do you know if a load needs an oversize permit?
Roadmark checks the loaded height, width and weight against the legal limits and each trailer option. The same freight can clear on a step deck or RGN while a standard flatbed needs a height permit and escort, though width still needs its own permit whichever trailer is used.
How is securement checked before a driver leaves the yard?
The driver app holds the securement count set from the load's weight and length, so the minimum chains and edge protectors aren't left to memory, and it won't let the trip move to "en route" until a tarp photo is in for every side.
Do drivers get paid for tarps the same way customers are billed?
Yes. The driver's settlement and the customer's invoice both build from the same load record, so the tarp count paid to the driver matches the tarp count on the customer's invoice; permits and escorts are passed through, not paid to the driver.
Can Roadmark run beside our current dispatch system?
Yes. Plan permits, escorts and securement in Roadmark while dispatch stays in your current TMS, and add quoting, billing and the rest of the fleet when you're ready.
Thirteen modes, one platform.
Every mode runs on the same customers, loads and invoices, so a company that runs more than one sees them together.
Bring your next oversize move. We'll plan it live.
Send us the dimensions and the route. In the call, you'll see the permit, escort and equipment plan Roadmark would build for it.
- Your trailers and your lanes
- Permits and escorts by jurisdiction
- Beside your current TMS or in place of it