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RR-ROAD EQUIPMENT

The rig

One truck. Two trailers.

RR Road runs one tractor and two open-deck trailers, swapped to suit the load. Here is each one — what it is, what it carries, and the figures that decide whether your load fits.

Sheet 00 · The tractor

One tractor, either trailer.

A single power unit, coupled to whichever trailer the load calls for — the same truck, and the same people, on every load.

Trailers

2, swapped per load

Main lane

Los Angeles ⇄ Toronto

Base

Fresno, California

Runs

Lower 48 + Canada

The trailers

Two sheets, two jobs.

The step deck for freight that is lifted on. The RGN lowboy for equipment that drives on, and anything too tall for the step deck.

Sheet 01 Step deck UPPER DECK MAIN DECK · LOW-PRO

Drop deck · step deck · low-profile step deck

53 ft low‑pro step deck

A flatbed with a step in it: a short upper deck over the truck, then a long main deck set low to the ground. The low deck buys roughly two extra feet of legal height over a flatbed, and the open sides mean it loads by forklift or crane from any angle.

Choose it when Taller than a flatbed allows, but under about 10 ft — and lifted on, not driven on.

Typical for this trailer type

Overall length 53 ft
Upper deck About 10–11 ft long, about 5 ft off the ground
Main deck About 42–43 ft long, about 3–3½ ft off the ground on a low-pro
Legal freight height About 10 ft on the main deck (more in states with a 14 ft limit, such as California)
Legal width 8 ft 6 in
Legal payload Roughly 45,000–48,000 lb

Industry-typical figures for the trailer type. Every load is checked against our own trailer and the route's limits before we quote.

Sheet 02 RGN lowboy REMOVABLE NECK DRIVE-ON EQUIPMENT

Removable gooseneck · lowboy · double drop

RGN lowboy

The front of the trailer — the gooseneck — comes off, the deck drops to the ground and becomes a ramp, and the equipment drives straight on. Between the neck and the axles the deck sits in a low well barely off the road, which is what lets tall machinery travel at legal height.

Choose it when It drives on under its own power, or it is too tall for a step deck.

Typical for this trailer type

Loading Front loading — gooseneck detaches, deck becomes a ramp
Well Typically 24–29 ft long, about 18–24 in off the ground
Legal freight height About 11½–12 ft in the well
Legal width 8 ft 6 in — wider needs an oversize permit
Legal payload Roughly 40,000–42,000 lb on a standard configuration; more only with permits and added axles

Industry-typical figures for the trailer type. Every load is checked against our own trailer and the route's limits before we quote.

Which trailer?

Match the load to the deck.

A rule of thumb. The final answer always comes from your load’s real dimensions and weight.

The full trailer guide
Excavators, dozers, loaders — anything that drives on RGN lowboy The gooseneck comes off and the deck becomes a ramp. No crane, no dock.
Machinery taller than about 10 ft RGN lowboy The low well leaves roughly 11½–12 ft of legal height.
Farm tractors and implements Either trailer Depends on the height and how it loads. Send the model and we will say which.
Machinery on skids, crated equipment 53 ft low‑pro step deck Forklift or crane from any side, about 10 ft of legal height on the main deck.
Steel, pipe, lumber, building materials 53 ft low‑pro step deck Long, flat and loaded from the side.
Wider than 8 ft 6 in RGN lowboy Oversize — it needs a permit from every state and province on the route.

Securement

The rules every open-deck load rides under.

Open-deck freight is held by chains, binders and straps, and how much of each is not a matter of opinion. The federal cargo securement rules set the minimums every carrier on a US road must meet.

§393.106

Enough holding power

The working load limits of all the tiedowns on a load must add up to at least half the weight of the cargo.

§393.110

Enough tiedowns

Two for anything up to 10 ft long, plus one more for every further 10 ft — more where the article is heavy or not blocked against moving forward.

§393.130

Heavy equipment

Machines of 10,000 lb or more are restrained by at least four tiedowns, each rated 5,000 lb or more, with buckets, blades and booms lowered and secured.

A plain-English summary of 49 CFR Part 393, Subpart I — not the rules themselves, and not legal advice. Canada applies its own securement standard (NSC Standard 10) on Canadian roads.

Start a load

Got the dimensions? Get a number.

Send the pickup, the delivery and the size and weight of the load. We come back with a price and a plan — trailer, route, and permits if it needs them.

Get a quote (559) 999-4191 Text us

A quote needs

  1. 01 Pickup and delivery City and state or province — a ZIP or postal code is even better.
  2. 02 What it is Make and model for equipment; a plain description for anything else.
  3. 03 Length × width × height To the highest and widest point, including anything that sticks out.
  4. 04 Weight The operating or shipping weight, with attachments.
  5. 05 How it loads Drives on, forklift, crane or dock — at both ends.
  6. 06 When it is ready A date, or a window.