Transporting construction materials: Thanks to their specialized flatbed design, these trucks allow for easy loading, unloading, and transportation of building materials such as concrete, lumber, scaffolding, steel beams, bricks, and so on. A flatbed truck can come with or without stake sides depending on the shape and size of the transported materials.

Hauling heavy equipment: Flatbed trucks can be used for hauling heavy-duty machinery that won’t fit inside a box truck. These trucks can also haul specialized vehicles such as tractors, as well as passenger vehicles that are used at different job sites.

Transporting scrap materials: scrap wood, concrete, metal, and other construction materials often need to be hauled from job sites to recycling facilities to be sold or repurposed. A flatbed truck is a convenient solution for transporting such materials, as it allows for easier loading and unloading than other truck types.

A typical flatbed truck has no roofs or barriers that may hinder the loading and unloading process. While this characteristic can be extremely helpful in some situations, in others, some form of support is often needed to keep the machinery or materials secure. That’s where side rails or stake sides come into play. These side rails, or stake sides go into the special sockets located along the edges of the flatbed truck, creating a convenient fence.

At Curry Supply, we manufacture high-quality formed stakes and pockets to ensure a snug fit on a flatbed truck. Our stake sides feature formed cross members for added strength, as well as side runners integrated with headboards. If you need a stake body truck to transport oddly shaped or oversized cargo, stake sides are a great alternative to other popular securing devices, such as straps, chains, ropes, hooks, and so on.

A flatbed truck should be built with ruggedness and durability in mind.Are your flatbed trucks made from quality materials? A flatbed truck should be built with ruggedness and durability in mind.

Flatbed truck manufacturers should offer both work-ready and custom-made trucks that can meet the needs of various customers and industries.

Reputable companies tend to have skilled and experienced in-house teams that can design and manufacture top-quality flatbeds.

If you need your flatbed truck shipped across the country or internationally, make sure to check if the company offers quick and affordable nation- and worldwide shipping.

Both a flatbed and a stake-bed are similar, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably. A flatbed’s primary function is to move items from one location to another. A stake-bed is a flatbed with several removable gates that allow the user to carry a taller cargo on the bed, moving items from one location to another.