Capabilities

Twelve modes. Verified equipment. One tolerance for failure.

Owned capacity, affiliated carriers, and a vetted nationwide and global network give us the reach to solve the whole shipment. Our relationships run both ways: partners extend enterprise capabilities to Five Nines, and we support them with freight and services outside their own coverage.

Equipment Spec Reference

How capacity is structured

The right capacity for the load.

Five Nines combines owned equipment, affiliated capacity, and a vetted nationwide and global network under one accountable 3PL relationship.

Owned

Core operating capacity

Equipment ready to move

Owned capacity supports urgent, dedicated, and regional work where direct control matters most.

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Trucks & trailers

Affiliated capacity

Long-standing relationships built over roughly a decade give us dependable equipment and known operators across repeat lanes.

Nationwide + global

Vetted partner reach

Extended 3PL network

Top-tier partners extend specialty, warehousing, drayage, LTL, and international capabilities. We support them with freight and services outside their own coverage.

Planned sign-ons and equipment additions are reported separately on Watch Us Grow and are not counted as active capacity until they are operating with us.

Equipment engineering reference

Verify legal tolerances before you quote.

Legal limits below are U.S. interstate baselines without permits. Anything over them is a permitted move and gets a routed MOP, not a guess.

Flatbed (48' / 53')

Max legal weight: 48,000 lbs
Deck height: 5'0" (60")
Max legal load height: 8'6" (102")
Max legal width: 8'6" (102")

The workhorse for pipe, structural, PFV, machinery and crane-unloaded skids. Loads over 102" tall or wide move to step deck or permitted RGN.

Securement & gear on board

Chains
Binders
Straps
Coil racks
Pipe stakes
4 ft / 6 ft / 8 ft tarps

Trailer specification comparison
Trailer	Max weight	Deck height	Max legal load height	Length / width
Flatbed 48'/53'	48,000 lbs	5'0" (60")	8'6" (102")	48'–53' · 8'6" (102") wide
Step deck 48'/53'	46,000–48,000 lbs	3'6" (42")	10'0"–10'2"	37'–43' lower deck
Double drop / RGN	40,000 lbs legal · 150,000+ lbs permitted	18"–24"	11'6"–12'0"	29' well (up to 50' stretch)
Hotshot 40' / box truck	16,500 lbs (Non-CDL) – 22,000 lbs (CDL)	~34" gooseneck	8'6" (102") within 13'6" overall	40' deck · 60-min dispatch

Flatbed

Open-deck freight is where we started. We match every load with the right flatbed, step-deck, Conestoga, or specialized trailer, then plan dimensions, securement, permits, dunnage, and site access before dispatch.

Equipment

48' & 53' flatbed
Step deck
Double drop / RGN
Conestoga
Container securement

Typical loads

Structural steel & pipe
Machinery & equipment
Expedited loaded containers
Coils & plate

Dry van

Enclosed, weather-protected capacity for general commodities, palletized freight, furniture, and home goods. Our nationwide carrier relationships cover regular and one-way lanes, while Five Nines handles the fit: trailer requirements, securement, appointments, tracking, and exception management through one coordinator.

Equipment

53' dry van
48' dry van
Air-ride suspension
Logistics posts & load bars
Blanket-wrap option

Typical loads

General & retail freight
Palletized goods
Furniture & home goods
Packaged equipment

Expedited

When the clock is the constraint, we secure the fastest qualified option: sprinter, straight truck, hotshot, team service, or dedicated truck. Five Nines owns the communication, milestone tracking, and recovery plan from pickup through delivery.

Equipment

Sprinter & cargo van
Straight truck
Team-driver dry van
Dedicated power

Typical loads

Line-down parts
AOG & critical spares
Turnaround freight
Time-definite deliveries

Sprinter van

Sprinter vans give time-critical shipments a direct, right-sized option without waiting for scheduled LTL or paying for unused truck space. We coordinate exclusive-use service, rapid dispatch, proactive tracking, and delivery appointments from pickup through final handoff.

Equipment

High-roof sprinter van
Cargo van
Dock-high straight truck access
Exclusive-use capacity

Typical loads

AOG & line-down parts
Critical components
One to three pallets
Trade show & event freight

Refrigerated trucking

Cold-chain freight demands more than a reefer set point. We coordinate pre-cooled equipment, temperature requirements, washouts, appointment timing, tracking, and contingency planning to protect sensitive products from pickup through delivery.

Equipment

53' refrigerated trailer
Multi-temperature reefer
Refrigerated straight truck
Temperature monitoring

Typical loads

Food & beverage
Fresh & frozen goods
Pharmaceutical products
Temperature-sensitive materials

Drayage

We coordinate port, rail, chassis, transload, bonded, and final-mile service across our listed hubs and beyond. Appointments, last-free-day tracking, demurrage, and per-diem exposure stay under one Five Nines coordinator.

Equipment

20' & 40' chassis
Tri-axle chassis
Transload capacity
Bonded moves

Typical loads

Import / export containers
Transload to over-the-road
Port-to-warehouse
FCL drayage

Hotshot

Fast hotshot capacity supports Texas, Gulf Coast, and nationwide lanes. It is a practical option for the single skid, urgent part, or smaller piece of equipment that does not need a full-size truck.

Equipment

One-ton dually
Gooseneck trailer
40' hotshot deck
Tilt-deck

Typical loads

Oilfield parts
Single skids & pallets
Small equipment
Field-service freight

Box truck

We cover the work a 53-foot trailer cannot, including liftgate, pallet jack, inside delivery, appointments, and white-glove requirements for live facilities and customer-facing deliveries.

Equipment

26' box w/ liftgate
Straight truck
Pallet jack
White-glove option

Typical loads

Inside deliveries
Final-mile freight
Live-site drops
Retail & office

Oversize & heavy haul

Over-dimensional and superload freight moves through top-tier specialized carriers with the equipment, authority, and field experience for the job. Five Nines coordinates the carrier, state permits, escorts, route surveys, site requirements, and customer updates so the move is managed as one project rather than a stack of vendors.

Equipment

Multi-axle RGN
Perimeter / stretch
Dual-lane & Goldhofer
Beam & jeep

Typical loads

Transformers & switchgear
Pressure vessels
Modules & skids
Turbines & generators

Crane & rigging

For freight that cannot simply be loaded or unloaded at a dock, we coordinate the crane, rigging crew, lift plan, site requirements, and transportation as one project. Every provider is matched to the load, location, schedule, and required certifications before mobilization.

Equipment

Mobile & all-terrain cranes
Boom trucks
Forklifts & telehandlers
Rigging, gantries & skates

Typical loads

Machinery installation
Transformers & generators
Industrial equipment
Plant relocation projects

Ocean

Global forwarding and carrier relationships extend FCL, LCL, breakbulk, RoRo, customs, and drayage capabilities beyond our domestic footprint. These are reciprocal operating relationships: partners bring enterprise reach and overseas execution to our customers, and Five Nines brings them domestic freight, specialized transportation, and support where their own service ends.

Equipment

FCL 20' / 40' / 40'HC
LCL consolidation
Breakbulk & RoRo
Door-to-door drayage

Typical loads

Import / export ocean
Project cargo
Global container moves
Port-to-door

LTL

Nationwide LTL relationships cover standard, volume, expedited, and open-deck partials. We select the carrier for lane strength and service requirements, then manage classification, booking, appointments, tracking, and claims through one Five Nines contact.

Equipment

Standard LTL
Volume / partial
Flatbed LTL
Guaranteed & expedited LTL

Typical loads

Palletized freight
Partial truckloads
Volume LTL
Open-deck partials

Warehousing & customs

Enterprise warehousing, managed as one 3PL service.

Our leased and partner facilities provide flexible space in key markets and across the country. Their enterprise systems, labor, and facility capabilities pair with our customer service, transportation coordination, and single point of accountability.

Warehouse markets

Charleston, SC

East Coast port distribution

Houston, TX

Gulf gateway & project staging

Savannah, GA

Southeast import consolidation

Los Angeles, CA

West Coast port drayage & transload

Indianapolis, IN

Midwest inventory & distribution

Harrisburg, PA

Northeast corridor distribution

Chicago, IL

Midwest warehousing & transload

Memphis, TN

Mid-South warehousing & distribution

Norfolk, VA

Port warehousing & final-mile staging

Brillion, WI

Northeast Wisconsin warehousing

+ vetted partner space nationwide

Contract warehousing & inventory management

Leased and third-party space for receiving, put-away, inventory management, transload, fulfillment, and outbound staging. Top-tier providers extend enterprise facility and systems capabilities to us; we bring coordinated transportation, responsive customer service, and business outside their core lanes or service mix.

In-bond trucking

We move freight in-bond under CBP bond, so imported cargo can travel from port to an inland destination or bonded facility before it clears — keeping boxes off demurrage without rushing clearance.

Customs clearance

Partnered with a licensed customs broker to handle entry, duties, and clearance on both borders, so drayage, warehousing, and the paperwork all run under one coordinator instead of three.

Hands-on job site coordination

We don't stop at the gate. We manage the delivery on the ground.

Half of our staff and every driver we assign to critical work carries the credentials to get inside the fence — TWIC, HAZMAT, OSHA, and site-council orientations. That means we coordinate the delivery where it actually happens: at the laydown yard, the crane window, and the gate, not from a desk three states away.

Gate, escort & credential coordination

We confirm gate hours, security and escort requirements, and driver credentials before dispatch, so the truck clears the fence instead of sitting at it. TWIC-carded drivers and staff move freely through MTSA ports and refinery gates.

Crane-window & laydown staging

Deliveries are timed to the crane pick and the laydown sequence the job actually needs — staged in order, not dumped at the gate. We coordinate the equipment waiting at the destination against the trailer we send.

On-site supervision & sign-off

For oversized, permitted, and critical moves, we put eyes on the delivery — check-in, spotting, unloading supervision, proof of delivery, and documented sign-off on every movement.

Certifications & compliance

Credentialed to get inside the fence — on both sides of the border.

Getting freight to the gate is the easy part. Getting it through the gate is where credentials matter. Half of our staff and every driver we assign to critical work is carded for restricted sites, and our cross-border program is built on the trusted-trader certifications that actually move trucks across the line.

Driver & site access

What gets our people through restricted gates.

TWIC card

TWIC

Half our staff and every driver we assign to critical work carries one — required for MTSA ports and refinery gates.

HAZMAT endorsement

TSA-vetted for placarded and hazardous materials loads.

OSHA 10 & OSHA 30

Construction-site and GC-orientation baseline; OSHA 30 for supervisory access on hyperscale builds.

PEC Basic Orientation Plus

PEC BOP

The de facto Gulf refinery gate card, reciprocal with most safety councils.

Safety-council orientations

Gulf Coast Safety Council, EHCMA, and ARSC site orientations for plant and petrochem access.

MSHA Part 46 / 48

New-miner training for surface aggregate and underground/metal mine sites.

Cross-border — Mexico & Canada

Our specialty. The trusted-trader stack that moves trucks across the line.

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

C-TPAT

U.S. supply-chain security certification — the northbound anchor for expedited, lower-inspection crossings.

Operador Económico Autorizado

OEA

Mexico's Authorized Economic Operator program, mutually recognized with C-TPAT. The long pole most brokers never clear — we did.

Free and Secure Trade

FAST

Expedited commercial-vehicle crossing for C-TPAT/OEA-approved freight at the U.S.–Mexico and U.S.–Canada borders.

Trusted-traveler enrollment

Global Entry

Vetted crossing credentials for our cross-border personnel to keep freight moving at the gate.

ACE / ACI e-Manifest

Electronic manifests filed on both borders so the driver clears with a trip number instead of a delay.

Licensed customs brokerage & in-bond

Partnered clearance on both borders with CBP-bonded in-bond moves, so drayage, warehousing, and paperwork run under one coordinator.

Carrier network & platform compliance

How the whole network stays vetted and interchange-ready.

Highway carrier vetting

Real-time identity, authority, and fraud monitoring on every carrier in the network.

Uniform Intermodal Interchange Agreement

UIIA

Registered for intermodal equipment interchange, so drayage moves through rail and ocean terminals without friction.

ISNetworld / Avetta / Veriforce

Contractor-compliance platforms maintained at the carrier level for plant and industrial site access.

Broker authority & insurance

Freight arranged under Primary Freight LLC (MC# 841023) with $1M auto liability and full coverage; COI on request.

Cross-border — Mexico & Canada

We master cross-border trucking, and Mexico is one of our key markets.

Cross-border is a carrier problem, not a driver problem — the driver's FAST card is cheap and fast; the carrier's C-TPAT and Mexico OEA certification is the real bottleneck most brokers never get through. We're on the far side of it. That means C-TPAT and OEA mutual recognition, FAST-lane crossings, e-manifest on both borders, and drayage and transload staged on both sides of the line, coordinated through one point of contact.

C-TPAT + OEA mutual recognition for expedited, lower-inspection crossings
Southbound and northbound truckload, LTL, and project freight
Bonded in-bond moves and licensed customs clearance on both borders
Border-gateway drayage and transload — Laredo, El Paso, Santa Teresa

Network

Coverage that holds up coast to coast — and across both borders.

Regional gateways feed a network of 2,400+ monitored lanes across all 50 states, with cross-border operations into Mexico and Canada. At every listed hub, our partners can unload loaded containers, mount them on chassis, and complete the final mile. Every move reports into the same control tower, so capacity requests are routed against current carrier and equipment availability — not a spreadsheet.

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