Gary, Indiana Flatbed Trucking
Grid-Line Transportation is a flatbed and steel hauling carrier based in Schererville, about 15 miles from Gary. We have worked the Lake County industrial corridor since 2014, moving coil, plate, bar and pipe out of the lakefront and across the Midwest with same-day or next-day delivery.
Based down the road.
Many carriers that quote Gary freight are dispatching from somewhere else. Our office is in Schererville, off the Borman, about 15 miles from Gary, and the Calumet region is where we have hauled steel since 2014.
That closeness is what makes a local carrier worth having: drivers who run these roads daily and a dispatch team that knows them. Gary is part of the Calumet region we cover from the Northwest Indiana hub page, alongside Hammond, East Chicago, Burns Harbor and Portage.
Every lane starts here.
Gary sits where the big interstates meet the lakefront. Freight that leaves a Gary dock in the morning can be in Chicago, Indianapolis or Butler the same day, and the routes we run out of the city are the ones we run every day.
I-80/94
The Borman Expressway runs the length of the Lake County corridor and is the spine of every Gary pickup and delivery. Schererville sits just off it.
I-65
South from the Gary interchange to Indianapolis and on to the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, our main lane into Central and Southern Indiana.
I-90
The Indiana Toll Road, east toward Butler and the Ohio line, west into Chicago.
US-12 and US-20
The lakefront routes that reach the industrial docks and plants between Hammond, Gary, Burns Harbor and Portage that the interstates do not.
Steel first, flatbed always.
The lakefront between Hammond and Portage is one of the centers of American steelmaking, and steel is the core of what moves with us out of Gary. See steel coil hauling for the coil side and transportation solutions for the full list.
Steel coil
Standup and skidded, single coils up to 72,000 lb, chained and tarped on 48' and 45' flatbeds set up for coil.
Flat and long steel
Sheet, plate, bar, billet, wire rod, beam, pipe and tubing out of the mills and processors along the lakefront.
Building and industrial
Lumber, OSB, crane mats, bagged minerals, super sacks, machinery and anything else that rides on an open deck.
Set up once, ship every day.
A Gary shipper works with us the way they would with any interstate carrier, only closer. Carrier setup runs on our USDOT 2554662, MC 879988 and SCAC GLNS, with certificates of insurance issued during setup; the full carrier profile is on our About page. Quotes come back within one business day.
For freight that moves on a schedule, we can assign trucks and drivers to your lanes and drop trailers at your facility for next-day pickup; see dedicated flatbed freight. Heavy and wide loads are handled under permit; see oversize and overweight.
Gary trucking FAQ
Are you a trucking company in Gary, Indiana?
We are based about 15 miles from Gary, at 2301 S Cline Ave. in Schererville, Lake County, and have hauled steel and flatbed freight across the Calumet region since 2014. Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Burns Harbor and Portage are our home turf.
What do you haul out of Gary?
Steel first: coil, sheet, plate, bar and pipe from the mills, processors and service centers along the lakefront. We are also a dedicated flatbed carrier for lumber, minerals, machinery and anything else that rides on an open deck.
How fast can you get a truck to a Gary pickup?
Our office is in Schererville, about 15 miles from Gary, and we dispatch regional flatbed freight from there every day. Delivery is same-day or next-day across a 300+ mile radius.
Where do you deliver from Gary?
Across Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, south on I-65 to Indianapolis and Jeffersonville / Louisville, east to Butler, IN and Delta, OH, and down to Granite City, IL. Anything within 300+ miles of Schererville.
Can you handle heavy or oversize loads from Gary?
Yes. We move single steel coils up to 72,000 lb and, with our expertise in permitting and DOT regulations, handle oversize and overweight material within legal guidelines.
Who drives for Grid-Line?
Every Grid-Line driver is an owner-operator with at least two years of verifiable CDL experience, a year on flatbeds, and our two-week flatbed and steel securement training. Regional runs mean they are home daily.
Shipping from Gary?
Share your origin, destination and timing, and we will come back with pricing and availability within one business day. If it rides on a flatbed and it is within 300 miles, we can move it.
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