Steel-Hauling
Since 2014, Grid-Line has grown from a single tractor and trailer into a regional steel-hauling fleet. We have earned the trust of numerous steel mills and processors in our region to meet their trucking requirements. Our diverse equipment enables us to transport heavy loads, including up to 72,000lb single steel coils, in a safe and secure manner. With our expertise in permitting and DOT regulations, we efficiently handle oversize or overweight materials within legal guidelines.
As a dedicated flatbed carrier, we provide reliable transportation services across the Midwest. Since our establishment in late 2014, our unwavering commitment has been to ensure success and reliability for all parties involved. We are driven by the prosperity of our customers, shippers, drivers, steel mills, mechanics, and office staff. Their success is our ultimate motivation and the cornerstone of our business.
What We Haul
Steel Commodities
Steel coils, flat-rolled sheets, plates, bars, billets, wire rods, beams and rods
Steel coil hauling →How steel is transported →
Minerals
Bagged minerals, firebricks, super sacks, coal and abrasives
Lumber
OSB boards, finished lumber, crane mats and flat wood
And More
Pipes, tubing, machinery, empty containers, or anything that requires a flatbed
Whether it's Oversized
or Overweight
Our expert drivers and staff are ready to assist with oversize and overweight material. We have knowledge in regulations and permits needed to haul these sensitive loads safely and efficiently.
Where We Service
Grid-Line Transportation covers a 300+ mile radius across the Midwest, delivering regionally. Our operations prioritize prompt service, ensuring same-day or next-day delivery. With strong connections to major steel mills, processors, and job sites, we provide efficient service while keeping our drivers home most nights. Whether your freight is within our service area or beyond, let's discuss how we can form a partnership to meet your transportation needs.
See how our fleet supports freight moving in and out of Chicago and why the region is central to our operations.
Beyond Chicago, our network also supports freight movement through Indianapolis and Central Indiana, another key market within our regional footprint. With its role as a Midwest crossroads for manufacturing, distribution, and construction supply chains, Indianapolis allows us to extend the same level of operational consistency, responsiveness, and flatbed expertise to shippers moving freight across Indiana and surrounding states.
Explore how our Indianapolis operations support efficient freight movement and why the region plays an important role in our Midwest coverage.
Shipping in Indiana? See Indiana flatbed trucking, or our home region, northwest Indiana.
300-mi radius · Calumet base Here's how We Can Help
Mill to Processor
Have regular shipments from mills needing delivered to your processors? Call us to set up a streamlined process of getting your material where you need it to go, without going through the hassle of finding a truck or booking the freight.
Daily Orders
We have customers that need loads shipped multiple times a day or week. You tell us how many trucks you need and how often, and you can expect our equipment and professional drivers to be there as needed.
On-Site Equipment
We can have drivers and specific equipment ready for your use as needed. Need trailers dropped at your facility to be picked up the next day? Done. If more equipment is needed, you can count on our fleet.
Dedicated Dispatch Team
Our dispatchers work as an extension of your team, so your staff can stay focused on what they do best. From our office, they coordinate directly with our drivers and plan equipment around your schedule to keep every shipment on track, all backed by the full Grid-Line fleet.
Flatbed and steel FAQ
What trailers and equipment do you run?
48' and 45' flatbeds, including trailers set up for standup and skidded coil. Coils, sheet and finished steel that must arrive dry are tarped once secured.
What steel products do you haul?
Steel coils, flat-rolled sheet, plate, bar, billet, wire rod, beam, pipe and tubing. Single coils up to 72,000 lb. Beyond steel we move lumber, bagged minerals, super sacks, machinery and anything else that rides on a flatbed.
Can you take oversize or overweight material?
Yes. Our drivers and staff are ready to assist with oversize and overweight material, and we know the regulations and permits needed to haul these loads safely and efficiently.
Do you handle dedicated or recurring freight?
Yes. Whether you need 10 local steel coil transfers a day or 200 weekly loads to out-of-state job sites, tell us how many trucks you need and how often. We can also drop trailers at your facility for next-day pickup.
Who drives for Grid-Line?
Every Grid-Line driver is an owner-operator with at least two years of verifiable CDL experience, including a year on flatbeds, and completes our two-week flatbed and steel securement training program.
How fast can you deliver?
Same-day or next-day across a 300+ mile radius of Schererville, Indiana, covering Chicagoland, Indianapolis, Butler, Delta, Jeffersonville / Louisville and Granite City.
We Can Handle It.
We tailor transportation plans to your needs, providing dedicated equipment and reliable drivers to ensure timely and secure deliveries. Whether you require 10 local steel coil transfers per day or 200 weekly loads to out-of-state job sites, we have the capacity to handle it. Our efficient operations enable same-day or next-day delivery throughout the Midwest as required.
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