Pipe transport and hauling, loose and bundled
Fission Logistics runs pipe hauling in Ontario out of Mississauga, moving loose and bundled steel, coated and water system pipe to pipe yards, distributors and jobsites in Ontario and the US. A 6 axle carries up to 86,000 lb of pipe inside Ontario and into Michigan, and every tier of loose pipe sits on timbers every 8 ft with wedges nailed on both sides so nothing rolls. Bare pipe goes on an open flatbed when the crane needs the top. Coated pipe rides in a Conestoga, kept off the deck and away from the chains, so the coating arrives clean.
What we haul
Line pipe, casing and tubing for oil and gas. Water main and sewer pipe for municipal work. Structural pipe for fabricators. It comes coated or bare, loose or in mill bundles, and goes from the mill or coater to a distributor, a pipe yard or a jobsite; what we run for pipeline and utility contractors is on its own page. A lot of those jobsites have no dock, and that's normal for us.
| Load | Trailer we send | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Loose pipe, crane or forklift loaded | Open flatbed, 53 ft tandem | Wedged and secured tier by tier. |
| Bundled pipe | Open flatbed or Conestoga | Bundles load and secure faster than loose pipe. |
| Coated pipe that must stay clean | Conestoga, 53 ft tandem | The coating stays clean and dry. |
| Heavy Ontario domestic pipe | Multi axle curtainside, 50 ft | Up to 86,000 lb on the 6 axle inside Ontario, about what 2 tandems carry. See multi axle trucking in Ontario. |
How we secure pipe
- Loose pipe: 4 by 4 timbers go down every 8 ft with wedges nailed on one side. The first pipe rolls tight to the wedges, the rest are laid in, and wedges are nailed on the other side. Each tier is chained or strapped to your spec and never below the legal minimum.
- Bundled pipe: bundles sit on timbers with wood blocking between them. The next tier goes on timbers directly above the first, and both tiers are secured over the top every 8 ft.
- The truck is on level ground before loading starts. Coated pipe is slippery when it's wet or icy, so it gets extra blocking front and rear. Nothing goes above the bulkhead.
Full steps are on our load securement page.
Lanes
Sarnia and Alberta are our oil and gas pipe lanes; see southwestern Ontario trucking for Sarnia. Windsor and Essex County, the GTA and Hamilton take jobsite, distributor and fabricator loads. Cross border, pipe moves to and from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Imported pipe comes off the barges at Ambridge, near Pittsburgh, and off the ships at Baltimore. Lane detail is on the Ontario flatbed carriers page. Pipe is one part of the steel we move; plate, beams, rebar and coil are covered with it under steel hauling in Ontario.
Questions shippers ask
Loose pipe or bundled, which moves faster?
Bundled pipe loads, secures and unloads faster, so it spends less time at each dock. Send us what the mill ships and we'll quote it.
Can coated pipe travel without scuffing?
Yes. It rides on timbers with wood blocking between pieces, and edge protection keeps the coating away from the chains.
How high do you stack pipe?
Never above the trailer's bulkhead.
Do you run pipe cross border?
Yes, both ways, through Detroit and Buffalo.
Do you need the pipe length and count to quote?
Yes. Send the length, the count, coated or bare, and loose or bundled.
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Rather talk it through?
Call dispatch with the load and the lane. They'll tell you which trailer it goes on, and someone picks up 24 hours a day.