Structural steel and rebar hauling, fabricator to jobsite
Fission Logistics runs structural steel trucking in Ontario out of Mississauga, hauling beams, columns, plate and rebar from fabricators to jobsites across the province and into the US. The fleet is 80 trucks and 140 trailers, with open flatbeds for long beams the crane sets along the full deck and 6 axle units that carry 86,000 lb inside Ontario and into Michigan. Plate, rebar and short pieces ride dry in a Conestoga, loaded from the side. The driver calls the site before arriving, so the crane is ready when the truck pulls in.
What we haul
Wide flange beams, columns, angle, channel, plate, hollow structural sections and rebar, bundled or loose. Mill or service centre to fabricator, then fabricator to jobsite. Imported beams land at Trois-Rivières all winter and at Sorel-Tracy and Contrecoeur.
| Load | Trailer we send | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Beams and columns, standard length | Open flatbed, 53 ft tandem | Chained on timbers with edge protection. Tarped on request. |
| Overlength beams | Open flatbed, permits and flags | Permitted and quoted after the route check. |
| Plate, rebar bundles, short pieces | Conestoga, 53 ft tandem | Loaded from the side by forklift and kept dry without a tarp. |
| Heavy Ontario domestic steel | 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 structural steel
- Timbers go under the load every 8 ft, with wood blocking between bundles and between tiers.
- Beams and columns are chained. Rebar is chained or strapped to your spec. Edge protectors go at every contact point.
- The top tier is secured every 8 ft, nothing goes above the bulkhead, and loose gear is put away before the truck moves.
- Drivers follow Fission's written securement procedure for each product.
Jobsite delivery
Give dispatch the site address, gate hours, site contact and crane window when you book. If the site isn't ready when the truck arrives, dispatch calls you.
Lanes
We deliver to fabricators and construction jobsites in Hamilton, the GTA, Kitchener and Cambridge, Windsor and London. For city jobsites, see flatbed trucking Toronto. The province wide lane list is under flatbed trucking companies in Ontario. US loads cross at Detroit or Buffalo into Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Beams and rebar are one part of the steel we move; the whole order, plate to pipe, is on steel hauling in Ontario.
Questions shippers ask
Can you haul beams longer than the trailer?
Yes. Overlength pieces go on an open flatbed with flags, signs and permits for Ontario and every US state on the route. Give dispatch the piece length. Permitted loads are quoted after dispatch checks the route.
Do you deliver to construction sites?
Yes, it's routine. Send the site address, gate hours, site contact and crane window, and the driver calls the site before arriving.
Open deck or Conestoga for structural steel?
Conestoga for plate, short beams and rebar that need to stay clean. Open flatbed for long beams, columns and anything taller than the curtain frame, tarped if you want it.
How is rebar secured?
Bundles sit on timbers with wood blocking between them, chained or strapped to your spec and never below the legal minimum. Nothing is stacked above the bulkhead.
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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.