Heavy-Haul Freight Built for RGN and Lowboy Owner-Operators
An RGN (removable gooseneck) or lowboy isn't a trailer you bought by accident — you bought it to move the heavy stuff nobody else can. Excavators, dozers, cranes, ag equipment, transformers, drill rigs, and other tall or over-dimensional loads ride low and load from the front when you drop the gooseneck. That capability is exactly why heavy-haul consistently commands some of the highest rates in trucking. ARI is a motor carrier, and when you lease your RGN or lowboy on, you run that high-value freight under ARI's own DOT/MC authority.
What RGN and Lowboy Loads Demand
This is specialized work, and the freight reflects it. Expect:
- Oversize and overweight permits, often state-by-state, with defined routes and travel windows
- Chains, binders, and securement matched to heavy equipment — not straps and a tarp
- Pilot/escort coordination on wide or tall moves
- Patience for slower load/unload at job sites, ports, dealerships, and yards
Because of that, RGN/lowboy lanes usually reward operators with real experience and securement know-how. If that's you, this is freight that pays for the skill you've already built.
Why Lease On With ARI for Heavy-Haul
A single owner-operator running alone has to chase permits, customers, and rates solo. Leasing on under ARI's authority means established shipper and broker relationships, steady heavy-haul lanes, and access to better-paying loads than you'd typically secure on your own. Here's what you keep and what you skip:
- True 82% revenue share — you keep 82% of gross linehaul; ARI's 18% covers dispatch, compliance, and billing
- Same-day pay — deliver before noon EST with paperwork in and get paid the same business day, with no quick-pay or factoring fees
- Zero escrow — ARI holds $0, while some carriers hold $2,500–$5,000
- Dedicated dispatcher, capped at 7 trucks, who negotiates rates and knows your permit-heavy lanes — not a self-dispatch app
- No forced dispatch — you choose your loads, routes, and home time
- Bring your own freight — find a customer, tell your dispatcher, and ARI runs their credit and books it under ARI authority
You'll also get fuel discounts up to $0.45/gallon, a 40% fuel advance at pickup, and apportioned IRP plates for all 48 states. To be clear: ARI is not a broker and this is a lease-on model — you cannot run your own authority with ARI. Getting your own authority exists as a general industry path, but it is not what ARI offers.
Get Your RGN or Lowboy Running
If you own an RGN or lowboy and want heavy-haul freight without the overhead of running solo, lease on with ARI and run under our authority. See more reasons owners stay at why join, or browse all owner-operator jobs. Questions? Call (888) 600-9098.