Abstract: The invention provides a detachable railing system for assisting in securing a load to a flat bed truck. The railing systems of the invention include a plurality of detachable stakes have one end dimensioned for telescopic mating with a pocket formed along the periphery of the flat bed truck. Each of the plurality of stakes has a saddle portion extending outwardly therefrom and which is dimensioned for receipt of one end of an arm. A plurality of arms is dimensioned to be inserted into at least one of the saddles of the plurality of stakes and is further dimensioned to span the length between adjacent stakes when the stakes are mounted a predetermined distance apart near the periphery of the flat bed truck. The plurality of arms is further adapted to detachably mounted into at least one of the saddle portions of at least one of the plurality of stakes.