Integrated, coordinated rail-highway-water container service combined flexibility and convenience of local short-haul trucking with speed, dependability and low cost of long-haul rail transportation; greater safety, greater protection, less handling, less loss from pilferage, and reduced export packing; 300-cu ft rigid-type container, was one of earliest containers developed; made of steel, or wood and steel construction, they come in various sizes; 20-ft trailer containers are being used in shipments to Italy, Australia, Brazil, Panama, Belgium, Holland, England, Spain, France, Switzerland and Japan; 35 ft trailer containers are being used in shipments to Puerto Rico and Italy, and 40 ft containers are being used in shipments to France, Sweden, and Puerto Rico.
Containerization
Modern Matls Handling
Modern Materials Handling ; 23 , n 1
1968
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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