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Clause 2.—The loading capacity of containers must be such that their total weight (load, plus tare) is: 5 metric tons for containers of the heavy type; 2.5 metric tons for containers of the light type; a tolerance of 5 percent excess on the total weight is allowable under the same conditions as for wagon loads.
In March 2022, XPO sold its North American intermodal business to Illinois-based STG Logistics for $710 million. [33] [22] In March 2023, XPO appointed J. Wes Frye, a retired industry veteran, to its board of directors. [34] In April 2023, XPO announced the hire of Dave Bates as chief operating officer of North American LTL. [35]
[27] [31] making this the first worldwide application of intermodal containers. [24] After the US Department of Defense standardized an 8-by-8-foot (2.44 by 2.44 m) cross section container in multiples of 10-foot (3.05 m) lengths for military use, it was rapidly adopted for shipping purposes. [citation needed]
Large investments were made in intermodal freight projects. An example was the US$740 million Port of Oakland intermodal rail facility begun in the late 1980s. [2] [3] Since 1984, a mechanism for intermodal shipping known as double-stack rail transport has become increasingly common. Rising to the rate of nearly 70% of the United States ...
Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds (68 kg). Full truckload carriers move entire semi-trailers. Semi-trailers ...
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo. [1]
Illinois basketball player Dain Dainja has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, he announced Monday on social media. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound center averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds ...
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