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			Container (1) - 




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Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Container (1) - shipping container | trucking |

Container Chassis -

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Single-purpose semitrailer designed to carry a shipping container. Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Container Chassis - container | shipping container | trucking |

Container On Flat Car -

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Method of moving shipping containers which involves transporting them on railroad flat cars. Acronym: COFC Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Container On Flat Car - piggyback | trailer on flat car | trucking |

Shipping Container -

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Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Shipping Container - container | trucking |


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