pier / container hauling... if your thinking about doing it, read this first.

Thats what im trying to figure out.. They are just heavy period...

 

Well they are what they are but are really no different than hauling a regular trailer around depending on what's in the trailer. Yes a lot of them are cubed out to get max efficiency of your space but if you do drop and hook with regular trailers and cant see the freight because it's already sealed you go with the assumption that they are stacked to the roof also, unless you know the customer and freight on it. You really don't drive them more slower than a "regular driver" because it's regular drivers that pull em around.

 

I`ve found that hauling containers isn`t any cheaper for the hours worked than anything else I`ve done.The key for me was finding the right way to do this.

 

Now a tri-axle is heavy as hell... A refer with the motor mounted on the box is so effing heavy.. But a regular load i don't see it they are tall so they can flip easier..

 

I run I-40 through NC and TN all the time and have been behind several containers that the wheels came of the ground in a slow curve through the gorge....scarey as heck man!
I'm maxed out at 80k with a reefer trailer with a lift gate and loaded 10 inches from the ceiling and still don't lean near as bad as they do.

Back when i pulled them i had a few close calls that got my attention real quick. Some of those containers feel like dragging a boat anchor too.

 

I remeber i used to take a 20ft triaxle to Gasden,Al they had metal crates with rubber in them. Trailer weighted 70k at least

 

To the OP .
My experiences with container freight were pretty much the same out her in LA Long beach.

And trust me guys, it is not like intermodule at the rail yards or picking up at a trans load facility, if that's what you think of wene here about pulling cans.

No the ports are a whole nother monster.

Also, I't did'nt really help that I did it with good old Swift'y, who'd only take on lease opps for they're local container fleet.

The company I work for now is doing the same thing they're switching over to all lease opps. It's actually OTR. Versus the local work I did with swift. But the lease only deal alone should tell you there somthing wrong

I actually inquired about the division here where I work, but shy'd away wene I found out what the deal was.