Doubles

Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by Madmax2000, Apr 3, 2017.

  1. Apr 3, 2017 #1
    Madmax2000

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    I posted this in another topic area but now feel this is a better place to start. Are any of you pulling double containers?
     
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  3. Apr 3, 2017 #2
    MACK E-6

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    The closest I've seen to that so far was the very rare intermodal trailer used by UPS.
     
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  4. Apr 3, 2017 #3
    mnmover

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    Where do you live? The only place you see double containers is in the NW. Sometimes a 40 and a 20 on a pup.
     
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  5. Apr 4, 2017 #4
    Madmax2000

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    I live near Jacksonville, FL . I'm from Michigan and I used to see them all the time up there. I hauled a gravel train and lowboy in Michigan and from time to time I'll see a B-train or double containers rolling on I-95. I just wondered who I could get on with pulling doubles down here?
     
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  7. Apr 4, 2017 #5
    MACK E-6

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    Beirut on the Bay, also known as Bodymore, Murderland.

    Anyhoo, it's been years since I've seen one of those, but there's no mistaking a pup with a frame rail under it. That would definitely have to be an intermodal deal.
     
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  8. Apr 14, 2017 #6
    Brandonpdx

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    I've seen double/tandem 20's on the Turnpike in NJ. It had to be company owned equipment because none of the lease chassis' at the port facilities have the pintle hooks and air/electrical connections at the back.

    They also have the flex chassis where you can mount either a single 40, single heavy 20 or two light 20's. Those are more common.
     
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  9. Apr 16, 2017 #7
    Bean Jr.

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    Yeah, but it was close to 50 years ago! A friend of my dad's owned 5 or 6 2 axle international cabovers with Jimmies, and a couple of 1947 K model gas rigs. I rode with my dad and we, oops, he pulled a single 20' Matson with pineapples. The 318s would pull doubles.

    Except for that company that @Brandonpdx saw in New Jersey, I've never seen anyone else doing it.
     
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  10. Apr 23, 2017 #8
    striker

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    We used to on occasion run doubles, 20' Hanjins to a customer in Nebraska, haven't done that in years though. Very few 20' chasses have pintles and hookups any more. Recently saw a 40' Kline chassis with a pintle and air lines on the back, thought I was seeing things. When I looked closer, there were no airlines running to the back.
     
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    Bean Jr. Thanks this.
  11. May 1, 2017 #9
    7seriestv

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    Tropical pull double 20ft container in south Florida just about everyday
     
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