how to enter the shipping container world

How does one get into shipping container hauling? What special insurance is needed as a carrier of shipping containers. Where would be the best place to find loads as an o/o and what specific equipment is needed, such as a special type of skateboard to secure one or two of them?

I live near the Port of Tampa, fwiw.

 

Duct tape is amazing stuff when added to chicken wire. a 48' flat bed or some other type of dealio?

 

You see me jumping around a bit. I just saw a video on this and started googling it. I just found the chasis. Apparently they have twist locks for the containers. My lovable dad, who's 80 now and in a nursing home, doesn't want me to leave for weeks at a time. I need to see if intermodal trucknig may allow me to not have ot truck so far to find good lanes. That's what I'm up against.

Are you saying that intermodal guys are really the bottom of the barrel? I'm seeing some pretty nice trucks hauling those things, but maybe not.

 

I'm going straight into independent, as an authority through my 20 year old non-trucking company.

 

holy crap, that's cheap. On the other hand, is that the driver's take or what the carrier gets? I can't imagine paying fuel and repair expenses with 88cpm. That's scraping the bottom of making a living at that point.