Commonly shipped items

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  1. student1989

    student1989 Bobtail Member

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    Hello

    I'm in school currently and I have to write a paper for my transportation class. The paper is about the trucking industry. I'm wondering could anybody tell me what are the most commonly shipped items by semi trucks? I'm wondering whats most commonly shipped for 53 dry vans and flatbed trucks specifically. Thank you all.
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Hmm, all kinds of stuff? Some kind of parts I think
     
  4. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    Everything you see at Walmart.
    Better question might be the oddball stuff.
     
  5. w.h.o

    w.h.o Road Train Member

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    Pallets. Most van and reefers loads are on a pallet. Flatbed sometimes haul a whole load of pallets.
     
  6. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    See all those orange trucks that say Schneider on them? They are all hauling hot dogs.
     
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  7. HopeOverMope

    HopeOverMope Road Train Member

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    A common commodity for:

    Vans-packaging materials and food related products
    Flatbeds- construction materials

    There are many, many more for both
     
  8. kimbosa

    kimbosa Medium Load Member

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    I would say there 3 products hauled everyday maybe 4 wood, plastics, paper, and my 4th would be fuel. And these are bulk raw products. Then they turn these products into somthing and they are shiped all over the United States and the world. You can see what im saying.hope this helps.
     
  9. RUSSELBURG

    RUSSELBURG Light Load Member

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    i say anythinjg you can see or touched was brought by truck
     
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  10. bavarian

    bavarian Heavy Load Member

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    Go to Walmart like suggested already and make a list.
    Then go to a hardware store and do the same.
    Check out a parts catalog from NAPA.

    Then you get a rough idea.

    "Everything is delivered by a truck, except babies."

    I got this front an other driver. And I guess he wouldn't care if you used it for your letter.
     
  11. cnsper

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    Sailboat fuel. The #### keeps falling off the deck though.
     
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