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[quote user="oltmannd"][quote user="futuremodal"]   most domestic containers these days are manufactured overseas.  [/quote] Really?  By whom?  How do they get them here? There's 95,000 53', 102" wide containers  in UMLER.  These are the backbone of the domestic stack service. As far as I know, most of these can't be stacked more than two high, so shipping them on container ships is problematic.  Also, I've never heard of 102" wide OR 53' foot containers moving on container ships.  JB Hunt's came from Wabash National.  Scheider has some, too.  From their press release. Container features include: · Same load configuration as a van trailer · Ability to be double-stacked when used on the rail · High-durability, lightweight painted/galvanized steel that is rust-resistant to protect transport of food, garments and other sensitive cargo · Easy loading, reduced product damage and smooth, clean look of non-corrugated, plywood-free interior sidewalls · 109 ½ inch interior height for greater loading capacity · Authorization for use on any railroad [/quote] For what it's worth, Wabash has stopped manufacturing domestic containers as per their recent press release: <A href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=113608">http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=113608</A> Quote of note from Bill Greubel, Chief Executive Officer at Wabash:  "It has become increasingly clear that corrugated steel boxes from China and Korea adequately satisfy customer requirements at prices significantly lower than our container offering." That leaves Schneider, until they decide to pull out.  Anyone else left in the US to manufacture domestic containers?
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