Quentin
QUOTE: Originally posted by KevinRC Seems like a waste of a railroad car, just putting one trailer into a well car. But that's the way they do it. Maybe we will see the 89' TTX Flat Car come back!!!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by edbenton [b]J B Hunt is getting rid of its containers same with Schneider they discovered that they actually have less avaiblity than a standard trailer. JB hunt is still shipping by rail just using the standard trailer now. You have to remember that with containers you must have a chassis for it when you need it they were having a chassis shortage. [/bor
Originally posted by dldance [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, September 16, 2005 9:22 AM ...Yes, I noted the 53 containers also had 102 stenciled on the top sides.... Quentin Reply zapp Member sinceAugust 2003 From: weatherford,Tx 367 posts Posted by zapp on Friday, September 16, 2005 8:22 AM I spent eight years on the road till the RR hired me. So I do know a little bit about this one. 53's came out in the early 80's. Scheinder and Dart Transit (St Paul,Mn.)(I was leased to them for a while) were hauling coke and beer cans. These types of loads you actually cube out before you weigh out. So they and American Can,Crown Cork and Seal,Coka Cola,Pepsi,and a bunch of other manufacturers petitioned for the longer combinations. Maryland was one the last "holdout" states. They are also the reason the sides of 53's say 53. There is also a certain place the rear tandum on the trailer has to be in. Otherwise it is considered overlength. The 57 footer. Was a product of Dart Transits Texas division,Fleetline-Lancaster,Tx. Texas had and still has no legth law. It was used down here for the same thing-cans,but then they started loading these things with everything.These trailers have a 102" outside width and a 101 1/2" inside width. The sides are skinned with 1/4 aluminum so they held alot of problems with the trailers "spliting". That is the load was simply to heavy for the trailers design. They redesigned the floor to handle the stress. I was leased to Fleetline in the early 90's and we could,at that time,legally take the trailers into: TX,NM,AZ,CO,OK,KS,LA,AL,MS,FLA,and Ark. with a oversized permit. Every now and then when we got up there in "Yankee country" Dart would have a 57 find it's way into Chicago, Milwaukee,St Paul,and we would have to get back down here. They would pay us loaded miles to get it back down here under the radar (ie,arund the scales,interstates,etc). They actually tried out five 60 footers, but the highway/city systems couldn't handle the wide turns we had to make with them, so they were scraped. QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd I think some western states allow 57'ers. The 53' containers have been around for about 10 years. JB Hunt was an "early adopter". Reply edbenton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Back home on the Chi to KC racetrack 2,011 posts Posted by edbenton on Friday, September 16, 2005 7:45 AM J B Hunt is getting rid of its containers same with Schneider they discovered that they actually have less avaiblity than a standard trailer. JB hunt is still shipping by rail just using the standard trailer now. You have to remember that with containers you must have a chassis for it when you need it they were having a chassis shortage. The railyards were putting anything and everything on JB Hunts' chassis. The only difference between the 53 foot and the regular container is construction. On the 57 foot out west on the I-5 corridor they are legal. The ATA pushed for 57 foot trailers at one time saying it would cut the number of trucks on the road. However the drivers and about everyone else were against them. If you are running a 57 footer the only way you can pull one and stay in the bridge law is with a cabover. I for one do not want to see those make a large scale comeback. In a lighter note can you see a 57 foot trailer in downtown Philadelphia or Boston. Time to replace all the light poles again. Always at war with those that think OTR trucking is EASY. Reply oltmannd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: Atlanta 11,971 posts Posted by oltmannd on Friday, September 16, 2005 7:39 AM I think some western states allow 57'ers. The 53' containers have been around for about 10 years. JB Hunt was an "early adopter". -Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/) Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd I think some western states allow 57'ers. The 53' containers have been around for about 10 years. JB Hunt was an "early adopter".
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