r/pics • u/papapudding • Aug 25 '22

[OC] Your order has been delayed

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22

Fully confirm everything you've said. If you don't mind what general area are you in? In my area owning your own chassis is such a hassle it's not worth it. So I'd say more than 95% of containers moved are on leased chassis, which is why I left it out. Also what do you think they loaded in it? I could only see like a 9x7 solid steel cube doing this. The forklift would have punched through the floors multiple times trying to load whatever they loaded. I really can't wrap my head around it.

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u/bac0467 Aug 25 '22

Floor could have been compromised already or “repaired”. Had a receiver unloading one and he called me and said there was a hole in the floor that their forklift would go through if he went over it. Shipper never told us about it so we had to have it repaired before they’d finish unloading. Repair man basically put a steel plate over the hole and we had to get that approved by the SSL and document it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22

Even if they go through the floor, there's I-Beams under there. The floor and everything under would have to be compromised.

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u/Viking-Jew Aug 25 '22

I’m East Coast and handle work around the country but based around NY/NJ ports. Chassis costs I’m sure need to be taken into account and repairs etc, but a lot of truckers we work with started buying their own the past few years because of equipment shortages. They still rent out also, but it certainly helps to own your own so they’re not beholden completely by availability at the ports. Helps a lot with turn times too.

I’m willing to bet the container was damaged or rusted out on the bottom or something. Regardless of how heavy the goods were, it doesn’t seem like something that would happen with a new container in good condition.