| Southern Tier stack trains didnt usually get JB Hunt traffic, so this was a treat. Here are a 48 foot Thermacube container, and a 53 foot van. The van was relatively new at the time, judging by the 36000 series number. Ahead of the van are several 48 foot plateside containers. They are not insulated-the Thermacubes are-as a result have an inch or two more inside space. That may not seem like much, but when loading products like paper goods-think paper towels and toilet paper-that extra inch can mean more cases in the box. That's important, since those loads usually cube out long before weight becomes an issue. A 53 foot plateside box loaded tight with paper goods will weigh in between 25-and 27,000 lbs. That will give one of our road tractors with that container a gross weight of about 62,000 lbs. |