Equipment

Two configurations, spec by spec

What each unit is rated for, side by side. If a load needs something neither one covers, we will say so instead of selling you the wrong chassis.

Side by side

Compared

Specification
40' tandem axle
20/40/45' combo
Container lengths
40'
20' · 40' · 45'
Axle configuration
Tandem
Spread, extendable
Overweight legal
Not rated
Rated
Approx. tare weight
6,600 lb
7,600 lb
Best suited to
Fixed 40' lanes
Mixed box sizes
Both unitsRadial tires with legal treadDOT lighting and reflective tapeReefer capableDaily or monthly terms

Approx. tare. Confirm the plate on the unit before quoting a load.

How to choose

Pick by what the terminal hands your driver

Choose by how much your box sizes vary from day to day.
  1. 01

    Always a 40' box

    Take the tandem. Lighter, faster to hook, cheaper per day. Nothing about a combo helps you.

  2. 02

    Mostly 40', sometimes 20' or 45'

    One combo covers the exceptions without a second unit sitting in the yard waiting for them.

  3. 03

    Genuinely mixed, day to day

    Combo, every time. The cost of one swap in Houston traffic is worth more than the rate difference.

  4. 04

    Overweight loads

    Combo. The tandem is not rated for overweight legal hauling.

Tandem axle chassis in the Houston yard

Type 01

40' tandem axle

The standard unit for a 40' box. Two axles, fixed frame, nothing to adjust.

Full specifications
Combo chassis extended in the Houston yard

Type 02

20/40/45' spread axle combo

Slides to take a 20', 40' or 45' box, and hauls overweight legal. One unit, three configurations.

Full specifications
Axles and brake assembly under a chassis

Detail 01

Axles, brakes and suspension

Brake chambers, slack adjusters, airlines and suspension stay on the maintenance schedule. On a lease, that work is at our cost.

How maintenance works
Wheel ends and tires on a chassis

Detail 02

Wheel ends and tires

Radials with legal tread, checked between rentals. A roadside tire failure goes through the same maintenance call.

How maintenance works
Landing gear on a chassis

Detail 03

Landing gear and king pin

Crank gear and king pin are on the pickup and return check. The photographed record is on the safety page.

Safety standards

Need something specific?

Tell us the load and the lane and we will tell you which unit fits.