Intermodal / Shipping Containers Upcoming Auctions

About Intermodal & Container Trailers

Despite the long history of shipping large quantities of goods from one destination to another, often via ship or train, the intermodal or container trailers you commonly see today really didn’t exist until the mid-1950s when Malcom P. McLean set out to develop the rectangular containers and then modify a ship for carrying those containers. Within a matter of years, the containers, sometimes referred to as freight containers and sea cans, became widely used and the industry standardized on sizes and corner fittings so the same container, regardless of manufacturer, could easily be stacked and transported by train, truck, or ship and loaded and unloaded by crane. Thanks to ISO standards, the most common container sizes today are 20 or 40 feet, with heights of 8 feet, 6 inches and widths of 8 feet, although both oversized and smaller containers are available.

Intermodal & Container Trailer Construction

Containers are typically made of industrial-strength steel with options such as wooden floors, lockable rear or side doors, and personnel doors. In addition to shipping or transport, containers are easily adapted for a variety of other purposes wherever temporary or more permanent secure, portable, weather-tight storage is needed.

Find The Right Container Trailer

The new and used intermodal trailers and container trailers for sale listed on TruckPaper.com include dry van, refrigerated or reefer/insulated, flat rack, open top, open end, open side, sea, half-height, liquid bulk tank, and high cube models from manufacturers such as CIMC, Conex, Fontaine, Triton, Wabash National, and others.