Chassis are primarily utilized in the logistics industry to facilitate the movement of shipping containers over land.
Based on their function within the intermodal supply chain, chassis are used by truckers to deliver containers between key locations. These locations serve as critical transfer points for goods traveling across different modes of transport (like ship, rail, and truck).
Key Locations for Chassis Use:
- Ports: Where containers arrive or depart via ships.
- Railyards: Facilities where containers are transferred between trains and trucks.
- Container Depots: Storage locations for empty or loaded containers.
- Shipper Facilities: The origins or final destinations for the cargo within the containers.
Chassis act as the wheeled frame necessary for a semi-tractor to haul a container on roads, bridging the gap between these vital nodes in the transportation network.
