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[[Image:Container.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Containers being hauled by rail]]
[[Image:Container.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Containers being hauled by rail]]
A '''container''' is a truck trailer body that can be detached from the chassis for loading into a vessel, a rail car or stacked in a container depot. Containers may be [[Ventilation|ventilated]], [[Insulation|insulated]], [[Refrigeration|refrigerated]], flat rack, vehicle rack, open top, bulk liquid or equipped with interior devices. A container may be 20 feet, 40 feet, 45 feet, 48 feet or 53 feet in length, 8'0" or 8'6" in width, and 8'6" or 9'6" in height.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>
A '''container''' is a truck trailer body that can be detached from the chassis for loading into a vessel, a rail car or stacked in a container depot.
In some areas of the world, old containers are being considered for housing.
Containers may be [[Ventilation|ventilated]], [[Insulation|insulated]], [[Refrigeration|refrigerated]], flat rack, vehicle rack, open top, bulk liquid or equipped with interior devices. A container may be 20 feet, 40 feet, 45 feet, 48 feet or 53 feet in length, 8'0" or 8'6" in width, and 8'6" or 9'6" in height.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>
In some areas of the world, old containers (specifically those no longer suitable for transport) are repurposed to provide housing.
==See also==
==See also==