5 novembre 2026
Your container is too heavy for the chassis that showed up. Here is how it still gets home.
Heavy freight like tile, stone or steel can fill a 20 foot container to a weight the ship carries without a problem and the road does not. When a truck shows up with an ordinary chassis, the driver cannot legally take it, and the box stays at the terminal while the free days run out. The fix is the right chassis from the start: a tri-axle, which spreads the weight over more axles. If the load is going a long way, we can also bring it to our warehouse and split it onto trucks that run legal the rest of the trip. The one thing that prevents all of this is telling us the weight before the truck is sent.
What the problem actually is
Ships and roads have different rules. A 20 foot container of porcelain tile can be perfectly fine on the ocean and still too heavy for a truck in Florida.
What usually happens is simple. A truck arrives with a standard chassis, the one with two axles, because nobody mentioned the weight. The driver cannot legally take it. The truck leaves empty, you may be billed for that wasted trip, and your box stays at the terminal while the clock keeps running.
What we do
We check the weight before anyone is sent. If it is heavy, we send a tri-axle chassis, which spreads the load over three axles instead of two. For most heavy containers, that alone makes the move legal.
If the weight is beyond what a tri-axle can carry, we arrange the state permit where one applies. And if the freight is heading a long way inland, we can bring the container to our warehouse, unload it, and split it onto two trucks that each stay under the limit for the rest of the trip.
What you need to send us
The weight from your booking or bill of lading, the commodity, and the container size. That is it. Those three things tell us which chassis to send before anyone drives to the port.
If you are not sure of the weight, say so. We would much rather ask one more question than send the wrong chassis.
Why it matters
A wrong chassis costs more than the trip. It can cost a day, and with heavy freight the day you lose is usually close to the last free day.
Heavy containers are routine for us. They only become a problem when the weight is a surprise.
When it goes wrong · Overweight · Tri-axle chassis · Transload · Heavy freight
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How do I know if my container is too heavy?
Look at the verified gross mass, the weight declared for the ship, on your booking or bill of lading. Florida caps a truck at 80,000 pounds in total and 20,000 pounds on a single axle. The truck, the chassis and the empty box already use a good part of that. A heavy 20 foot container is the most common surprise. Send us the weight and the commodity and we will tell you right away which chassis it needs.
What is a tri-axle chassis?
It is a container chassis with three axles under it instead of the usual two. More axles means the weight is spread wider, so more of it is legal on the road. For most heavy containers that is the whole answer, and it is a small extra charge, not a different kind of move.
What if it is still too heavy with a tri-axle?
Then the state issues overweight permits for some loads, and we arrange them. If the load is going far, the other good answer is to bring it to our warehouse in Hialeah Gardens, unload it, and reload it onto two trucks that each run under the limit. You pay for a second truck, but nobody gets stopped at a scale.
Come ottengo una tariffa?
Ci mandi la tratta, il mezzo, la dimensione del container e il porto, e le rispondiamo con un numero. Preventivi e dispatch 24 ore su 24 a quotes@dariaslogistics.com.