外尺寸、内尺寸和箱门
外观示意
规格参数
| 项目 | 框架箱 |
|---|---|
| 外长 | 480″ 40′ |
| 外宽 | 96″ 8′ |
| 外高 | 102″ 8′ 6″ |
| 皮重 | 12,500 lb |
| 最大载重 | 87,000 lb |
| 最大总重 | 99,500 lb |
| 底盘车 | Standard, to the box length |
| 表中数据对应 | 40ft |
| 另有 | 20ft |
这些是该类设备的标称数据。 实际箱子会因厂家、船公司和年份而不同，皮重以您拿到那只箱子门上的钢印为准。把箱号发给我们，我们按实际箱子核对。
What a flat rack is
A flat rack is a container reduced to its floor: a heavy steel deck the size of a container, with two end walls and nothing along the sides. It handles like a box at a terminal, locks to a chassis at the same four corners, and stacks in a ship's cell guides, but it carries freight that would never go through a door. The figures shown are for the 40 ft version, about 40 ft by 8 ft by 8 ft 6 in with a tare near 12,500 lb, and it also runs as a 20.
There are no interior or door dimensions to quote, which is the point of the type. What matters instead is the deck size, the lashing points, and the shape of the piece going on it. Racks come with fixed or collapsible end walls, and the collapsible ones fold flat so empties can be stacked and repositioned.
When a flat rack beats the alternatives
Use it when the cargo is too wide for a box, or too tall and too heavy for an open top, or when it has to be lifted and lashed rather than rolled or forked in. Transformers, boats, construction plant, long steel, generator sets, anything with an awkward footprint and real weight. An open top is the better answer when the piece fits inside the walls and only the roof is the obstacle, because an open top still encloses and protects the load.
If the freight is never going to sea, a flat rack is usually the wrong tool. A step deck, a double drop or a lowboy sits the cargo much lower, which matters on a road where the limit is 13 ft 6 in, and it is easier to load. The flat rack earns its place when the same piece has to cross water as a container sized unit and then continue on a chassis.
What people get wrong: the rating, and how fast the height disappears
The 87,000 lb payload and the 99,500 lb gross on the specification are structural ratings for the rack itself. They describe the steel. They do not describe a truck. On a Florida road the limit is the 80,000 lb legal gross of the whole combination, so a legally loaded flat rack carries a small fraction of its rating unless the move is permitted, and permitted moves come with their own routes, times and equipment.
Height is the other one. A flat rack on a chassis puts its deck at container floor level, so the cargo starts high before it starts at all, and Florida's 13 ft 6 in is measured from the road. A piece that looks modest on the ground can be over height the moment it is on the rack. Width behaves the same way: past 8 ft 6 in the move is over dimensional, and an over dimensional box cannot use the PortMiami Tunnel, so it leaves over the bridge and through downtown instead.
What to send to get it booked
Measure the piece before you ask, and send four numbers: length, width, height and weight. Then say how it can be handled, because lifting points, a cradle, skids or a forklift pocket decide what happens at both ends of the trip. If it is already on a rack, the container number and the steamship line give the terminal and the appointment.
Say the rack length, 20 or 40, since the chassis matches the unit. Say whether the end walls are up or folded. And if anything overhangs the deck in any direction, say by how much, because that is the difference between a normal dispatch and a permitted, routed over dimensional move. Over gauge is a measuring conversation first and a booking conversation second.
Work it out first
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常见问题
直接回答
Can a flat rack carry cargo wider than the container itself?
Yes, and that is the reason to use one. With no side walls the cargo can overhang the deck, which is impossible in any enclosed box. What the overhang buys you at sea it costs you on land: anything wider than 8 ft 6 in is an over dimensional load on a Florida road, so it is measured, permitted and routed before it moves, and escorts come into the conversation as the width grows.
Why is a flat rack's payload so much higher than a container's?
Because the 87,000 lb figure is the rack's structural rating, which is about how much steel and how many lashing points the deck has, not about what a truck may weigh. On a Florida road the binding number is the 80,000 lb legal gross of the whole combination, so the cargo a flat rack can actually carry on the highway is a fraction of its rating unless the move is permitted. Load to the road, not to the plate.
Do the end walls on a flat rack fold down?
On the collapsible type, yes: the two end walls fold flat onto the deck so empty racks can be stacked and repositioned cheaply, which is a large part of why the design exists. Folded down they also let a long piece overhang the ends. Standing up they give you something to brace and lash against, which is usually worth keeping if the cargo does not need the length.
How is cargo secured on a flat rack?
To the rack, with chains, straps or welded stops working against the lashing points built into the deck and the corner posts, and with dunnage under the load to spread it. Securing is part of the shipment rather than an afterthought: the piece has to survive a sea leg and a road leg, and the road leg has its own securement rules. Send the weight, the footprint and where the piece can be lashed or lifted.
Is a flat rack the same as a platform container?
Close, but not identical. A platform is just the deck, with no end walls at all, and it is used for the heaviest and most awkward pieces. A flat rack keeps two end walls, fixed or collapsible, which give you bracing and some containment. Both move through terminals as container sized units and both are measured, permitted and lashed rather than simply booked, so the choice is about the cargo shape.
框架箱 需要什么底盘车？
Standard, to the box length. 底盘车由我们自备，所以订不订得成，不取决于码头那天早上有什么车。
超重的能拉吗？
能，用对的底盘车，配上对的许可。超重和箱型尺寸是两个分开的问题，而且各港口在州的限值之外还有自己的限值。
你们从哪里提 框架箱？
Port of Miami, Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach, POMTOC, South Florida Container Terminal, Seaboard Marine, Florida International Terminal, Port Everglades Terminal, Crowley, King Ocean, MSC, Tropical Shipping, Antillean Marine, FEC Port Everglades ICTF, FEC Hialeah rail ramp and CSX ramp.
什么是免堆期最后一天（last free day）？
您的箱子可以免费停在码头里面的最后一天。过了这一天，滞港费就开始按天累计，所以提前提箱几乎总是比干等便宜。
什么是提前提箱（pre-pull）？
在您准备好收货之前，我们先把箱子从码头提出来，放在堆场上。这样滞港费就不会按码头的费率往上跑，您的收货安排也不用再赶。
滞港费、滞箱费和车辆滞留费有什么区别？
这是三笔来自不同收费方的费用。滞港费是码头向您收的，因为超过免费时间之后货还留在闸口里面。滞箱费是船公司向您收的，因为超过免费时间之后您还占着他们的箱子。车辆滞留费是卡车方的时间成本，司机在您的月台等候超过免费时段之后开始计算。这三笔可以同时在跑，账单就是这样很快变得难看的。
怎么拿到运价？
把线路、设备、集装箱尺寸和港口发过来，我们回一个数字。报价和调度24小时都有人，邮箱 quotes@dariaslogistics.com。
一份拖车报价里到底包含什么？
运输本身，加上那些事后最容易让人措手不及的附加费：底盘车、提前提箱、滞箱费、滞港费、车辆滞留费和仓储费。我们宁可一开始就把它们说清楚，也不愿意事后加到账单上。