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Intermodal equipment, permits & defect reporting

Check the chassis, the weight authority, and the handoff before the load moves.

Drivers, dispatch, carriers, terminals, maintenance teams, and equipment providers may handle different parts of the same movement. Identify the unit and return event, report the known condition through the applicable process, and preserve evidence of the response. These guides cover those handoffs and the equipment, weight, and route checks behind a permitted container movement.

Texas intermodal overweight permits: can you haul 93,000 pounds?

93,000 pounds on qualifying six-axle equipment; 100,000 on qualifying seven-axle equipment. Work through the other permit conditions before dispatch.

How should intermodal equipment defects be handed off?

Connect the driver report, equipment identifier, provider, and corrective follow-up.

What should a driver check before taking a chassis over the road?

The handoff at the terminal needs a real equipment check.

Put the records in order

Download PassPro forms or ask about an inspection support engagement.