No, this isn't the latest market share capturing strategy from a burger chain. This truck driver is giving his paperwork to a dispatcher on his way into the yard of a company specializing in intermodal containers. These containers can be carried by and transferred between ship, rail, and truck with ease. All sorts of cargo can be containerized and moved with greater speed, economy, and efficiency than possible with older methods.

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