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February 7, 2008February 7, 2008

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Overweight containers are Overweight containers are dangerous. dangerous.

Each container includes a stencil Each container includes a stencil affixed to indicate the maximum affixed to indicate the maximum weight that each container is weight that each container is designed to hold when it is new designed to hold when it is new and in perfect condition. and in perfect condition.

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Overweight containers are not Overweight containers are not limited to those containers that limited to those containers that exceed the maximum stencil exceed the maximum stencil weight of the container. weight of the container.

A container can be overweight if it A container can be overweight if it is simply not properly loaded. is simply not properly loaded.

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Containers are designed to carry the Containers are designed to carry the stencil weight listed when new and stencil weight listed when new and when the weight of the load is evenly when the weight of the load is evenly spread out over the entire floor of the spread out over the entire floor of the container. container.

Concentrating the weight can cause a Concentrating the weight can cause a container to be within itcontainer to be within it’’s stencil s stencil capacity and yet still dangerously capacity and yet still dangerously overweight. overweight.

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So, maybe itSo, maybe it’’s OK to load s OK to load ““just just slightlyslightly”” over the stencil weight.over the stencil weight.

Nothing will happen right?Nothing will happen right?

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Remember, the stencil weight is Remember, the stencil weight is the weight that the container is the weight that the container is designed for when new, in perfect designed for when new, in perfect condition, and when all of the condition, and when all of the weight of the load is perfectly weight of the load is perfectly distributed over the entire floor distributed over the entire floor area of the container. area of the container.

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What happens when the container What happens when the container is a bit older? When the load is is a bit older? When the load is not perfectly distributed but highly not perfectly distributed but highly concentrated over a small area of concentrated over a small area of the floor? When the load exceeds the floor? When the load exceeds the weight carrying capacity of the the weight carrying capacity of the specific container?specific container?

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Answer: Answer:

A potentially disastrous situation A potentially disastrous situation that can cause damage to property that can cause damage to property and loss of life!and loss of life!

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Since we have all heard the very Since we have all heard the very popular expression popular expression ““One picture is One picture is worth a thousand wordsworth a thousand words””, I will , I will save many words herein. Please save many words herein. Please look at the following pictures. look at the following pictures.

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Any questions why overweight Any questions why overweight containers are dangerous? containers are dangerous?

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This regards simple Port only This regards simple Port only shipments. shipments. IntermodalIntermodal shipments shipments are far more restrictive. For good are far more restrictive. For good reason. Weight restrictions are reason. Weight restrictions are imposed for reason of safety. imposed for reason of safety. Please ensure to always pay strict Please ensure to always pay strict attention to all weight restrictions attention to all weight restrictions at all times!at all times!