Editing Intermodal container (section)

==Handling==
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Containers are transferred between rail, truck, and ship by [[container crane]]s at [[container terminal]]s. [[Forklift]]s, [[reach stacker]]s, [[straddle carrier]]s, container jacks and [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] may be used to load and unload trucks or trains outside of container terminals. [[Swap body|Swap bodies]], [[sidelifter]]s, tilt deck trucks, and [[Hydraulic hooklift hoist|hook trucks]] allow transfer to and from trucks with no extra equipment.

ISO-standard containers can be handled and lifted in a variety of ways by their corner fixtures, but the structure and strength of {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=on}} (type E) containers limits their tolerance of side-lifting, nor can they be forklifted, based on ISO 3874 (1997).<ref>[https://www.tandemloc.com/gen-iso-container-info.asp TandemLoc – ISO Container Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830102901/https://www.tandemloc.com/gen-iso-container-info.asp |date=30 August 2016 }}</ref>