Eastern Railroad Discussion > Backhaul loads for Autoracks

Just saw a company called ProTech is marketing small, collapsable containers that can be loaded into empty autoracks for a loaded backhaul move.
Parts heading to the auto factory is one application they name.

The big problem with this is that empty autoracks (even entire trains) are sometimes reconsigned to a different destination while enroute.   It happens more than most people realize.
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RRTom Wrote:
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> Just saw a company called ProTech is marketing
> small, collapsable containers that can be loaded
> into empty autoracks for a loaded backhaul move.
> Parts heading to the auto factory is one
> application they name.

The real shame is that I can't just go and autorack a car for cross country shipment. The enthusiast market is increasngly looking  beyond local markets and I believe most current transport solutions are road based. 

mbrotzman Wrote:
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> The real shame is that I can't just go and
> autorack a car for cross country shipment. The
> enthusiast market is increasngly looking  beyond
> local markets and I believe most current transport
> solutions are road based. 


You can't do it personally, but a lot of automobile shipping companies do this. It's not uncommon to find rental cars or auction vehicles in an auto sorting lot waiting to get loaded on to autoracks.

Even U Haul has started shipping trucks this way.

RRTom Wrote:
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> Just saw a company called ProTech is marketing
> small, collapsable containers that can be loaded
> into empty autoracks for a loaded backhaul move.
> Parts heading to the auto factory is one
> application they name.

In my calls to Pro-Tech,  the product looks interesting.  I'm looking at using their containers, loading them at my transloads, and sending them to destination...in lanes where there is an available fleet of empty auto racks....stay tuned.