2011 Hyundai 53 ft Used Container Chassis for Intermodal Hauling

Description

Put a 53-Foot Box on Wheels Without Paying New-Build Money

A container chassis is nothing more complicated than the wheeled frame that carries a shipping container behind a tractor, and this 2011 Hyundai handles that job in the 53-foot size that dominates domestic freight lanes. It comes to Atlas used, finished in black, riding on the heavy-duty steel frame Hyundai builds into its intermodal equipment. For a carrier adding a unit, a warehouse that wants a box parked on site as overflow storage, or a contractor shuttling containers between projects, a well-used chassis does the same daily work as a new one at a fraction of the outlay.

Because the frame is built to standard 53 ft dimensions, the twist locks land where they should and the container rides level and secured. That matters more than it sounds: a box that sits square puts even load through the suspension and keeps the rear doors sealing properly over rough pavement. Chassis in this class move freight by road, rail and sea, so the container can change transport modes without anyone breaking down the load inside it.

Fleets in logistics, warehousing, construction and general freight are the usual buyers here. If your operation already runs 53-foot equipment, this unit slots straight into that pattern rather than forcing you to stock a second container length.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Hyundai
• Model year: 2011
• Length: 53 feet, sized for standard 53 ft containers
• Condition: used
• Color: black
• Heavy-duty steel frame built for long service life
• Suited to intermodal movement by road, rail or sea
• Designed for secure, stable container loading

Shopping a used chassis is mostly a running-gear exercise. Look hard at tire wear and matching, brake condition, lighting, the landing gear crank and legs, and the frame rails and locking pins, since those are the parts that decide whether a unit is ready to work or ready for a shop visit. Confirm your tractor’s fifth-wheel height and kingpin setting suit the chassis, and make sure the container length you actually run matches the 53-foot deck before you commit.

Compared with a newer chassis, a 2011 unit trades a little cosmetic condition for a purchase price that frees up capital for the rest of the fleet. Hyundai’s reputation in intermodal gear is the reason these hold up as well as they do. Plan for where the unit will sit between loads as well, because a bare 53-foot chassis takes up the same footprint parked empty as it does under a container.

Atlas Container Supply ships this chassis free of charge anywhere in the Lower 48, with Puerto Rico delivered at a flat $550, and most orders land 4 to 10 days after payment clears by bank transfer. Ask us for a delivered quote through the Atlas contact page, look over the rest of the container chassis and trailer range, or read the delivery terms before you order.