> In Europe the freight transport trucks are "soft sided" - they have cloth,
> canvas or canvas and chain mesh sides to reduce weight. In the U.S. the
> transport trucks (trailers actually) are "hard sided" - made of steel or
> aluminum and consequently have added weight. U.S. freight companies should
> look into the "soft sided" trailers - might help a bit. 

At least here in Detroit, canvas-sided trucks have been popular for years.
The main reason is the ease of loading and un-loading. You can grab anything
off the truck at any stop since nothing gets "blocked-in". Also, more than
one fork-list can unload a whole truck at once.

Mark W.

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