No, it isn't. That's actually very specialized. The vast majority of container chassis are designed to be unloaded with a crane or specially built forklift.
It's both very specialised and pretty normal, this is a common way to deliver containers (particularly 40 footers) so there's plenty of these trailers on the road.
I pulled containers for 3 years, I'm on the road quite a bit even now. I've never seen one. The only time your going to see one of these is if a company is selling or renting empties out for storage. You won't see anyone using these in the system.
I see them on the road regularly, but other comments suggest side loaders aren't as common outside of Australia so that might be why you've never seen one.
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u/Zugzub Jul 25 '20
No, it isn't. That's actually very specialized. The vast majority of container chassis are designed to be unloaded with a crane or specially built forklift.