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Container transportation system

  • US 5,580,211 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1994
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for transporting and delivering hot mix asphalt (HMA) from a production plant to a utilization site including the steps of:

  • providing a trailer capable of being loaded and unloaded from either end with roll-on/roll-off containers;

    placing at least one thermally insulated container filled with hot mix asphalt on said trailer from one of said ends;

    towing said trailer to a destination location;

    transferring each said at least one container from as said ends said trailer to a delivery vehicle;

    emptying the hot mix asphalt from each said at least one container on said delivery vehicle; and

    returning each said at least one empty container to said trailer.

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