{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Swap Body Container Systems","description":"Unlike semi-trailers or ISO shipping containers, swap body container systems are purpose-built for transferring loading units between trucks and rail wagons without cranes and without the driver leaving the cab. A swap body carries folding support legs: the truck sets it down and drives off, while the next carrier simply reverses underneath. The units conform to European road and rail dimensions, making them a cornerstone of intermodal combined transport across the continent. They are not design","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/swap-body-container-systems","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T12:17:43.438419","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_body","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/swap-body-container-systems","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Swap Body Container Systems · Unlike semi-trailers or ISO shipping containers, swap body container systems are purpose-built for transferring loading units between trucks and rail wagons without cranes and without the driver leaving the cab. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_body"}