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Four selection charts permit a rapid determination of the existing container material(s) for a proposed container requiring one or more fixed or qualified characteristics, such as tare weight, gross cube and capacity (load and cube). The charts cover 41 rigid and collapsible containers fabricated of steel, aluminum, alloy metal, wood, fiberboard, plastic and combinations thereof. The containers have a cube capacity ranging from 4 1/2 to 1,632 cu. ft. and a load capacity ranging from 190 to 46,000 (legal highway pay load) pounds. For a particular design feature, a detailed review of the individual data sheets for each container can be made. Most of the containers are used for transporting general cargo and household goods by ocean, rail and truck transit. However, a number of the containers are peculiar to transporting certain commodities such as liquid and granular cargo and frozen food, and/or to air transit. (Author)