http://www.mobiconsystems.com - Generally a Straddle Carrier is a term for a non road going vehicle for use in port terminals and intermodal yards that are used for stacking and moving ISO standard containers.

http://www.mobiconsystems.com - You can achieve the same results with a Mobicon that you can with a forklift however there are some added benefits to your container handling operations with a Mobicon Straddle Carrier.Unlike forklifts or reach stackers, the weight of the container is evenly spread out over the 8 wheels of the Mobicon Straddle Carrier, resulting in a very low wheel weight, while still allowing you to move containers around your yard or depot in the same fashion as with a forklift.

http://www.mobiconsystems.com - When loading / unloading and packing / unpacking containers a company is often reliant on their transport company for hire of trailers and their costs increase as they require trucks to wait while being unloaded before leaving the site. With a Mobicon Straddle Carrier this reliance is removed as the Mobicon allows you to move your containers, whether they are full or not without your transport company’s assistance, freely around your yard. This separates your production and warehousing operations from transport which leads to cost savings through increased flow of production efficiencies and

http://www.mobiconsystems.com - The Mobicon's straddle carrier uniquely designed for small, medium & large sites. Its price is much less than that of a comparative forklift. Mobicon will assist in loading containers on and off docks.