Roller container
Its original usage was in the collection of bulk waste resulting in the creation of the DIN standards to be initiated by city cleaning companies.
There were representatives Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and the USA.
[6] The part 4 of the standard series covers the intermodal transport between rail and road with the issue of July 1994 being still current.
[7] The DIN roller containers have a hook that is directed 45° upwards with the handle bar positioned at a height of 1,570 mm (61.81 in).
[8] The NATO standard STANAG 2413 "demountable load carrying platforms (dlcp/flatracks)" references the DIN 30722 for the definition of the "hookbar".
The DIN standard does not define the height nor most of the other sizes - it concentrates on the hook for lifting the container and the wheels that allow sliding on the ground.
[11] There have been various heights and sizes of the hook with the ACTS roller container system standardizing on 1,570 mm (61.81 in) (rounded to 61.75 inches or 1,568 millimetres for the US market at Stellar Industries).
There is no additional installation required for the process as the level arm of the truck can push the container on to a transport frame that is mounted on the rail car.
The ACTS found wider usage first in Switzerland where rail transport to remote villages is often easier than running large trucks through narrow streets.
The AB units may be built from standard containers with equipment installed from different suppliers as required by the fire department.
The AB units may be used far longer than the WLF trucks as the latter can be exchanged independently - this makes maintenance cheaper especially for special equipment that is only rarely needed.
Additionally some firefighting equipment like the decontamination pod have advantages for military conversion dispatching them by standard NATO container transport.
In the US the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) was produced in a version with a hooklift hoist gear named Load Handling System (LHS).
Current NATO agreements require PLS to maintain interoperability with comparable British, German and French systems through the use of a common flatrack.
