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    My Life as a Shipping Container
    My Life as a Shipping Container
    My Life as a Shipping Container
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    My Life as a Shipping Container

    By Brian Crosby

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    this book explains how all sorts of goods move around the world. using real life images of the shipping industry four shipping containers, otto, boxford, flat top and homer share their adventures as they travel from the far east to the panama canal and to europe. each of the containers has a story to tell about how the different container types are used for specific purposes. otto carries bicycles across the country and retires to a special place. boxford is specifically designed to carry fragile foods around the world. flat top is called super flat top because he can carry cargo that is too big for all other containers, and homer has a surprise in store for the reader. the story provides a look at international commerce, geography, and logistics.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrian Crosby
    Release dateNov 15, 2016
    ISBN9781370190560
    My Life as a Shipping Container
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    Brian Crosby

    For about forty years I have been working the intermodal transportation business. I have been self-employed in this industry for more than 28 years. I recently retired, and felt that it was time to give something back and to leave something for my grandkids to remember.

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      My Life as a Shipping Container - Brian Crosby

      My Life as a Shipping Container

      Brian E. Crosby

      Copyright © 2016 Brian E. Crosby

      All rights reserved.

      Distributed by Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      1. Otto Tells His Story

      2. Otto's Buddy Boxford Tells his Tale

      3. Super Flat Top Saves the Day

      4. Home Sweet Home with Homer

      Otto's Friends

      People and Containers

      About the Author

      Image Credits

      Acknowledgements

      The idea to write this book was all mine. It was a great way to show how the intermodal industry operates and how our lives are affected every day by the movement of the shipping containers.

      There are several people that deserve recognition. The first is my wife Karen for her encouragement when I started my own business. I have always had her support. Her knowledge of computers made the publishing of this book possible. She will share half of the credit if this book is successful.

      There are several colleagues of mine that have reviewed my stories. Most of the time, they were very kind. I'll just mention their first name since they know who they are. My thanks to Al, Bob, Rich, John, Steve and Brian.

      My thanks also to our daughter Cheryl, for using her knowledge of social media to bring this book into the 21st

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