In order to ensure over the road safety on OOCL export containers, rail billing requests received that exceed the following cargo weight limitations will be subject to rejection:

a) 20' (general purpose) in excess of 44,000 cargo weight lbs
b) 20' (reefer) in excess of 41,500 cargo weight lbs
c) 40' (general purpose) in excess of 44,500 cargo weight lbs
d) 40' (reefer) in excess of 41,500 cargo weight lbs
e) 45' in excess of 43,000 cargo weight lbs

Rail billing request must be made at least two business hours prior to delivery to rail ramp. Please email rail billing request containing cargo weight details as follows:

For dry cargo email: [email protected]
For hazardous cargo: [email protected]
For refrigerated cargo: [email protected]

Any rail bill request received in excess of OOCL’s allowable weight limit will be rejected and message sent back to sender within one hour of email receipt advising of our inability to process.

Should you have any questions or require assistance with regards to this advisory or your shipment needs, please do not hesitate to contact OOCL Customer Service in USA or Canada at 1-888-388-6625