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until requested by client (for either col-
lection or delivery).
According to Grant, clients have mul-
tiple options for delivery. Full contain-
er deliveries can be handled by: live
load/unload process. Where labour or
forklift operators (usually provided by
receivers) on site will unseal the con-
tainers, unload the freight, and leave
the container on the vehicle empty so
that it can be transported elsewhere.
Sideloader/sidelifter or tilt-tray which
takes the entire container off the vehi-
cle and places it on the ground so that
it can be unloaded at the client’s con-
venience. Exported goods are handled
in pretty much the same way except
that the entire process happens in re-
verse.
Tipping – goods are unloaded literal-
ly by tipping the container up and let-
ting gravity unload the goods from the
container. This method is very com-
mon in raw material delivery like pro-
duce (grain, barley, chick pea, or mined