Fontaine Engineered Products Inc., a Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT)/Berkshire Hathaway company, has established the Fontaine Intermodal standalone division to design and produce products for the intermodal transportation market. Fontaine Intermodal operates a dedicated facility in Jasper, Ala., where it produces the Fontaine Evolution Intermodal Flat Deck.
Certified by the Association of American Railroads, Fontaine’s Evolution Intermodal Flat Deck has multiple features related to the deck floor and load securement system, the company says. The foundation of the intermodal trailer is a proprietary friction stir welded floor and side rail system, which according to MHT helps make the Fontaine Evolution Intermodal Flat Deck significantly lighter and stronger.
The Evolution’s design also includes a proprietary manual arm operation that requires no truck interface for operation, making it fast, reliable, simple to operate, and virtually maintenance free, with no electrical system or electrical controls, motors, high pressure hoses, cylinders, valves or pumps. The Evolution also has a proprietary winch bar to operate the main support arms.
