Weight Compliance
How to Avoid Container Overweight Penalties
An overweight container gets rejected at the terminal gate, held at a weigh station, or worse.
$1,500+
Avg penalty per violation
5–8%
Containers rejected for weight
2–4 days
Avg delay from repacking
Understanding Container Weight Limits
There isn't one weight limit — there are four. Exceed any of them and you have a problem.
Why Containers End Up Overweight
It's rarely intentional. These are the most common causes.
How to Prevent Overweight Containers
Build weight checks into your planning process — not after the container is sealed.
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Catch Overweight Containers Before They Ship
Hansatic automatically checks your cargo weight against the container's payload limit and road weight restrictions.
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