Iqula le-chassis liziko okanye indawo esetyenziselwa ukugcina i-chassis ngaphakathi okanye malunga neetheminali kulo lonke ilizwe (iitheminali zaselwandle, iiyadi zikaloliwe, njl.njl.) kusetyenziso lwemihla ngemihla yayo nayiphi na i-intermodal chassis ngabathwali beemoto.
Kukho iindidi ezimbini zamachibi e-chassis kubandakanya ichibi le-chassis elingathathi hlangothi kunye nephuli ye-chassis yentsebenziswano. Amachibi e-chassis angathathi hlangothi yi-chassis enokuqeshwa ziinkampani zokuthumela ngenqanawa kunye nabaqhubi belori kwaye zezabantu besithathu. Kwelinye icala, iphuli ye-chassis yentsebenziswano iphethwe ziinkampani zokuthumela ngenqanawa kwaye idityanisiwe ukonga iindleko.