Team Global Express
Team Global Express (TGE) provides transport, logistics, and business solutions to customers throughout Australia and New Zealand via a network involving road, rail, air and sea transportation. Established in 1888 by Albert F Toll, Team Global Express (formally Toll Global Express) is now led by CEO Christine Holgate and backed by Allegro Funds.
TGE has long recognised the benefits of rail as a mode of transportation for freight, and recently announced an 11-year partnership with Aurizon, to operate its containerised rail freight along the East-West (Sydney-Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth) and North-South (Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne) rail freight networks.

Customer Requirements
For Team Global Express, the three primary requirements for their latest acquisition of 20’ Side Door containers were versatility, durability and temperature control:
- Versatility was necessary because TGE wanted a container that performs equally well for palletised and ‘ugly’ freight profiles;
- Temperature control was vital to mitigate the high ambient temperatures experienced in Queensland; and
- Durability was important because TGE recognise the frequency of loading/unloading that the containers would be subjected to.
Railbox Solution
Railbox designed and supplied to Team Global Express 20’ (L) x 10’ (H) x 2.5m (W) Pallet Wide Vented Side Door containers, complete with innovative mezzanine decks.
The adjustable mezzanine deck accommodates palletised freight of varying dimensions, and with the low-profile mezzanine deck lowered to the floor, the only limitation is the internal dimensions of the container. Non-uniform (ugly) freight can be restrained using the continuous tie-rails included along both sides of the container and mezzanine deck, whilst heavy freight can be restrained using the heavy-duty ladder lashing racks which have been sized for Grade 70 transport chain and winged grab hooks.
Internal temperatures are reduced through the use of an insulated roof to limit radiant heat transfer and fully vented side doors to maximise airflow.
To provide the required durability, fabricated beams were adopted for the bottom side rails, doubler plates were welded to corner posts and a deep corrugation profile was used for end walls. The design was verified by load testing (as required under AS 3711) and by finite element analysis in accordance with AS 3990, which is a working stress design code. This approach simulates the behaviour of the container under various loading conditions and considers static and fatigue performance.

Equipment Specification
Nominal Dimensions | ||
External | Length | 6100 mm |
Height | 3,050 mm (10’) | |
Width | 2,500 mm | |
Internal | Length | 5,990 mm |
Height | 2,780 mm | |
Width | 2,420 mm | |
Door Opening | Width | 5,700 mm |
Height | 2,770 mm | |
Ratings | ||
Container (incl. mezzanine deck) | Maximum Gross Weight | 30,480 kg |
Tare | 4,400 kg | |
Payload | 26,080 kg | |
Mezzanine Deck | Tare | 1,080 kg |
Payload | 10,000 kg | |
Cargo Restraint WLL | Ladder Lashing Rack | 2,000 kg |
Tie-rail | 1,250 kg | |

Equipment Features
Standard inclusions and features are summarised below:
- Internal dimensions to permit loading of 20 Chep pallets
- 10 pallets on the floor
- 10 pallets on the mezzanine deck
- Multiple load restraint options:
- Ladder lashing rack integrated into the floor (both sides)
- Continuous tie-rail on both sides
- Ventilated side doors for improved airflow
- Insulated roof to reduce the internal temperature
- Provision for handling full or empty by:
- Vertical top lift
- Bottom lift with slings (included angle <90°)
- Fork pockets
- Heavy duty mezzanine deck:
- Adjustable to five (5) pre-defined heights
- Fork pockets incorporated into the deck
- Full-length tie-rail on both sides for load restraint


