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My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and I
do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my designs.
If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the design and
start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Thanks in advance!

Hugs,

CatNipped

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have *NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and
I do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my
designs. If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the
design and start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Thanks in advance!

Hugs,

CatNipped

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have *NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and
I do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my
designs. If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the
design and start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Thanks in advance!

Hugs,

CatNipped

On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have *NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

Let me start by saying that I'm not a semi driver, but I think what
he's getting at may be two things that, now that you mention it, I
notice. First, there are the airflow thingies above the cab. Those
are the rounded things on top designed to push the air up over the
regular high box of a tall enclosed trailer. Container trucks don't
need them as much since the containers are not as high. If you were
strictly into container hauling, you wouldn't need them.

Second is the cab space of the semi behind the drivers compartment.
That is where the sleeping quarters of an over-the-road driver would
be. Most container traffic is short-haul, the containers being
transported by ship or rail for long distances.

As a personal note, if it were me, I think now would be the time to
check with him to be sure that those are the changes he was thinking
of. My second choice would be to scour the clip-art files for
shorter- cabbed, un-spoilered semis and then show them to him.

Hope this helps,
O J

On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have *NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

Let me start by saying that I'm not a semi driver, but I think what
he's getting at may be two things that, now that you mention it, I
notice. First, there are the airflow thingies above the cab. Those
are the rounded things on top designed to push the air up over the
regular high box of a tall enclosed trailer. Container trucks don't
need them as much since the containers are not as high. If you were
strictly into container hauling, you wouldn't need them.

Second is the cab space of the semi behind the drivers compartment.
That is where the sleeping quarters of an over-the-road driver would
be. Most container traffic is short-haul, the containers being
transported by ship or rail for long distances.

As a personal note, if it were me, I think now would be the time to
check with him to be sure that those are the changes he was thinking
of. My second choice would be to scour the clip-art files for
shorter- cabbed, un-spoilered semis and then show them to him.

Hope this helps,
O J

I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have
*NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container
chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

Let me start by saying that I'm not a semi driver, but I think what
he's getting at may be two things that, now that you mention it, I
notice. First, there are the airflow thingies above the cab. Those
are the rounded things on top designed to push the air up over the
regular high box of a tall enclosed trailer. Container trucks don't
need them as much since the containers are not as high. If you were
strictly into container hauling, you wouldn't need them.

Second is the cab space of the semi behind the drivers compartment.
That is where the sleeping quarters of an over-the-road driver would
be. Most container traffic is short-haul, the containers being
transported by ship or rail for long distances.

As a personal note, if it were me, I think now would be the time to
check with him to be sure that those are the changes he was thinking
of. My second choice would be to scour the clip-art files for
shorter- cabbed, un-spoilered semis and then show them to him.

Hope this helps,
O J

I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have
*NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container
chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

Let me start by saying that I'm not a semi driver, but I think what
he's getting at may be two things that, now that you mention it, I
notice. First, there are the airflow thingies above the cab. Those
are the rounded things on top designed to push the air up over the
regular high box of a tall enclosed trailer. Container trucks don't
need them as much since the containers are not as high. If you were
strictly into container hauling, you wouldn't need them.

Second is the cab space of the semi behind the drivers compartment.
That is where the sleeping quarters of an over-the-road driver would
be. Most container traffic is short-haul, the containers being
transported by ship or rail for long distances.

As a personal note, if it were me, I think now would be the time to
check with him to be sure that those are the changes he was thinking
of. My second choice would be to scour the clip-art files for
shorter- cabbed, un-spoilered semis and then show them to him.

Hope this helps,
O J

On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;


Goodness, does that mean I can go back to breathing again? When I saw
you needed help right away, I didn't stop till I had the message in
some kind of shape I thought you could use. (pant, pant) Well, maybe
it'll be for the best. Is there any chance the company logo on the
semi will be big enough to read?

OK, let me go look at the rest of the site. Talk at you later.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On Wed, 6 Oct, CatNipped wrote:

I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;


Goodness, does that mean I can go back to breathing again? When I saw
you needed help right away, I didn't stop till I had the message in
some kind of shape I thought you could use. (pant, pant) Well, maybe
it'll be for the best. Is there any chance the company logo on the
semi will be big enough to read?

OK, let me go look at the rest of the site. Talk at you later.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

In article , CatNipped
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My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and I
do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my designs.
If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the design and
start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Thanks in advance!

Hugs,

CatNipped


Sorry about this.

Lots of words but very little substance

e.g.

[New company name] formed on 1st September 2004, from Global Intermodal
Systems (GIS) and Container Care International (CCI).


[New company name] has 30 facilities and offices located throughout the
United States, Mexico and Costa Rica, .......


Always use the New company name and use it lots.
--
Zaax
http://www.ukgatsos.com