Can ordinary semi-trailers tow containers?

There are many types of semi-trailers, which are specifically classified according to their practical performance, such as: dump semi-trailers, low-bed semi-trailers, warehouse semi-trailers, etc. Container semi-trailers are capable of towing containers.
Container semi-trailers are special transport trailers for carrying containers. In the early days of container transportation, ordinary trucks were mostly used for transportation because of the small load capacity and small quantity of containers. Since the 1960s, with the rapid development of container transportation, countries have successively developed special vehicles for transporting containers. The size of the loading part of the container trailer is determined according to the standard container size, and a twist lock device for fixing the container is provided at the position corresponding to the four corners of the bottom of the container. Special transport trailer for carrying containers. Twist lock devices for fixing the container are provided at the four corners of the loading part. Semi-trailer, full-trailer and double-trailer are usually used, with semi-trailer being the most common. Semi-trailers are divided into flatbed type and frame type. The former has a flatbed cargo platform and can also be used to transport ordinary long and large goods; the latter has no cargo platform, and the container is loaded on the chassis frame and fixed by a twist lock device to become the strength component of the semi-trailer.