The most common application for straddle carriers is for container handling in port terminals and container yards. Container straddle carriers are used for stacking and moving containers. These straddle carriers have the ability to stack containers up to 4 layers. The running speed can be up to 30 km/h with full load. The workers can sit at the top so that they can see situations of front and back.

The normal capacity of Weihua straddle carriers is 35t, and the Max. design capacity is 60 t (59 long tons; 66 short tons) same as 2 full containers.