Innovative materials and structures are analyzed in this paper. To calculate the strength of the collision of flat wagons for the transport of large containers, there is no clear methodology for determining effort interaction between the container and the platform. At high longitudinal acceleration of the container, it is set in motion, and the consideration of this problem in a static setting impossible. The relevance of this work is to develop a methodology that is based on the equations of motion and considers dynamic interaction between container and platform. © 2016 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.