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Container Types

Container Sizes

All five types side by side, with the dimensions that decide which one fits your site. Every size delivered to your North Carolina address with delivery inside the price.

Quick Comparison

All Container Types at a Glance

Type Length Width Height Int. Volume Best For Quote
20ft Standard 20 ft 8 ft 8.5 ft 1,170 cu ft Home storage, driveways Quote
40ft Standard 40 ft 8 ft 8.5 ft 2,350 cu ft Contractors, farms, businesses Quote
40ft High Cube 40 ft 8 ft 9.5 ft 2,694 cu ft Tall equipment, conversions Quote
Modified / Custom 20 or 40 ft 8 ft Varies Custom Offices, cabins, custom builds Quote
Refrigerated (Reefer) 20 or 40 ft 8 ft 8.5 ft Varies Food, produce, breweries, catering Quote

Dimensions shown are approximate exterior. Interior dimensions are slightly smaller. Every quoted price includes delivery in North Carolina.

New 20ft one-trip shipping container
Most Popular

20ft Standard Container

The 20ft is the size most people end up with, and for good reason. It fits a standard driveway or residential lot, holds roughly what a two-car garage holds, and can be placed in spots a 40ft simply cannot reach.

For a renovation, seasonal equipment, or a business that has outgrown its back room, the 20ft is usually the right call. It needs about 70 feet of straight clearance at the drop point.

How North Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Renovations in Charlotte's older intown neighborhoods, where lots in Dilworth, Elizabeth, Plaza Midwood and Wesley Heights are small and there is rarely a garage to empty into.
  • ✓ Contractor tool and material storage on job sites across Mecklenburg, Wake, Guilford, Union and Johnston counties, replacing the daily load in and load out.
  • ✓ Farm, timber and hunt club storage across the coastal plain and the Sandhills, where the container is often the only lockable building on the parcel.
  • ✓ Race shop storage through the Mooresville, Concord and Kannapolis belt, holding chassis parts, wheels, tires and tooling next to the shop.
  • ✓ Sites that will never take a 40ft: two 20ft boxes place under the oak canopy in Raleigh or Fisher Park and give you two doors and two locations.
  • ✓ Coastal and sound side properties from Wilmington to the Outer Banks, where steel and a good lock handle salt air better than a wood shed.

Specifications

Exterior Length20 ft (6.1 m)
Exterior Width8 ft (2.44 m)
Exterior Height8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Interior Length19 ft 4 in
Interior Width7 ft 9 in
Interior Height7 ft 10 in
Volumeabout 1,170 cu ft
Door Opening7 ft 8 in W x 7 ft 5 in H
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Specifications

Exterior Length40 ft (12.2 m)
Exterior Width8 ft (2.44 m)
Exterior Height8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Interior Length39 ft 5 in
Interior Width7 ft 9 in
Interior Height7 ft 10 in
Volumeabout 2,350 cu ft
Door Opening7 ft 8 in W x 7 ft 5 in H
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40ft standard shipping container
Double the Space

40ft Standard Container

Twice the storage of a 20ft in the same width. The 40ft standard is the working size for contractors, farms and businesses: large equipment, multiple pallets, or everything that will not fit anywhere else.

The trade is access. A 40ft needs about 100 feet of straight clearance for the tilt-bed to set it down. On a constrained lot, two 20ft units often place where one 40ft will not.

How North Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Warehouse and dock overflow for distribution operations along the I-85 and I-40 corridors that need seasonal room without committing to square footage they will not use year round.
  • ✓ Port and drayage overflow around the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Morehead City and the CSX intermodal terminal at Rocky Mount, where owned ground storage beats per diem on a steamship line's box.
  • ✓ Aerospace and heavy truck supplier storage at the plant fence line, from the cluster at Piedmont Triad International Airport to the Toyota battery supplier base around Liberty.
  • ✓ Equipment and implement storage on row crop operations through Nash, Edgecombe, Wayne, Greene and Duplin counties, where there is room to work and a straight pull off a state maintained road.
  • ✓ Furniture market inventory and showroom staging across Guilford County between the April and October shows in High Point.
  • ✓ Tobacco and sweet potato operations that need seasonal storage which locks.
40ft high cube one-trip container with the doors open
Most Space

40ft High Cube Container

Same footprint as the standard 40ft, one foot taller: 9 ft 6 in outside, just over 9 ft of usable height inside. That foot changes what the box can be. You can stand fully upright, run services overhead, and fit equipment a standard container will not take.

It is the usual starting point for conversions: offices, bunkhouses, break rooms and workshops. Clearance requirement is the same as any 40ft, about 100 feet.

How North Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Pallet racking for freight yards and supplier lots at the crossing of I-40 and I-85 in the Triad, where yard storage is ordinary rather than exceptional.
  • ✓ Any build you intend to insulate and finish, because closed cell foam on the walls and ceiling takes headroom you cannot get back in a standard 40ft.
  • ✓ Furniture plants, upholstery shops and finishing houses around Hickory, Lenoir, Thomasville and Lexington storing frames, foam and finished goods upright.
  • ✓ Poultry and hog operations through Wilkes, Union, Sampson and Duplin counties keeping feed, bedding and equipment dry between houses.
  • ✓ Data center trade contractors at Maiden, Lenoir and Forest City who stage material on site for long stretches.

Specifications

Exterior Length40 ft (12.2 m)
Exterior Width8 ft (2.44 m)
Exterior Height9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Interior Length39 ft 5 in
Interior Width7 ft 9 in
Interior Height8 ft 10 in
Volumeabout 2,694 cu ft
Door Opening7 ft 8 in W x 8 ft 5 in H
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Common Modifications Available

  • ✓ Personnel doors and roll-up doors
  • ✓ Windows, fixed or opening
  • ✓ Electrical wiring, outlets and panel
  • ✓ LED interior and exterior lighting
  • ✓ Insulation, HVAC and climate control
  • ✓ Flooring overlays and wall panels
  • ✓ Custom exterior paint and branding
  • ✓ Built-in shelving and workbenches
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Modified shipping container converted into a finished workspace
Custom

Modified Containers

A modified container starts as a standard steel box and gains the parts you need: doors, windows, insulation, electrical, climate control. What comes out is a weatherproof structure that costs less than building one and can be set almost anywhere.

Which modifications matter depends on where it will sit. Insulation and ventilation are decided by climate, not preference, so tell us the site and the intended use before the specification is fixed.

How North Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Job site offices for general contractors working Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, Brunswick and Cabarrus counties, among the fastest growing in the Southeast.
  • ✓ Secure tool and parts rooms for the contractor base around Fort Bragg at Fayetteville, Camp Lejeune at Jacksonville and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base at Goldsboro.
  • ✓ Workshops and studios on High Country property, where two 20ft units often place where a 40ft never will.
  • ✓ Break rooms and dry storage at quarry, timber and data center sites that run crews well away from any building.
  • ✓ Hunt camp buildings on Sandhills and coastal plain tracts that have no structure on them at all.
20ft refrigerated container with its refrigeration unit
Refrigerated

Refrigerated (Reefer) Containers

A reefer is a shipping container with a refrigeration unit built into one end, holding anywhere from -25 degrees F to +70 degrees F. The insulation is part of the original build, not added afterwards, which is why it holds temperature the way a retrofitted box cannot.

Available in 20ft and 40ft. It needs a 460V 3-phase connection, or a compatible generator where 3-phase power is not on site. Confirm your power supply before ordering, because that is the constraint that catches people out.

How North Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Sweet potato and produce packers across Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Sampson and Duplin counties needing cold ground storage through a short, fixed season.
  • ✓ Commercial fishing and seafood operations at Wanchese, Beaufort, Morehead City and Oak Island holding catch between the dock and the buyer.
  • ✓ Caterers, event operators and film production crews who need cold storage delivered to a site that has none.
  • ✓ Restaurants and grocers in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Asheville adding walk in capacity in the lot rather than rebuilding the back of house.
  • ✓ Breweries around Asheville and Mills River holding hops, kegs and packaging cold on their own yard rather than a round trip to town.

Key Specifications

Available Sizes20ft and 40ft
Temperature Range-25 F to +70 F
Power Requirement460V 3-phase
Condition AvailableUsed and reconditioned
Insulated WallsYes, integral
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Not Sure Which Container Is Right?

Describe the project and we will tell you which size and grade fits, and which one does not. New to grades? The container condition guide walks through every option.

Before You Order

Site Preparation and Delivery Clearance

Containers arrive on a tilt-bed truck. Knowing your clearance before the truck is booked is what keeps a delivery from turning into a second trip.

Required Straight Clearance

20ft
about 70 feet straight clearance
Measured from the drop point in a straight line
40ft
about 100 feet straight clearance
Standard and high cube both

Also check: 10 to 12 ft of width, anything overhead (trees, power lines, roof overhangs), and the road surface. Gravel and dirt are fine. Flag steep grades and soft ground, because those are what actually stop a truck.

See How Delivery Works

Tilt-bed delivery in action. This is what to expect at your property.