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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 Washington 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 Washington.

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 Washington Customers Use It

  • ✓ Remodels in Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane neighbourhoods where the lots are narrow, the older houses have no garage and the real approach is the alley behind the house.
  • ✓ Contractor tool and material storage on job sites across King, Snohomish, Pierce and Spokane counties, replacing the daily load in and load out.
  • ✓ Farm, orchard and timber storage from the Palouse to the Skagit Valley, where the container is often the first lockable, dry structure on the parcel.
  • ✓ Marine and fishing gear at Fishermen's Terminal, Commencement Bay, Westport and Bellingham, where nets, line, totes and deck equipment come off the boats between seasons.
  • ✓ Sites that will never take a 40ft: two 20ft boxes place on a hillside driveway or a plat cul-de-sac and give you two doors and two locations.
  • ✓ Household storage through a military move, a deployment or a rental gap around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Naval Base Kitsap and Fairchild Air Force Base.

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 Washington Customers Use It

  • ✓ Warehouse and dock overflow through the Kent Valley freight belt and along the Interstate 5 corridor, for operations that need seasonal room without committing to square footage they will not need in March.
  • ✓ Port and drayage overflow around the Northwest Seaport Alliance terminals and the Tacoma Tideflats, where owned ground storage beats per diem on a steamship line's box.
  • ✓ Aerospace supplier and machine shop storage in Everett, Renton, Auburn, Kent, Frederickson, Arlington and Spokane, holding tooling, fixtures and staged parts at the fence line.
  • ✓ Equipment and implement storage on wheat ground across Whitman, Lincoln and Adams counties, where there is room to work and a straight pull off a county road.
  • ✓ Packing house, bin yard and orchard crew storage through the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys, where the season is short and fixed.
  • ✓ Utility, line crew and cleanup contractor laydown yards along the Columbia and around the Hanford site.
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 Washington Customers Use It

  • ✓ Pallet racking for aerospace suppliers, machine shops and distributors through Auburn, Kent, Frederickson and Spokane Valley, which order high cubes more often than anyone else in the state.
  • ✓ Any build you intend to insulate and finish, because a standard container is roughly 7 feet 8 inches wide inside and closed cell foam on the walls and ceiling takes headroom you cannot get back.
  • ✓ Hay, hop and barrel storage through the Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and the Columbia Basin, where the load is tall before it is heavy.
  • ✓ Data centre and heavy construction fit out around Quincy, Wenatchee and East Wenatchee, where every phase of the build needs staged material under cover.
  • ✓ Mill, log yard and reload operations around Longview and Kelso, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Colville and Kettle Falls storing parts and tooling near the landing.

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 Washington Customers Use It

  • ✓ Job site offices for general contractors working the Puget Sound metro and Clark County, two of the busiest construction markets in the Northwest.
  • ✓ Secure tool and parts rooms for the contractor base around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Naval Base Kitsap, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Fairchild Air Force Base.
  • ✓ Workshops and studios on mountain and island property, where a modified 20ft often places on a gravel drive that a 40ft cannot be backed up at all.
  • ✓ Break rooms and dry storage at mills, log yards, quarries and utility laydown yards that run crews well away from any building.
  • ✓ Field offices and crew buildings on farm and orchard ground in central and eastern Washington that has no structure on it 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 Washington Customers Use It

  • ✓ Tree fruit packing houses and bin yards through the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys holding apples, cherries and pears between picking and packing.
  • ✓ Wineries and hop operations from Red Mountain and the Horse Heaven Hills to Walla Walla and Lake Chelan needing controlled cold through a short, fixed harvest.
  • ✓ Berry and dairy operations in Whatcom and Skagit counties, where the raspberry and blueberry seasons arrive all at once.
  • ✓ Commercial fishing and shellfish operations at Westport, Bellingham, Blaine and on Hood Canal and Willapa Bay that need cold at the dock rather than a round trip to town.
  • ✓ Caterers, event operators and restaurants across the Puget Sound metro adding walk in capacity in the lot rather than rebuilding the back of house.

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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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.