RELIABLE CONTAINER LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS

Finding the right 20' containers for sale or 40' containers for sale is only half of the equation. Getting the container to you is the other half. Located in Mobile, Port City Containers will find the closest container to you to assure you are not wasting money on unnecessary high container delivery fees. We offer two types of delivery to meet your needs: ground-level delivery and flatbed/chassis. Depending on your desired use of the container, we will match the right delivery to your specific needs. 

What do you need for a container to be delivered?

If we are providing ground-level delivery to you, we need enough room on nice firm ground to do that. One a 40’ this would be approx. 120’ of straight clearance and a 20’ would need approx. 60’ of clearance. . In addition, when we set containers on the ground, the container pushes down and out on the truck, so we need very firm ground that is relatively flat. Paved surfaces and gravel are best.  The driver will back up the truck to the spot where you want the container set down. The back of the truck tips down and then lowers the first end of the container onto the ground. Then, the driver pulls the truck forward and uses the trailer to finish setting the container on the ground. 

If you can lift your container off of a trailer, we can save you some money by delivering the container on a flat-bed trailer or chassis. A standard 20' containers for sale weighs 5,000 pounds and a 40' containers for sale is around 8,500 pounds. While container forklift pockets are generally wider than most forklifts, they can be picked up by a forklift with 8' or longer forks or they can be picked up by the corner castings. We have many methods of container delivery from Mobile.

If you are shipping your container overseas, we can sell you a container and have it available in the nearest port/rail location. The cheapest and easiest method to load the container is to have your shipping line or freight forwarder arrange to pick the container up from our location and put it on a chassis (container trailer) or flatbed. They will take the container on the chassis to you to load. Once the container is loaded, they will bring it to the rail or port. Rail and port locations have strict rules about which drivers are allowed in for container delivery as well as the types of trailers they use for transporting containers. For this reason, we do not offer this service. But we are happy to make sure that things go smoothly for your shipping line or freight forwarder when they pick the container up from our location in Mobile.