Shipping Container Transportation & Handling

When you choose where to buy your shipping container, one of the most important aspects to take into consideration is the location of the container seller. That's because you'll have to transport the containers to your location and you want them to be as close as possible to you.Once you identified and bought the containers you'll have to move them to their new location. Many of the companies that sell new or used shipping containers offer this service. If they don't you can easily find a transportation company that will deliver the containers at your location.

Here is a list of things to consider when you want to transport a shipping container:

• Neighbors: if you think there's any impact on your neighbors, talk to them before moving the containers;
• Regulations: check the regulations of your local building department. It's possible that a container to be considered a temporary structure and therefore exempt from the standards of a "normal" building;
• Location: in most cases the delivery of a shipping container is done with a semi tractor-trailer that has the ability to slide off the bed of the trailer. If the location where you want to place the container is at the end of an easily accessible road, the things are pretty straight. Because the trailer is a large, long and heavy equipment, most drivers will not drive off of a road or paved surface.

  If your location is any distance from a road or driveway, it is best to discuss this first with the company that is delivering your containers. You must take into consideration the amount of moisture in the ground, slope and the driver experience. Also think about "motivating" the driver flexibility and his willingness to go off-road.

• Surface: The shipping container has a base with 4 corners. It is designed to be supported at each of these corners. Although it's possible to put the container directly on the ground, it's best to provide some suitable stability to keep the container level with adequate drainage. Also this is important because an uneven site can cause the doors to bind. So think about something to support their ends: concrete footing, railroad ties, asphalt or a bed of gravel;
• Space: As we said, the tractor-trailer has the ability to slides off the bed of the trailer. Because of this, you need to have more than 80 feet of space in front of the location where the shipping container is to be landed and 40 feet in case the delivering company is using a 2 axle bobtail, for the delivery of a 20' container.

  Also, in the case of a slide off trailer, make sure you have enough overhead clearance at the location where the truck will deliver the shipping container. Check the overhead wires especially!

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