Storage Systems uses specialized trucks that make each delivery or pickup smooth and efficient. Our drivers are professionally trained and experienced to assure safe and proper placement of your storage container or trailer. The delivery of a storage container or trailer is normally done with a semi tractor. Container deliveries are done using a rolloff trailer or a tilt bed that alows the container to slide off at the desired location. In confined areas a lift truck or crane can be used to set off the containers.

We recommend reviewing the following considerations before planning your container or trailer delivery;

Door Types: Make sure that you have chosen the right door style for your application before delivery. If you plan to back a trailer up to a loading dock and use it for additional warehouse space then you will want a rollup door. When looking a containers you need to consider what you plan to store in the container. If you will need access to cargo throughout the container then you should order one with multiple rollup doors in the sides.

Firm Surface: Because the tractor and trailer weigh in excess of 30,000 lb. most drivers will not drive off of a road or paved surface. In considering the resting location for a container if your location is any distance from a well-packed road or driveway it is best to discuss this with the trucking company delivering the container. Issues such as slope, amount of moisture in the ground and driver experience all need to be considered before any off road delivery is attempted.

Surface Under the Container: Containers are designed to be supported at each of the 4 corners. Supports or piers at the mid length of a 40 foot container will be of no benefit in normal applications. The ends can be supported with a concrete footing, railroad ties, asphalt or a bed of gravel. Although it is possible to land the container directly on the ground with no support, the best site is one that provides suitable stability to keep the container level with adequate drainage. Furthermore, an uneven site can cause the doors to bind (see ‘Door Alignment’ below)

Turning Space: Because the container slides off the back of the trailer, you will need more than 120 feet of space in front of the location where a 40' container is to be landed. Size of Location: You’ll need a level site a minimum of 15’ wide x 50’ long for a 20’ delivery, and 15’ wide by 100’ long for a 40’ delivery.

Overhead Clearance: Because the container will be delivered on a slide off trailer make sure you have at lease 14 feet of overhead clearance on the road to the delivery site and 20 feet of overhead clearance at the location where the truck will tilt the container to slide it off. This means all trees and overhead wires must be out of the way!

Door Alignment: Occasionally after a container is delivered the doors may be difficult to close. Because the container weights 5,000 lb. or more there will be some settling and it is possible that the doors will be difficult to operate. If this occurs the container can be straightened by lifting the low or settled corner and inserting some material that will resupport the corner and return the door to proper alignment. Lifting of the subsided corner can be done with a simple hydraulic jack, ‘Johnson Bar’ or small forklift.

Building Codes: Check with your local building department prior to ordering a container. Most jurisdictions consider a storage container a temporary structure and therefore exempt from the standards for a "built in place" building. Also if there is impact on your neighbors, talk to them first, before the container is delivered!

If you have any questions please call or email us.