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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 South 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 South 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 South Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Renovations and moves on Charleston peninsula lots and in the older West Ashley and James Island neighborhoods, where there is nowhere to stage material and no garage to empty into.
  • ✓ Contractor tool and material storage on job sites across Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Richland, Lexington, Greenville and Spartanburg counties, replacing the daily load in and load out.
  • ✓ Farm, timber and hunt club storage across the Pee Dee, the Sandhills and the Lowcountry, where the container is often the only lockable building on the parcel.
  • ✓ Upstate sites that will never take a 40ft: on mill village streets and foothill drives, two 20ft boxes place where one long box cannot, and give you two doors and two locations.
  • ✓ Coastal and island property on Johns, Wadmalaw, Sullivan's, Isle of Palms, Folly and Hilton Head, where steel and a good lock handle salt air better than a wood shed.
  • ✓ Storm season readiness along the coast, keeping records, generators, tools and irreplaceable belongings dry, locked and in one place you can reach quickly.

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 South Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Port and drayage overflow around the Wando Welch, North Charleston and Leatherman terminals, where owned ground storage beats per diem on a steamship line's box.
  • ✓ Manufacturing and supplier storage at the plant fence line, from Boeing in North Charleston and Volvo in Ridgeville to the BMW supplier network around Greer.
  • ✓ Warehouse and dock overflow along the I-85 and I-26 corridors, where space gets committed years at a time and a container gives you seasonal room without it.
  • ✓ Equipment and implement storage on Pee Dee row crop operations around Florence, Darlington, Hartsville and Kingstree, where there is room to work and a straight pull off the county road.
  • ✓ Peach shed and packing house storage on the Ridge around Johnston, Ridge Spring and Monetta, ahead of a summer that does not wait on anybody.
  • ✓ Equestrian and training barn storage around Aiken, holding feed, tack, jumps and show equipment that moves with the season.
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 South Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Pallet racking for the automotive and tire supplier yards around Greer, Ridgeville, Ladson, Sumter and Richburg, where the extra foot of height is what makes the racking work.
  • ✓ 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.
  • ✓ Distribution and logistics operations along the I-85 and I-26 corridors and around the inland ports at Greer and Dillon, staging freight upright rather than flat.
  • ✓ Advanced materials and nonwovens plants across Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurens and Cherokee counties storing raw stock and finished goods.
  • ✓ Timber, quarry and industrial operations across the Pee Dee and the Sandhills keeping parts and tooling close to the equipment yard rather than back at the shop.

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 South Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Job site offices for general contractors working Horry, Berkeley, Dorchester, York, Lancaster and Beaufort counties, among the fastest growing in the country.
  • ✓ Secure tool and parts rooms for the contractor base around Joint Base Charleston, Fort Jackson, Shaw Air Force Base, Parris Island and the Savannah River Site.
  • ✓ Workshops and studios on Upstate foothill property, where two 20ft units often place where a 40ft never will.
  • ✓ Break rooms and dry storage at timber, quarry and industrial operations that run crews well away from any building.
  • ✓ Hunt camp and field buildings on Pee Dee, Sandhills and Lowcountry 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 South Carolina Customers Use It

  • ✓ Peach growers and packers on the Ridge around Johnston, Ridge Spring, Monetta and Saluda, and in Spartanburg County, holding fruit between picking and packing.
  • ✓ Produce and watermelon operations across the Lowcountry and the Pee Dee that need reliable cold on the farm rather than a round trip to town.
  • ✓ Caterers, festival crews and event operators along the Grand Strand, on Hilton Head and in Charleston who need cold storage delivered to a site that has none.
  • ✓ Restaurants and grocers in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach adding walk in capacity in the lot rather than rebuilding the back of house.
  • ✓ Seafood, shrimp and charter operations along the coast and the sea islands that need cold at the dock.

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.