What Is Container Transport?
Container transport is moving a steel storage or shipping container from one place to another. Large 20-foot and 40-foot shipping containers need a tilt-bed trailer or a semi. We handle smaller units that fit our flatbeds and weight limits, such as small storage containers, job site boxes and site offices on skids.
Container sizes and weights vary a lot. Always tell dispatch the length, width, height and whether it is empty or loaded. We will tell you right away if we can move it.
Signs You Need Container Transport
- A job site is closing and the storage box must go
- You bought a small container and need it delivered
- You are moving a storage unit from one yard to another
- A container needs to move to a new spot on the same property
- Your HOA or city asked you to remove a container
- You need a site box moved to your next project
Container Transport Options
We move containers on Flatbed Towing trucks. If the container holds tools or machines, ask about Toolbox Transport, Equipment Transport and Forklift Towing. For moves to another city, see Long Distance Towing.
Containers Around North Texas
Builders across Collin County and Dallas County use small containers to store tools and materials on site. As projects finish near Princeton, Garland and Mesquite, those boxes move on to the next job. Homeowners also use containers during remodels and moves.
Many sites have soft ground, tight gates or overhead wires. Before we come, dispatch asks about the ground, access and anything above the drop spot.
What to Expect When We Arrive
- Tell dispatch the size, weight and contents of the container.
- The driver checks the ground, access and overhead clearance.
- We winch the container onto the tilted deck and chain it down.
- We drive to the new site and slide it off where you want it.
How to Get Ready
- Empty the container if you can. Loaded units may be over our weight limit.
- Close and lock the doors.
- Clear a path and a level drop spot.
- Mark any sprinkler heads, septic lines or soft spots.
- Have someone at both ends to guide placement.
Container Transport Cost
The cost depends on the container's size and weight, the distance and how hard the sites are to reach. Call dispatch with the details for a quote.
Who Uses Container Transport
Builders and remodelers, landscapers, small businesses, farms and ranches, schools and churches, and homeowners finishing a move.
Why Customers Choose Towvana for Container Moves
We are honest about what fits our trucks before we come. Our eight locations in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Richardson, Irving, Garland and Princeton put us near many job sites. You get a quote first and a driver who checks the site before moving anything.