What Is a Shipping Container?

What is the Average Cost to Move a Shipping Container?

Moving isn’t cheap, which holds when moving a shipping container. According to Get Auto Transportation, the average cost in the U.S. is $2999, but this can vary by lots of  thousands of dollars based on factors like:

The container shipping rates to moving containers

Average price: $1677 to $2999

Highest price: $3769 to $7489

Lowest cost: $699 to $1193

What is the Shipping Container Cost It Across the City?

The moving container moving cost for a short distance move is estimated to cost about $5 per mile, according to an average of Get Auto Transportation website figures. While you should check with Get Auto Transportation to find precisely what this price includes, it often covers labor and gas.

If you’ve rented a moving containers from a company like PODS, you’ll schedule the date you’d like them to pick it up, and they’ll take care of the entire process.

What is the Cost of Moving a Shipping Container Across the Country? 

For moves with higher mileage, the per-mile rate drops. But you’ll have to consider that your move may take more than one day to complete, which can increase the price.

A ship of just over 2,000 miles using a 16-foot POD container that included one month's rent on the container price at roughly $3,345, according to (getautotransportation.com).

What are the Factors that Affect the Cost of Moving a Shipping Container?

No two moves are precisely alike, so it can be challenging to determine your moving containers moving costs. However, several factors can make a difference. We’ll discuss a few below.

Stuff You’re Moving

It’s significantly cheap shipping containers if your belongings fit in a studio or a one-bedroom apartment versus a large, five-bedroom home. Given chart is below you a rough estimate of what you might pay to moving shipping containers based on the amount of items you’re trying to move.

How far you’re moving

Although you may pay more per mile to move a shipping container transport  a short distance, these moves are generally cheaper than long distance moves. Let’s compare costs based on the number of miles you’re moving. Below, we have put together a table to give you an idea of the moving shipping container transport  costs for different mileage.

The weight of your items

Along with distance, the total weight of products you’ll have shipped also factors into the cost you will pay. It’s  a best idea to purge any unused or unwanted items and ensure you are only shipping the essentials before your move.

Insurance

Though it might be tempting, pay attention to the insurance when moving items in a shipping container transport. It’ll be worth it if something goes wrong and can give you peace of mind during the move.

Storing Your Items

If you need items placed in storage or held in your shipping container longer than usual, you’ll pay an extra price. The price varies based on your chosen Get Auto Transportation, so discuss this before signing the contract.

How Can You Move a Shipping Container With a Forklift?

While it is possible to ship containers moving with a forklift, it is not recommended as a reliable method of moving. That’s because the forklift can’t get an evenly balanced handle on a large shipping container and can thus cause damage to both the forklift and the container and run the risk of dropping the container.

How Can You Move a Shipping Container With a Pickup Truck?

Technically, yes, as long as the shipping container’s weight exceeds the truck’s payload capacity. However, you will want special equipment, as the shipping container is a rectangular box with no way to hitch it to the pickup truck.

How do You Move a 40-foot Shipping Container?

40-foot shipping containers transport are among the largest out there; you will often see them on cargo s in the ocean. A flatbed truck or tractor trailer is often the best option to transport one of the behemoths on land.

Why Should I Rent a Shipping Container from Get Auto Transportation to Ship My Car?

Finding the correct shipping container can be a challenge. With so many sellers and options, it's hard to know who to trust to deliver your container so you don’t end up saddled with junk or scammed.

That's where Get Auto Transportation comes in. Our convenient online checkout and expert support make it easy for anyone to rent a container online.

Rated “Excellent” by customers

We've earned a 4.8-star rating on Google and a 4.7-star rating on our website, with more glowing reviews added daily.

Fast delivery (7-10 days)

We ensure your container is professionally delivered when you want it and placed precisely where you want it.

Industry-leading consumer protection

We know that buying sight unseen is a leap of faith, so we offer our customers a market-leading condition guarantee and a 30-day money-back warranty.

Personalized buying support

We will help you pick the container that works for your project. Our advice is tailored to your questions and needs.

Where Can I Find Moving Containers Near Me?

Get Auto Transportation provides new and used shipping containers for buy-on-rent in over 40 U.S. markets. Easily browse our 20ft shipping containers and 40ft shipping containers to see container rating near you.

How Much does a Shipping Container Weight?

An empty 20ft container weighs around 5,000 lbs and has a loading capacity of 62,000 lbs. An empty 40ft container has a loading capacity of 63,000 lbs and weighs around 8,200 lbs .

What Can I Fit in Get Auto Transportation Shipping Container?

20ft containers

 have an internal capacity of 1,172 ft³. That is the equivalent of 199 standard mattresses, two compact cars, or 9,599 wine bottles.

40ft containers

 have double the internal capacity (2,385 ft³). That is the equivalent of 399 standard mattresses, four compact cars, or 19,199 wine bottles.

What are Get Auto Transportation Shipping Containers Made Of?

Moving containers are made from COR-TEN steel, also known as weathering steel a highly durable material used extensively in the storage industries and transportation. A moving container’s weathering steel is resistant to corrosion a necessity for enduring decades of navigating harsh sea environments.

Shipping containers also have corrugated steel sides, steel framing, and 1 1/8'' thick marine plywood floors, providing years of durability and security.

What Is Our Process Work?

Our process is simple & straightforward.

Provide your location

Let us know where you want your shipping container delivered, and we will provide online costing or rent a storage container. Click the Get Pricing button to select your storage container and complete the purchase process.

Order your container online

We post shipping container rates directly on our website, so you do not want to talk to a salesperson to rent a storage container. If you have questions about ordering a shipping container, you can always call us; the person who answers the phone never earns a direct commission on your order. Our goal is to help get you the correct container for your needs.

We source your container

We leverage our buying power as one of North America's largest purchasers of used shipping containers to help find a high-quality shipping container at the nearest intermodal depot.

Since we are sourcing containers directly from intermodal cargo circulation, you will get the next container off the stack at the depot that meets your order criteria. We can not guarantee a specific color, but all of our containers come with a 3-year warranty covering the unit's structural integrity.

Ground level container delivery 

We'll contact you within one business day to confirm your order and coordinate your shipping container delivery logistics. We work with Get Auto Transportation with specialized equipment to deliver your container directly to the ground.

You will know what day your shipping container is scheduled for within a day or two of placing your order, and the driver will call you when they are en route on the day of delivery.

Plan on four to seven business days for shipping container purchases. Rental containers will be delivered within three to five business days.