Twice the floor space of a 20ft in the same 8-foot width. For contractors, farms and businesses across Alabama.
The 40ft standard container offers roughly 2,350 cubic feet of interior space, twice that of the 20ft conex box, in the same 8-foot width. It is the workhorse container for construction companies, agricultural operations, and any business that moves or stores significant volumes of material. Weighing up whether to rent or buy this size? See our rent vs buy guide.
A 40ft needs a longer approach for delivery than a 20ft. Available in several grades, including used wind and water tight (WWT) and one-trip. Our container condition guide has the full grade breakdown.
| Length | 40 ft 0 in (12.192 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 6 in (2.591 m) |
| Length | 39 ft 5 in (12.021 m) |
| Width | 7 ft 9 in (2.352 m) |
| Height | 7 ft 10 in (2.385 m) |
| Volume | ~2,350 cu ft (66.5 m³) |
| Door Opening (W x H) | 7 ft 8 in x 7 ft 5 in |
Looking for extra ceiling height? See our 40ft High Cube: same footprint, one full foot taller inside, 8 ft 10 in against 7 ft 10 in.
Alabama delivered pricing: starting at $2,862 for a 40ft Wind and Water Tight container delivered in Mobile.
Warehouse and dock overflow along the Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 corridor through Bessemer and McCalla.
Port and drayage ground storage around Choctaw Point and the Mobile river terminals, where an owned box gives an operation ground storage it controls.
Supplier park staging at the assembly and engine plants, from Vance and Lincoln to Montgomery and west Huntsville.
Equipment and implement storage on peanut and cotton operations around Dothan, Enterprise, Geneva and Headland, where there is room to work and a straight pull off the county road.
Catfish operations in Hale, Greene and Perry counties can keep feed, aerators, pumps and spare motors at the pond levee.
Timber crews, sawmills and the Tennessee-Tombigbee barge terminals at Demopolis, Epes and Aliceville can store parts and rigging at the gate.
A 40ft container needs more room to deliver than a 20ft. The truck with a loaded tilt-bed trailer runs about 80 feet long. Here is what you need:
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