Mobile storage containers offer excellent solutions to different industries and homeowners. They help businesses and organizations meet their storage needs affordably. Additionally, delivering them to any location for their intended purpose is convenient.
Our discussion focuses on how storage delivery services work and what you should do to prepare for them. Keep reading to learn and benefit more.
How Storage Container Delivery Service Works
Storage container delivery service works in a very simple way. Here’s how the process works.
1. Delivery
Benefiting from these containers starts at the delivery point when a service provider delivers them to their designated sites. Most service providers secure their containers using flat-bed or roll-back trucks, internal tie-downs, and tie-down points on delivery trucks.
Service providers utilize self-unloading tractor trailers when using roll-back trucks to deliver storage containers to their desired sites. Inversely, they require cranes, top-lifts, and forklifts to offload storage boxes when dropping them using flat-bed trucks.
2. Delivery Sizes
Size is another essential component in storage container services. Companies deliver containers of different sizes, especially the popular 20 and 40-foot ones. These two dimensions usually meet most users’ storage needs. However, some users need larger customized sizes like the 53-foot containers.
Ordering a custom-size container requires additional equipment, resulting in extra costs. Therefore, always ask your supplier about added delivery expenses and if they have large trucks that can deliver them.
Preparing for Storage Container Delivery
Preparing for your storage container is critical before the service provider drops your desired box. You have to prepare your installation site before the box lands there. Adequate and timely preparation guarantees a safe and seamless delivery process. Below are the preparation steps you should take before your container arrives.
1. Specify Your Delivery Site
First, your order should specify if you need the service provider to supply the box to a commercial or residential location. This way, it becomes easy for them to help you with appropriate preparation guidelines relevant to your storage location. For example, most residential areas require homeowners to get permits from local authorities.
2. Prepare Your Location
You have to prepare your desired container storage site. Consult your supplier to specify how much space you require to store a particular container size. Usually, 20-foot containers need 60 feet or more of clearance space, while 40-foot ones require between 100 and 150 feet.
The exact clearance space depends on the equipment the supplier uses, container size, and type of delivery truck. For example, a service provider might use a forklift or crane to unload your container if you lack sufficient space. This usage increases your container’s delivery cost.
3. Make Your Location Surface Firm
It’s also necessary to make your landing surface firm for safe delivery before the container arrives. These containers are heavy, and some can weigh up to 45,000 pounds. For example, adding concrete to your surface makes it firmer than grass or soil.
Don’t forget that stagnant water gradually damages containers. Thus, we recommend you build a foundation for your container if you intend to use it on the same spot for over six months. This foundation helps with drainage, enabling your container to serve you for a longer period.
4. Level Your Delivery Location
You don’t just need a firm ground on which to lay your storage container. It’s also vital to level it. Dropping a container on an uneven surface may interfere with its positioning on the ground. Uneven positioning also interferes with its door opening and closing.
5. Clear Obstacles
Lastly, clear every obstacle that may obstruct the delivery truck. Identify and remove any steep incline, fallen tree, power line, pothole, roof overhang, or any other obstacle in the way.
Benefits of Storage Containers
So, you have planned to receive your storage container, kudos. But what are its benefits compared to other storage alternatives? Here are the leading advantages of using a storage container on your residential or business premises.
1. Cost-Effectiveness
You save more money using a storage container than traditional brick-and-mortar storage facilities. These containers don’t need huge sums of money to set up. Additionally, it’s cheaper to maintain them than conventional buildings. Don’t forget that they arrive on site ready for use.
2. Reduced Risk and Cost of Business Expansion
These boxes offer you reduced business expansion risk and cost. You don’t need to worry about what happens to your container when your business expands, and you no longer need it. The market has enough space to assimilate them, making it easy to resell them at a decent price.
Additionally, you can conveniently downsize or expand your business by adding another container, depending on your varying needs. If you are entering the storage business, it’s safer to begin with any number of containers and then buy new ones as demand increases. This way, you can resell any extra space without demolishing anything like traditional buildings.
Lastly, adding more storage space is convenient because you don’t need to make significant adjustments to your existing infrastructure.
3. Maximize Your Space
Using container storage also maximizes your limited space because the boxes are stackable. Unlike conventional storage, you get more affordable units. You can also add a staircase, walkway, or ladder to enable your customers to access containers more conveniently.
4. Greater Security
Tight security is another benefit of using storage containers. These boxes are trusted and used worldwide because of their 0.075-inch corrugated sheet steel panels that protect your stuff. Nobody can conveniently break into a container without attracting attention because breaking them is noisy.
5. Enjoy More Flexibility
Lastly, these boxes give you more flexibility than traditional storage options. They are flexible for use in any domestic and commercial setting. You can choose them in any standard or custom size to meet your specific storage needs.
Talk to Us About Your Storage Needs Today
Mobile storage is fast becoming the norm among many Canadian businesses and homeowners. Storage containers are excellent for any need and a cost-effective alternative to traditional storage.
What is your storage need? Go ahead and contact us for a free estimate and consultation.
