Container Size And Weight Capacity

General cargo should not be over length over width over height over weight or in bulk.

Container size and weight capacity. Comparable to a 5 x10 storage unit or 10 rental truck. Imagine a walk in closet. A 20 container gives you 1 360 cubic feet of storage space and weighs about 5 017 lbs empty. Container sizes we offer at big box containers.

45 high cube dry containers. A popular size for small or partial moves as well as shipping furniture and other larger items. Below is some helpful information to assist you in choosing the right size container. Container dimensions by type.

Three weight measurements describe this asset s capabilities. 20 shipping containers are a smaller size of iso standard containers used for intermodal shipping. 1153 cm 228 cm 254 cm 227 cm 244 cm 4 270 kg 25 805 kg 64 54 cbm ocean container chart interior door opening weight capacity interior door opening weight capacity 223 cm interior interior height unfolded 87 223 cm weight capacity weight. 45ft containers are not generally available in all the trades one operates.

Commonly the height of a container will be 8ft 6 and a high cube will have an additional foot to be 9ft 6. A 12 metre hi cube container from big box containers for example has a width of about 2 438 metres a height of 2 896 metres and a nominal cubic capacity of 66 27 m 3. Length width height width height tare wt. At big box containers we rent and sell both steel dry cargo and aluminium refrigerated containers including 6 metre 12 metre.

Depending on the container a 20 container can actually hold more weight than a 40 container. 20ft and 40ft containers are the most common. Shipping containers and storage containers can come in a range of sizes 20ft and 40ft shipping containers are the most common container lengths externally and 8ft in width as standard. To see us load a 40ft shipping container watch our short car shipping demo.

7 x 7 x 8 watch our what fits in a 7 foot container video. 20 containers come in at 20 feet long eight and a half feet wide and eight feet tall. The container s gross weight. Each container has a different max payload capacity or weight that it can handle.

This type of container is for general cargo. A 40 foot shipping container usually maintains a standard maximum gross weight of 67 200 pounds. Its weight without cargo the tare weight the weight of the cargo alone and the combined weight of the cargo and the container i e. Containers are constructed of steel for sturdiness and ease of repair.