Twice the floor space of a 20ft in the same 8-foot width. For contractors, farms and businesses across Michigan.
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.
Michigan delivered pricing: starting at $2,571 for a 40ft Wind and Water Tight container delivered in Detroit.
Supplier yard storage around the assembly plants, from the Detroit Assembly Complex and Factory ZERO to Lansing Grand River and Lansing Delta Township, holding racked parts, dunnage and returnable containers off the shop floor.
Freight and drayage staging in southwest Detroit, near the crossings, the rail yards and the plants, giving carriers and brokers a secured place to hold freight.
Furniture and precision manufacturing overflow south and west of Grand Rapids, holding components, jigs and finished goods near the plant rather than across the county.
Equipment and implement storage on Thumb and Saginaw Valley operations around Caro, Bad Axe, Frankenmuth and Bay City, where a field entrance can offer room to work and a straight pull off a county road.
Distribution and seasonal retail overflow along the I-94, I-96 and I-75 corridors, giving an operation room at the dock without signing for square footage it will not need in March.
Municipal, school and township storage for road equipment, athletic gear, event staging and salt shed overflow that has no home between seasons.
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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