Straight answers

How Can I Move My Shipping Container After It’s Delivered?

We do not move containers we did not sell/rent. If you need an existing container moved, we recommend working with a local heavy haul company or heavy-duty wrecking/towing company.

Key points

  • We don’t move containers we haven’t sold, so please don’t ask us to.
  • Unless you have a 25-ton crane on site, you’ll probably need to empty your container to move it.
  • Heavy-duty towing companies are your best bet to move an empty container.

Practical options for moving a container

Shipping containers are usually handled by heavy cranes at ports and intermodal depots. If you don’t have a 25-ton crane at your site, it can be complicated to move a container. Your best bet is to empty your container and then call a heavy-duty towing company or wrecker service with a winch that can pull your container onto their trailer.

If you need to move your container, you’ll probably need to empty it and then call a local towing company.