Container Transport
Healdworks Trucking, LLC is a fully insured trucking company that will utilize combined years of driver and industry experience to safely deliver containers to your desired location. To bring a seamless delivery experience, we start with a comprehensive locate of your property through google earth. When needed, customers may be asked for additional digital photos of questionable sections of the route or site. Once a container is chosen and the placement site is clearly determined, we will then decide which truck is best suited for the specific delivery. Scheduling of your delivery is always done with customer convenience in mind.
Delivery is always subject to weather & road conditions. If tire chains are required to access your delivery location, additional charges will apply.
For more information on container dimensions & weight, go to Container Sizes & Specs.
For more information on site preparation, go to Container FAQ’s.
Hear what our customers have to say. This makes everything we do Worth It!
“Thank you to the staff and crew at Healdworks for a successful delivery of our 53′ storage container today. The ladies in the office kept the paperwork fun and easy. Chuck was very professional driving on our property and making a painless drop. We give them a ten and will recommend to all we know!”
– V. Jeeter, March 2015
Watch the video of the delivery that prompted this happy customer to comment on our facebook page…
Site Preparation FAQ’s
Q: Do I need a permit to have a container on my property?
A: Generally not, but we suggest always checking with your home owners associations and your town or county land use department.
Q: How do you deliver the container?
A: We deliver with tilt deck trailers. We have several options, including semi truck & trailer (65′ total overall length), smaller tandem axle roll back truck (35′ total overall length) and a 1 ton pick-up truck and trailer (60′ overall length). A 40′ container is usually delivered with a semi. When delivered with a semi and from the point that the container touches ground, we need approximately 130′ to move straight forward.
We can load your container doors either facing the cab of the semi or the back of the trailer. Give thought to how our drivers will enter your property and where exactly you want the container placed as well as which direction you would like the doors to face.
Q: Does the ground that my container will sit on have to be level?
A: It needs to be fairly level, specifically at the 4 corner posts, as these are the weight bearing sections of the container. Making sure these are level will ensure that your doors to function properly.
Q: Do I need to put anything under the container?
A: You don’t have to put anything under your container. Some customers do however choose to set their boxes on a product to help with sub water or run off. If you will be doing this, we suggest road base rather than gravel. Road base settles, gravel shifts. Another option used are railroad ties to raise your container off the ground or to aid in leveling your box. Remember the actual floor is supported by steel cross members that sit approximately 1″ off the ground and above the base of the corner posts.
Q: Can you move my container after I fill it up?
A: A 20′ container filled with household goods (excluding heavy shop equipment, etc.) can usually be moved the same way it was delivered. A 40′ container will require additional equipment. Weight limits are always present. We are happy to discuss your particular situation and help with a plan to move your loaded container safely and efficiently.
Q: Can I ship my container & belongings to another country?
A: Yes. Container certification is required. See shipping abroad for more details.
If your question hasn’t been answered please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information. We are here to help!