Exporting a container is significantly more difficult than purchasing one. We strongly advise any customers who need to use their container for export to work with a freight forwarder first, and then contact us about a week or two before you want to pick it up. In addition, we propose that your freight forwarder arrange all trucking. Because we only offer ground level delivery and cannot move loaded containers, you’ll almost certainly require a crane to transfer your container onto the chassis when the truck arrives. Working with your freight forwarder to arrange for a hauler to drop the container on a chassis eliminates the need for a crane to load it onto the truck.

If you’re purchasing a shipping container for export, you can add a CSC Survey to your order (please keep in mind that surveys add 3-5 business days to the typical timetable). We will gladly supply a cargo worthy (CWO) container and coordinate a CSC survey at the depot prior to your hauler picking up the container. Learn more about CSC surveys.

We cannot collect images or guarantee a specific unit because the containers are stacked at the intermodal depot. Empty shipping containers are stored at the depots for shipping lines and intermodal equipment providers. When we place an order for one of our customers, they select the next container from the stack that satisfies their requirements.

Because intermodal facilities are so busy, we don’t have the opportunity to allow customers choose from a large choice of container alternatives for the shipping containers we sell. Furthermore, not every container in the stack is for sale (about 95% of containers at depots are not for sale and continue to be used for cargo).

Unfortunately, this implies that clients will be unable to select a specific container. We guarantee every container we sell and make every effort to create reasonable expectations for what your container will look like.

We are pleased to load your truck at the depot if you have the necessary equipment to transport a shipping container safely (if you do not have a truck capable of safely hauling a container, we may assist you with delivery).

Following your purchase, we will send you a release number and pick-up instructions. On the release date, you can then proceed to the intermodal depot and have the container loaded onto your vehicle.

Please be advised that you must follow all DOT and OSHA standards while at the intermodal depot, and Western Container Sales is not responsible for any issues that arise during shipment.