Shipping containers
for Truckee & Tahoe.

Truckee is up I-80 from us, the north shore comes over Mt. Rose or around through Truckee, and the south shore runs by US-50. We deliver to Truckee, Kings Beach, Tahoe City, and Incline Village, and to South Lake Tahoe on request. Our own tilt-bed truck and our own driver make the trip, and delivery is quoted with the container once we know the address and what the last few hundred feet look like.

Mountain delivery is less about distance than about the road at the end of it. Grade, switchbacks, low limbs, and a driveway that was laid out for a Subaru are the things that decide what fits. We go through all of it with you before the truck loads. Start with the inventory page and send us photos of the driveway and the spot.

The same run continues down the I-80 corridor into California. Sacramento is inside our delivery area, and delivery is quoted with your container and depends on your address, so send the address and we price both together.

A container roof is corrugated Corten steel welded into a steel frame. It handles mountain winter far better than a framed wood shed or anything with shingles on it, and it does not rot, sag, or need a new roof after a hard decade. That is a real advantage up here and it is why so many cabins end up with one.

The honest version: a container roof is strong, but it is also slightly recessed, so heavy wet snow can sit on it rather than shedding the way a pitched roof does. Two things handle that. Clear it when the snow piles deep, the same way you would clear a flat deck. And think about where it sits, because a container parked under a steep metal roofline collects everything that slides off the house. Set it clear of the drip line and you save yourself the shoveling.

Every cabin owner around the lake has a bear story, and most of them involve something that was supposed to be secure. A wood shed, a garage side door, and a truck canopy are all negotiable to a determined bear. A closed shipping container is not. Steel walls, a steel floor frame, full-height lock rods, and a lock box over the padlock give a bear nothing to pry, tear, or chew. Store the trash cans, the coolers, the dog food, and anything else that smells interesting in steel and the problem stops being a problem.

This is where mountain deliveries succeed or fail, so it is worth walking your own driveway before you order:

Timing is the one piece of advice everyone up here already understands. Once there is real snow on the ground, a driveway that was straightforward in September becomes a question of plowed width, ice, and what is frozen underneath. Get the base prepared and the container set in the fall and it is there for the season, ready to hold whatever comes off the deck. Our site prep guide covers the base, and gravel or blocks under the four corners are all it takes. A 20ft container is the usual choice for a cabin lot, while contractors working mountain jobs more often want a 40ft high cube for materials.

Permitting is yours to check

Placement rules around the basin vary, and they are the property owner's responsibility. Check with your county or TRPA before placement.

A certified cargo-worthy used container is dented, has surface rust, and is inspected wind and water tight with a solid floor and doors that seal. Under a foot of snow nobody can tell, and it is the value choice. A new one-trip arrives with clean factory paint and a lock box, which matters more on a property where the container is visible from the house or from the road. Either way, see how we work and where the yard is on our Reno page, then tell us the address and we will quote the container and the trip over the pass together.