AM Shipping Containers has published site access guidance for container delivery, specifying at least 100 feet of straight truck approach and 14 feet of overhead clearance, making site access part of selecting a unit. The Austin, Texas, company's guidance connects the final placement location with the truck required, the container's dimensions and its intended use.
The requirements form part of the delivery and selection practices AM Shipping Containers described on its website as of October 2026. Alongside access guidance, the company provides individual container listings, condition grades, inspection information and photographs for people selecting units remotely.
Planning the Placement Before the Truck Arrives
For AM Shipping Containers deliveries, the site checklist specifies firm, level ground: compacted gravel, concrete or solid blocking beneath each corner. Branches and cables must remain clear of the overhead route, and an adult must be present to accept the container.
AM Shipping Containers asks that the final position and the direction of the doors be established ahead of delivery. Its guidance explains that repositioning the container afterward requires another truck because the initial delivery sets it down in a single placement.
AM Shipping Containers uses a tilt-bed truck for single 20ft and 40ft units. The truck's bed tips to let the driver slide the container onto the ground without a crane. For stacked builds, modified units, multiple containers or locations where that truck cannot maneuver, the company dispatches a flatbed with a crane.
Matching the Space to the Work
In its guide, "How to Choose the Right Shipping Container," AM Shipping Containers describes a 20ft unit with external dimensions of 20 by 8 feet, a height of 8 feet 6 inches and 160 square feet of floor area. The 40ft standard doubles that floor area to 320 square feet while retaining the same width and height. Other listed configurations include a 10ft unit with 80 square feet and a 45ft unit with 360 square feet.
AM Shipping Containers describes a high cube as one foot taller than a standard container, providing space for insulation and a finished ceiling in conversions. Its 40ft high cube measures 9 feet 6 inches tall, as does the listed 45ft configuration.
AM Shipping Containers' Texas page refers to ISO container sizes. The International Organization for Standardization's ISO 668:2020 classifies series 1 freight containers by external dimensions; ISO 1496-1:2013 addresses specifications and testing for enclosed general-purpose units transported by road, rail and sea. In the company's guidance, condition grades describe the service history and condition of an individual container, separately from those dimensional and testing standards.
In AM Shipping Containers' 2026 guide, cargo worthy means a used container fit for continued ocean service, with sound structure, working door hardware, sound flooring and a passing wind-and-water pressure test. A wind-and-watertight unit has protection against water intrusion and is presented for storage and on-site use; that grade may not meet shipping certification.
AM Shipping Containers defines a one-trip container as a unit used once for overseas cargo, arriving with minimal wear and original paint. The guide recommends new units for homes, offices and projects subject to permit inspection, while identifying used units with storage, agricultural sites and short-term needs. Refurbished units receive repairs and repainting for a tidier finish.
Reading the Record of the Individual Unit
AM Shipping Containers lists used shipping containers in cargo worthy, wind and watertight and refurbished condition through separate product pages. The company's online guidance makes each unit's record the source for its size, height, configuration and condition.
"Every container undergoes our proprietary 47-point inspection before listing," AM Shipping Containers states on its home page. "We verify structural integrity, check for corrosion, test door mechanisms, and document every specification."
The AM Shipping Containers checklist also covers flooring and weatherproofing before listing and delivery. Its cargo worthy guidance distinguishes normal surface rust, dents and repaired patches from defects that exclude a unit from that grade, including holes, doors that cannot close or seal, and soft or broken flooring.
"Our team photographs each container from multiple angles, documents its condition grade, and verifies all specifications before it goes live on our website," AM Shipping Containers writes on its home page.
AM Shipping Containers states that used units come with a documented condition report and that every delivered container carries a 90-day guarantee. Its selection guidance is available through amshippingcontainers.com.
For Texas destinations, AM Shipping Containers identifies service in Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Fort Worth as well as smaller towns statewide. Its Texas guidance notes that counties and cities determine container permitting and recommends contacting the local permit office before delivery.
About AM Shipping Containers
Operating under the legal name A M Shipping Containers LLC, AM Shipping Containers sells new, used and refurbished containers online from Austin, Texas. Its deliveries reach the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The range includes 10ft, 20ft, 40ft and high-cube containers, with one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind-and-watertight grades, plus refrigerated units and modified offices, homes and pools. The Texas limited liability company was formed in October 2018 under Texas Secretary of State file number 0803150088. Its address is 8118 Sassman Rd, Austin, TX 78747, in Travis County, and its delivery total exceeds 2,800 containers. The company's website is https://amshippingcontainers.com.