Shipping Containers for Sale and Rent in Lubbock, TX
New and used 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube containers delivered across the Lubbock area. Your container ships from the yard nearest to you, with one delivered price and one point of contact.
Buying a container in the Lubbock area
In Lubbock, the ground under the box matters as much as the box itself. Firm, level ground keeps a container sitting square, and a long, straight, clear approach gives the delivery truck room to work. The city's mostly suburban layout means many homes have space beside a driveway, which is often enough room to set a container without moving a fence or a gate. Container Koala sells and rents shipping containers in 10ft, 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube, in new one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind and watertight grades, delivered by tilt-bed or flatbed truck. You send a ZIP code and what you need, and one person stays with your order from quote to drop-off.
Our containers come in 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube sizes, new (one-trip) or used. When you ask for a price, we match the size and grade you want to the yard closest to your ZIP code, so your container travels the shortest distance, and send you one delivered price. You deal with one person from quote to drop-off.
Tilt-bed or flatbed delivery
Most people choose tilt-bed delivery: the truck tilts its bed and slides the container straight onto your pad, so you need no equipment. If you have a forklift or crane on site, we can send the container on a flatbed instead and you unload it. How delivery works.
Beyond Lubbock: nearby towns
Customers in Wolfforth and Slaton can request a delivered price the same way anyone in the Lubbock area does: send your ZIP code along with the size and grade you want, and you get one delivered price back.
Storage, jobsites and more in Lubbock
For homes and builders in the Lubbock area, containers cover three jobs. Home storage during a move or a renovation is one, with storage containers keeping a house full of belongings dry while the work happens. Garage overflow and seasonal storage is the second, and it runs on the same page. The third is jobsite storage for builders, which you can read about under jobsite containers.
Should you buy or rent a container in Lubbock?
Containers are for sale and for rent. Buying suits long-term or permanent storage, where the box stays put and you want it to be yours. Renting suits a project, a move or a season, where you need the space for a while and then want it gone. Rental details come with your quote.
Work backward from the date you want the box on your site: settle the quote and the site check first, so the delivery can be planned without rushing the prep. Send your ZIP code and what you need, and you get one delivered price and a date to plan around.
Local conditions to plan for
Humidity and condensation
Warm, humid air condenses on cool steel. Roof or wall vents, a few moisture absorbers and keeping stored things off the floor on pallets protect what is inside.
Storms and anchoring
A container is heavy but can still shift in extreme wind or flooding. Ground anchors or tie-downs are common in storm-prone areas, and some local rules require them for certain placements.
Placement rules
Rules for containers on private property are set by your city or county, and sometimes your HOA or deed restrictions. Some places treat a container like a shed; others have rules on size, placement, screening or how long it can stay. Check with your local planning or zoning office before delivery. See container rules in Texas for what we found on official state sites.
Sizes we deliver around Lubbock
- 20ft standard container: 20' L x 8' W x 8'6" H
- 40ft standard container: 40' L x 8' W x 8'6" H
- 40ft high cube container: 40' L x 8' W x 9'6" H
- 10ft container: 10' L x 8' W x 8'6" H (availability varies, ask us)
Your price in the Lubbock area
Container prices move with the size and grade you pick, what is in stock at the yard nearest to you and the distance to your site. Tell us your ZIP code and how to reach you, and you'll see the delivered price for your exact address. We usually reply within 1-2 business hours.
- Container and delivery in one price
- Tilt-bed (set on the ground) or flatbed (you unload)
- Nothing is ordered until you approve it
Delivery checklist
- A straight, clear approach: roughly 60 to 100 ft for a 20ft, 100 to 150 ft for a 40ft
- About 12 ft of width, and no low wires or branches overhead
- Firm, level ground at the drop spot, ideally gravel or blocks
How delivery works · Site prep
Renting instead of buying
Need storage for a few months, a move or a job in the Lubbock area? We also rent containers by the month, delivered by tilt-bed and picked up when you're done. Rentals are quote-based: ask for a rental quote with your ZIP code and we'll confirm availability with it.
Tell us your ZIP code and what you need, and you'll get the delivered price for your address.
Get your priceQuestions people ask
Can I buy or rent a shipping container in Lubbock?
Both. Container Koala sells containers and rents them, so you can own the box outright or rent one for the stretch you need it. Send your ZIP code with the size and grade you have in mind, and you get a delivered price for either route.
How is a shipping container delivered in Lubbock?
Tilt-bed or flatbed, depending on your site. A tilt-bed slides the container onto the ground and needs a long, straight, clear approach with open room overhead. A flatbed keeps the box on the trailer and you provide a forklift or crane to lift it off, which suits tight sites.
What container grade should I choose?
Pick by how the box will look and how much structure you need, not by whether it keeps things dry. New one-trip looks close to new, cargo-worthy is used but was judged structurally fit to carry cargo when inspected, and wind and watertight is cosmetically worn but sealed against wind and rain when inspected.
Is a high cube container worth it?
If you are storing tall items, adding shelving or setting up a workshop, the extra foot of height is useful. The 40ft high cube stands 9'6" high outside against 8'6" for the standard sizes, on the same 40' by 8' footprint.
How long does delivery take in Lubbock?
The person handling your order checks stock at the yard nearest your ZIP code for the size and grade you want, then confirms the delivery date that goes with it. That date comes with your quote, which is the point to plan around.
Get your price in the Lubbock area
Start with your ZIP code. A real person checks stock at the yard nearest to you and sends the price for your container delivered to your site. We usually reply within 1-2 business hours.