Container Delivery Guide

Get ready for delivery day by understanding exactly how your shipping container will arrive and be placed. Whether you have a wide yard or a tight driveway, we outline the truck types, space needed, and how to prepare your site. Reviewing this in advance helps ensure a smooth, safe, stress-free delivery. We deliver containers across Canada and the USA from our local depots to your property.

Delivery of a 40 Foot High Cube Container

Watch our delivery partner effortlessly back into the drop site for a 40'HC delivery.

The Supernova Delivery Experience

Delivery day should be straightforward, not stressful. We can help you access your delivery site for a shipping container drop. We partner with experienced local delivery drivers who know how to navigate challenging properties and place containers precisely where you need them.

You'll receive clear communication throughout the process, including confirmed delivery windows and direct driver contact information. This commitment to reliable service is reflected in our five-star Google Reviews.

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Container Delivery Specifications by Size

Every container size has unique delivery needs. Pick your container to view the exact site prep and access guidelines.

Site Preparation

It's important that your delivery site has dry ground and plenty of room for the truck to turn, back in, and line up. Because of its length, the driver needs a wide approach, clear access, and enough maneuvering space to safely position the truck. With a bit of preparation to ensure the delivery path is open and the ground is suitable, the drop-off is smooth, safe, and efficient.

Depending on your delivery site, it may be more suitable to send your container on a particular truck and trailer.

If your location has tight access or may require a specific type of truck, simply let Supernova know when finalizing your delivery details. Clear communication helps them plan the safest and most efficient approach for your site.

Container Delivery Truck Options

Depending on your delivery site, it may be more suitable to send your container on a particular truck and trailer.

If your location has tight access or may require a specific type of truck, simply let Supernova know when finalizing your delivery details. Clear communication helps them plan the safest and most efficient approach for your site.

Semi-Truck:

Best for open properties with ample space. Handles 20ft, and 40ft containers. Requires straight, level approach with 16 feet overhead clearance and approximately 120 straight linear feet for maneuvering.

One-Ton Dually Pick-Up Truck

Ideal for tighter access and residential areas. Delivers 20ft, and some 40ft containers. Needs less space than semis with about 75 feet straight linear clearance and 14 feet overhead.

Container Door Direction

When you order your container, you'll choose which direction the doors should face when they are loaded on the trailer. This decision affects how the container will be unloaded at your site. Pictured below: a 20 foot used Cargo Worthy container is loaded doors to cab.

From the Depot to Your Site: How a Container Gets Loaded

  • Arriving at the Depot

    Container depots are dynamic, fast-paced environments, and each yard operates a little differently. To help keep everything running smoothly, we stay in communication with the depot ahead of time and coordinate closely with our drivers throughout the pickup.

    Our role is to bridge the gap between busy depots and the client’s expected timelines—providing clear updates, sharing realistic ETA’s, and keeping everyone aligned.

    With strong communication and teamwork, we aim to make the pickup and loading process as smooth and efficient as possible.

  • The Container is Loaded

    Once the container is selected, the yard loads it onto the trailer with the proper door orientation as discussed pre-delivery. All paperwork and loading details have already been provided to the driver to support a smooth pickup and correct door placement. The driver completes another inspection before securing the load, ensuring everything is positioned safely. Throughout the process, our dedicated dispatch team stays in communication with the delivery company and the client to facilitate a smooth delivery. With coordinated teamwork, the container is loaded securely and prepared for transport.

  • Delivery

    With the container safely secured, the driver is now on the way—moving through traffic and heading toward your site as planned. Once the depot has worked through its lineup and the truck is rolling, we monitor progress closely and keep your ETA in sight.

    While road and traffic conditions can vary, the goal is always the same: to arrive as close to the estimated time as possible. We'll do our best to provide real time updates so you know when to expect your delivery, keeping everything smooth, transparent, and stress-free.

Container Doors Loaded Doors to Cab

At the depot, the container will be loaded with the doors of the container facing the cab of the truck.

At the delivery site, the truck will back into the position where you want your container and tilt the container off. The container doors will come off last.

Container Doors Loaded Doors to Rear

At the depot, the container will be loaded with the doors of the container facing the rear of trailer.

At the delivery site, the truck will back into the position where you want your container and tilt the container off. The container doors will come off first.

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