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U-Box В® containers and 1-800-Pack-Rat В® containers give you the function of long distance moving without having to drive a moving truck. When you are finished loading them, they can be stored at a nearby storage facility or shipped to your new destination. Containers can be delivered to your home, allowing you to pack them at your own pace. Moving and storage containers offer you a convenient moving and storage solution. What is the best moving-container company?

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* U-Box trailer with license plate allows container to be parked in any legal parking space. Move-In Online Today! Move-In Online: Get Started.Renters can keep the COWs containers at your home or place of business or COWs can store it and/or move it locally or nationally. COWs containers have smaller wheels that allow renters to move the container from place to place. Like ZippyShell, COWs containers are on wheels but not trailer wheels. This offers some maneuverability benefits and allows the trailer to be delivered back to the customer. ZippyShellвЂ™s containers are trailers on wheels rather than boxes that are lifted and removed from trailers.

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ZippyShell is positioned as a lower-priced alternative to portable storage companies like PODS as well as a more convenient alternative to traditional self-storage. With a fresh investment of $25 million, ZippyShell is embarking on rapid expansion bolstered by a national marketing campaign.

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The doors on the containers swing wide on piano hinges to allow full and easy access for loading. Smartbox portable self-storage containers are available in one size-7-feet x 5-feet x 8-feet, which are capable of holding about a room to a room and a half of furniture and goods weighing up to 2,000 pounds. Because U-Pack utilizes ABF delivery, it is capable of delivering the portable storage containers in a reliable, safe and effective manner. The company offers three different delivery methods-a flatbed trailer, a drop-deck trailer, or a lift-gate van, which is similar to a tractor trailer. For multi-box delivery, U-Haul has specially designed trucks capable of transporting multiple boxes at once. U-Haul, unlike many of its competitors, allows for customers to transport their U-Box using a custom-designed trailer that can be towed using their own vehicle. U-HaulвЂ™s U-Box portable moving containers come in one size, 7-feet 6 inches x 5-feet, 8 inches, which is capable of holding approximately 2,000 pounds of household items. Pack-Rat offers a 10% discount for Lowe's customers (or those who type in LOWES in the promo-code field). The container and belongings stay level during the entire transfer process. 1-800-Pack-RatвЂ™s patented mini-mover lift system can lift a fully-loaded container without tilting, swaying, or sliding and places it anywhere a truck can be driven.

The 12-foot container can hold one and two rooms of belongings while the 16-foot container can hold between three and four rooms of furniture and boxes. 1-800-Pack-RatвЂ™s containers, made entirely of steel, are available in two sizes -12- and 16-feet. PODS services 48 states.ДЄlong with PODS, 1-800-Pack-Rat is the most popular moving container option.

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The containers are made of aluminum skin and steel frames with a translucent top to let in light and a lightweight steel, roll-up door that is designed to make them easy to open and close. Founded in 1998, PODS containers are offered in sizes of 7-, 12-, and 16-feet long. The industryвЂ™s most visible operator, Portable On Demand Storage, or PODS, has nearly reached the status of being a household name. However, several newcomers have entered the space in recent years to put pressure on the leaders.ДЄ closer look at the top players in mobile storage: Industry pioneer PODS Enterprises is the largest company in the industry in terms of market share, with LoweвЂ™s partner 1-800-Pack-Rat (thatвЂ™s the official full name of the company) rated No. LoweвЂ™s customers receive 10% off of container rentals by mentioning LoweвЂ™s-or that they saw the display-while renting Pack-Rat units for moving and storage.ДЇor homeowner-focused retailers like Lumber Liquidators and LoweвЂ™s, the multi-billion-dollar mobile storage services market represents a branding opportunity as it keeps their name top of mind with the millions of residential customers who rent the containers. Pack-Rat container displays appear at LoweвЂ™s locations throughout the country. LoweвЂ™s Home Improvement has been a participant in the growing mobile storage services industry since becoming a preferred partner of 1-800-Pack-Rat, one of the segmentвЂ™s leading providers.