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Can I rent two containers at once?

Updated August 23, 2026 · Answered by Containers Delivered, Woodlawn VA
The short answer

Yes. There's no limit on how many containers you rent at once, twenty-foot, forty-foot, or a mix. Each one bills separately at its own monthly rate, and each needs its own patch of firm, level ground with room for the tilt-bed to set it down. Tell us both sizes and the layout when you call and we'll plan the delivery.

What two containers on one lot actually looks like

The truck doesn't set both down in one pass. Each box gets its own straight pull-in, its own lift off the tilt-bed, and its own placement on level ground, so a two-container delivery is really two delivery jobs run back to back on the same day.

Once they're down, they usually sit side by side with enough gap between them for both sets of doors to swing fully open, or end to end if the lot is narrow and long instead of wide.

The rule behind it: each box is its own job

There's no cap on how many containers one property can carry at once. What doesn't change is that every single box gets treated as its own delivery, its own ground check, and its own clearance requirement, even if the two end up sitting ten feet apart when it's over. That's why the clearance math for a second unit isn't automatically easier just because the first one already made it in.

Laying out two boxes on your land

  • Side by side, doors facing the same direction, with a gap wide enough for both to open fully.
  • End to end along a fence line or driveway edge, if the lot runs long and narrow.
  • One now, one later, if you only need the second closer to when a project actually starts.

How billing works with more than one

Each container is billed at its own flat monthly rate, $165 for a 20-ft and $235 for a 40-ft, so two units means two line items, not one combined figure. If you decide later to buy one or both outright, the rent credit toward purchase works per container, the same way it would if you'd rented just the one.

Why people end up renting two instead of one

It's rarely a single answer. A farm might rent one box for feed and equipment and a second for tools that need to stay separate from the dust. A contractor working two phases of the same job might keep a smaller unit for hardware near the house and a larger one for materials at the far end of the lot. A family mid-move sometimes rents one for furniture and a second for boxes they're sorting through slower.

None of that changes the mechanics above. Whatever the reason, each box still gets its own clearance check and its own spot on the ground.

Key takeaways

  • There's no limit on how many containers you can rent at the same time.
  • Each container is its own delivery, its own ground check, and its own clearance requirement.
  • Two containers usually sit side by side or end to end, whichever fits your lot.
  • Each container bills separately at its own monthly rate.
You can mix. A 20-ft and a 40-ft on the same property is common, and each bills at its own rate for its own size.
Each container is billed at the standard rate for its size. There's no separate published discount for renting more than one.
Usually both go out the same day, but each box is still its own lift and its own placement, one after the other.
Need more than one box

Tell us both sizes and where they're going

We'll check clearance for each spot and quote both containers together.

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