Flat Rack Shipping Containers

Transportation/shipping -Flat Rack Shipping Containers a most commonly used in the transportation industry, they are used to transport machinery, large transportation like trains, excavators and much more, lifting equipment. A flat-rack container is used when the cargo will not fit into a standard shipping container. Being used by transporters they will also be used for shipping overseas as they can ship larger cargo, also for transporting just the flat rack you can transport more as the design will allow them to be stacked and take up less space.

You would choose a flat rack shipping container depending on the cargo that you are going to be transporting. With the flat rack not having side panels they are used to transport wide load cargo from large cranes/farming equipment, to large machinery parts that won’t fit into a standard shipping container or any of the other specialised shipping containers. Another reason people choose Flat Rack Containers is because they are easily stored away for future use as they are able to be folded flat and take up less space.

Flat Rack Containers are designed differently to standard shipping containers, they have three panels – the container floor, a front panel, and a back panel.

The front and back panels are designed very differently to the panels you get on other shipping containers, the panels on a flat rack are hinged so that the two panels can be folded (out) to provide a ramp onto the flooring and folded (in) on to the flooring to become slimline for transporting and during storage. The panels are folded up and locked into place whilst transporting cargo.

Flat-rack containers aren’t constructed using standard corrugated panels as you’d normally see on a regular container, flat-racks also don’t have side panels or roof panels – their design allows cargo much larger than the dimensions of the container to be transported.

Flat rack containers are typically constructed in 2 lengths, to create 40ft flat rack shipping containers and 20ft flat rack containers.

20ft Flat Rack Shipping Containers

Our Flat Rack Containers are available in 20ft Flat Rack’s, we have new ‘one trip’ versions and used conditions.

External

(Length Width Height with side panels folded down)

6096mm x 2438mm x 648mm

Internal

(Length Width Height with side panels folded up)

6096mm x 2438mm x 2591mm

40ft Flat Rack Shipping Containers

We have 40ft New Flat Rack Shipping Containers and 40ft Used Flat Rack Shipping Containers available for purchase.

External

(Length Width Height with side panels folded down)

12192mm 2438mm 648mm

Internal

(Length Width Height with side panels folded up)

12192mm x 2438mm x 2591mm

Unless otherwise specified during the ordering process your flat-rack container(s) will be delivered on a HIAB delivery truck, the containers will be lifted into position by our driver using the HIAB crane. Please ensure there is enough space for the container to be planted.

Since flat-rack containers can be folded flat when empty, we may be able to deliver more than one flat-pack unit per vehicle (if you’re purchasing more than one unit). Our sales team will discuss this with you when quoting.

*You can also collect or if you have lifting facilities on site there are other delivery methods. Please let us know if you can lift the container off our transport when you make an enquiry as this will likely reduce the delivery charge.