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Generally speaking, buying anything used raises the concern that it is not in the same condition as a new version of that item. However, that is not always the case. When it comes to the purchase of a used shipping container, our team wants to give you the peace of mind that our standard for […]

Imagine the day your shipping container gets delivered to your door by a self-driving truck. Tesla has been making leaps in recent years improving the technology behind self-driving cars and even Amazon is working on its own drone delivery service. From self-driving Uber to self-driving personal vehicles, to self-delivering shipping containers, the future has arrived. […]

As some of you may know, social media has been booming in anticipation of September 20, 2019. More than a million people signed up for the Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” and are preparing the most efficient entry strategy. The link to the event is here. Although we’d love […]

We share a lot of cool content on our social media platforms that we find around the internet. We thought it might be a fun idea to do this quick write-up about some of the coolest shipping container conversions we have seen out there. – The coolest, and generally the conversions that attract the most […]

ATSU 4218641, 42G1. But what does that mean? Each shipping container produced is given a unique name to be distinguished from all the other shipping containers produced in the world. Most people don’t give the numbers much thought, but we thought it might be fun to lay it all out for you. The first three […]

Those familiar with Marie Kondo know that her rise to fame in recent years is due to her ability to tidy up meticulously and teaching others to do the same. Her official title is that of organizing consultant, but she also occupies her time writing books and starring in her own show to help teach […]

With winter finally easing up on us, a lot of our clients are putting away their winter essentials and are gearing up for spring. To help them secure their belongings, we stocked up on 10ft, 20ft and 40ft ATS rental containers. 20ft and 40ft storage containers are available in all of our locations across Alberta, […]

Shipping containers were originally created with one purpose in mind, to securely transport goods worldwide. With such an important role in the transport of goods, a lot of thought went into the design of these relatively simple looking steel boxes. There are a lot of CORTEN steel components but also lot of trim pieces which […]

Working with shipping containers, there is no doubt that we require big tools to get the job done. While we do use smaller household tools like wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers, the most interesting and useful tools will appear in a short list below. – Let’s start with some of the larger pieces of equipment that […]