Steel Box Trailers
Blog & buying guides
Buying guides and straight-talking advice on shipping containers and trailers from Steel Box Trailers.
Guide Tilt-Tray or Side-Loader: Which Truck Suits Your Site
How containers are actually delivered, how much room each truck needs, and how to tell before you order which one your site can take.
Guide What to Put a Shipping Container On
Sleepers, pads or crushed rock — how to prepare a base that keeps a container square, dry and working for decades.
Guide New, One-Trip or Used: Which Container Grade to Buy
What the condition grades actually mean, what to ask about a specific unit, and how to match grade to what you are doing.
Guide GVM, Tare and Trailer Brakes Explained
What GVM and tare actually mean, how to work out real payload, and the Australian brake thresholds that decide which trailer you can legally tow.
Guide Do You Need Council Approval for a Shipping Container?
The questions councils actually ask, what usually needs approval, and how to get a clear answer before you order.
Guide Stopping Container Condensation in an Australian Climate
Why containers sweat, what actually fixes it, and how ventilation and insulation differ between storage and occupied units.
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Popular units right now
Container Accessories
20x20ft Container Dome Shelter
Flat Top Trailers
4.8m x 2.4m flat Top Trailer/ 3500 Kg Gvm/ 4 x container pin locks
Enclosed Trailers
8×5 Enclosed Trailer/ 1990 Kg GVM/ 6ft High internally/ Rear Barn doors
Manual Tilt Trailers
8×5 Golf Cart Trailer/ 750 Kg Gvm/ Rear drop down ramp
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