Arkansas Container Questions

Delivery requires the following straight, unobstructed space:

• 20ft container: 110 feet of straight clearance from the drop point
• 40ft container: 130 feet of straight clearance from the drop point

The truck needs at least 15 ft of height to drive, at least 22 ft of height along the entire unloading path, and at least 10 ft of width. Low utility lines, tree limbs and roof overhangs can stop a delivery. If you are unsure, describe the approach when you ask for a quote.

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Warranty runs by grade: one-trip units carry a 10 year structural and 10 year no-leak warranty, cargo worthy and wind and water tight units carry a 5 year structural and 5 year no-leak warranty, and economy units carry a 1 year roof leak warranty. The warranty travels with the grade you buy, so if warranty length matters to you it is worth comparing grades before you compare prices.

We sell containers. We do not rent them. Rent-to-own runs through a third-party partner, My Container Rental, and spreads the payments until you own the container. Our rent vs buy guide walks through when each path makes sense.

As of October 14, 2026, pricing for delivery in Jonesboro starts at $2,120 for a 20ft Wind and Water Tight container and at $2,412 for a 40ft Wind and Water Tight container. A 20ft Wind and Water Tight container delivered in Little Rock starts at $2,339. A 20ft Wind and Water Tight container delivered in Conway starts at $2,473. Your written quote gives the price for your size, grade and address.

It depends on who governs the parcel and how the container will be used. Inside a city, the city's zoning and building offices decide where a container may sit and which permits apply. Outside every city, the county applies its own rules, including floodplain permits. A container that people will work or live in is a building project under the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, 2021 edition.

The county. Act 314 of 2025 repealed the authority Arkansas cities had to apply their planning rules outside their limits, and the change took effect on August 5, 2025. A city name in a mailing address can cover land outside the city, so check the parcel on the county or city map.

Container One's Delivery/Dispatch department contacts you to set a date and time. There is no fixed delivery window: timing depends on your location, when payment arrives and the weather, among other factors.

Not as an accessory building. Section 36-252 of the Little Rock Code says cargo containers are not appropriate to serve as accessory buildings in a residentially zoned district. Call the city's zoning line at 501-371-4844 about your parcel before you order.

Conway's accessory building guidelines require a building permit for any accessory structure over 50 square feet moved onto the site, a site plan drawn to scale, and a permanent perimeter foundation for buildings of 160 square feet or more. A 20ft container covers about 160 square feet, over the permit threshold and right at the foundation threshold. Ask Building Permits and Inspections at 501-450-6107 how the rules apply to a container.

Section 117-225 of the Jonesboro Code keeps accessory buildings out of required front and street-side setbacks, at least 7.5 feet from the rear lot line and out of public easements. In the RS single-family districts they go in the rear yard only and must be similar in architectural style and appearance to the house. Planning and Zoning is at 870-932-0406.

Act 313 of 2025 requires a city to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit on a lot with a single-family home by right, meaning without a public hearing, a variance or a special permit. An attached or detached unit can be up to 75 percent of the house's floor area or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less. Under Act 313, the unit must meet applicable requirements, including the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code and local zoning and design standards. Local rules in effect on or after January 1, 2026, are invalid where they conflict with Act 313. Ask the city's building department how it reviews a unit built from containers.

FEMA's flood maps, at fema.gov/flood-maps, show whether a parcel sits in a mapped flood zone. Outside the cities, Pulaski County Planning and Development, Faulkner County's Office of Emergency Management and the Craighead County floodplain office each handle floodplain permits, and Faulkner County requires one before any development outside the limits of Conway, Mayflower, Wooster, Vilonia and Greenbrier.

Yes. Humid air condenses on steel that is cooler than the air's dew point, so a closed container can collect moisture. Vents, dry contents, pallets that keep items off the floor and space between stored goods and the walls all help. Paint, batteries and electronics are better kept somewhere with temperature control in an Arkansas summer.

• One-trip: made one loaded ocean crossing. Clean floors, intact paint, close to new.
• Cargo worthy: can pass a marine survey to be re-certified for shipping. Structurally sound, cosmetically used.
• Wind and water tight (WWT): inspected to confirm the doors seal, there are no holes, and the interior stays dry. Surface rust, paint wear and minor dents are normal.
• Economy: the lowest grade we sell. Weathered, and priced accordingly.

For a grade-by-grade walkthrough, see the container condition guide.

It depends on what the container is for. If it is going to be seen, lived in, or converted, the clean interior and intact paint save real work later and the 10 year structural and 10 year no-leak warranty is the longest available. If it is going behind a shed to hold equipment, a wind and water tight unit does the same job for less.

We offer 20ft standard, 40ft standard and 40ft high cube containers, plus modified containers and refrigerated units in 20ft and 40ft.

Personnel doors, roll-up doors, windows, vents, partition walls, electrical packages with outlets and a service panel, LED lighting, insulation, spray foam, A/C units with heat, shelving, interior wall panels and vinyl flooring. Insulation and HVAC choices depend on the climate the box will sit in: Arkansas summers are long, hot and humid, so a conditioned container works hardest at cooling and drying the air, while the northern Ozark counties also get real winter cold. Either way, insulation has to keep humid air away from the steel so water does not condense behind the walls.

A reefer has a refrigeration unit built into one end. It runs on a 480V 3-phase supply, or a compatible generator where 3-phase power is not available. The walls are insulated as part of the original build.

Some Arkansas clays shrink and swell as their moisture changes. The Arkansas Geological Survey names the Porters Creek Clay as highly expansive, in a belt from just south of Hope to near Arkadelphia and in patches from Malvern to near Batesville. A container set on ground like that can settle unevenly at the corners.

For temporary placement: Give all four corner castings firm, level support that will not settle when the ground gets wet: compacted gravel, concrete pads or treated timbers on a drained spot all work. A level box keeps the doors opening and sealing properly, and drainage keeps water from standing around the corners.

For permanent placement or a conversion: Have a design professional size the foundation and anchorage for the soil, the local frost line and the wind and seismic requirements the building department enforces. An existing slab or driveway may not carry the load concentrated at each corner, so have it checked rather than assumed.

Frost depth: Arkansas building departments publish their own frost line depths. The City of Little Rock's design criteria (effective January 1, 2014) list 12 inches, and Rogers and Mountain Home in north Arkansas list 18 inches. Confirm the depth with the department that issues your permit before footings are dug.

On Ozark and Ouachita sites, a level pad often has to be cut into a slope or built up on it, and rock can sit close to the surface. On Delta and northeast Arkansas sites, flat fields drain slowly, so a raised gravel pad and a dry spell make the set-down easier.

Place the container on flat, level ground. Clear debris, rocks and brush from the placement area, confirm the straight space the delivery truck needs, and check for overhead lines and limbs. If the delivery truck gets stuck, you are responsible for getting it out or having it towed. Container One does not move the container once it is placed.

The box itself is corrugated Corten steel. The lock is the weak point, so use a hidden shackle lock, sometimes called a puck lock, inside a lockbox welded over the handle. Container One sells a lock box that covers the padlock as a separate accessory.

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