Outstanding service! Ordered and paid for our container at 11am and it was onsite and ready to fill by 3pm! 100% recommend ABC
Renee Conroy
ABC Container Hire & Sales owns and operates a depot in Hervey Bay - hiring and selling shipping containers across Hervey Bay, Maryborough and the Fraser Coast. Because the depot is local, stock is on the ground and delivery is fast. The range covers 10ft, 20ft and 40ft, standard and specialised, with hire from $25 a week inc GST.
The full range, 10ft to 40ft, general purpose and specialised, hire or buy. With a depot right in Hervey Bay, stock is local and the second-hand fleet is worth a look across the grade range. Every purchase comes with the ABC Photo Promise.
Hervey Bay container hire starts at around $25 a week including GST for a standard 20ft container, with the exact rate depending on size, grade and hire length. Delivery is quoted separately on your address. Get a free quote for the exact figure.
Yes — ABC has a depot right in Hervey Bay, with local container stock and a local team who know the Fraser Coast. You’re welcome to visit and walk the yard during business hours.
Yes. Maryborough is a short run from our Hervey Bay depot, and the wider Fraser Coast — Howard, Burrum Heads, Tiaro and the coastal and rural blocks between — is standard delivery territory.
Fast — with an owned depot and local stock right in Hervey Bay, there’s no waiting on a unit to be freighted up from Brisbane. Get a free quote and we’ll confirm delivery timing for your address.
To get a container quote from ABC, request one online through the quote form or call your nearest depot. Tell us what you're storing, the size you think you need, your location, and whether you want to hire or buy. A real person gets back to you, usually within a few hours, with an actual price — not a “from”.
Most containers are delivered by tilt-tray truck, which tilts its tray to slide the container off and place it precisely — including down many suburban driveways. The driver positions it where you want it. Access matters: discuss driveway width, slope, overhead branches and ground conditions when you quote so the right truck is sent.
Delivery to Queensland metro areas and major towns typically takes 3–5 days from booking, because stock sits at a local depot rather than being freighted long distances. Rural and remote delivery takes longer and depends on the run. If you have a deadline, tell the team when you quote.
ABC delivers shipping containers across all of Queensland and into Northern NSW. Metro and major towns are standard delivery; rural and remote addresses, including Western Queensland, are quoted on distance and access. If you can give us the address, we can tell you the delivery. See the delivery areas page.
Access problems are best caught before the truck is booked — that's why ABC talks through driveway width, slope, gateways, overhead branches and ground conditions when you quote. If a standard tilt-tray can't reach, there are options like crane placement or a different truck. A two-minute conversation upfront avoids a failed delivery.
Prepare a reasonably level, firm area for your container — level so the doors work and the frame doesn't twist, firm so it doesn't sink. Many customers place containers on timber sleepers, concrete blocks or a compacted pad at the corners. Allow room for the delivery truck. The site preparation guide has the detail.