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 hires and sells shipping containers in Mount Isa and across the North West, out to Cloncurry. It's the furthest we deliver, so we freight containers in and quote the delivery carefully on your job. Sizes run 10ft to 40ft, and hire starts at $38 a week inc GST. Give us a bit of notice and we'll line it up.
10ft to 40ft, standard and high cube, plus side-opening, double-door and modified units. Hire or buy, with the ABC Photo Promise on anything you purchase, which matters more than usual when the container's coming a long way. Grades run 1 to 10 (10 is the best).
Hire starts around $38 a week including GST for a standard 20ft. The bigger cost out here is freight, which we quote carefully on your job, usually around 3-5 days to organise. Ask us and we'll give you the full picture, hire and delivery both.
Yes. It's the furthest we go, so we freight containers in rather than running them from a local yard. Give us some notice and we'll organise it.
Both. Hire one for a project or a season, or buy it if it's a permanent fixture on site. Tell us how long you need it and we'll sort the right option along with the freight.
Yes, Cloncurry and the mine sites across the North West are part of what we cover.
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.