Platform shipping containers are versatile units essential for transporting oversized and heavy cargo that doesn't fit into standard containers. At ABC Container Hire & Sales, we offer high-quality 40ft platform containers designed to meet your unique shipping and storage needs. These containers are also known as bolster containers or transiflats. Flat rack containers are similar to platform containers, however they have collapsable ends while platforms do not.
Our 40ft platform containers are designed first and foremost for transporting cargo that cannot be suitably stored in a normal shipping container, however they have many alternative uses. 40ft platform containers are often used as walkways and bridges in temporary structures, with the container attached via twist-locks to other containers or a static mounting point. This configuration allows for temporary structures to be quickly and affordably erected and removed.
At ABC Container Hire & Sales, we pride ourselves on the quality of our new containers. Our new 40ft platform containers are custom made to our specifications; featuring numerous conveniences including integrated twist locks, tiedown rails and reinforced steel floors to make your job faster, safer and easier.
Our platform containers are also available in 20ft lengths and may be custom ordered for specialised sizes. We may also have used stock from time to time, which is available at a lower price.
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Platform containers, also known as bolster containers, are typically available in either 20ft or 40ft lengths, with the height varying by manufacturer. Custom sizes can be ordered as required.
A platform container, also known as a bolster container or a flat-rack container, is a flat platform the width and depth of a 20ft or 40ft shipping container, with container pins in the corner so that it can be handled like a regular shipping container.
Some platform containers may lack tie-down rails if they were intended to be used only as a platform, never being used to transport cargo. These containers are rare and typically were manufactured to order by someone who never intended to transport cargo with them.
The payload mass of a platform container can vary based on the exact model and manufacturer. Generally, a platform or bolster can hold the same or greater weight then a similarly sized general purpose shipping container. The exact payload of each container will be stencilled onto the exterior somewhere, as is required for it to be certified to transport cargo.