Shipping Container Sales

Shipping Containers for Sale in Kankakee, IL

Take care of all your storage needs with a large shipping container from River Valley Recycling. We have various sizes and grades of standard and one-trip containers ready for purchase in Kankakee, IL.

One-trip containers are manufactured overseas, loaded with cargo, and shipped to the United States. Once it arrives, the cargo is unloaded, and the container is sold. It has made only ‘one trip,' which is why it is called a one-trip container.

Good used 20 ft. and 40 ft. containers available and in stock in our Kankakee, IL.

Get a cleaner yard or a more organized space when you purchase a shipping container from River Valley Recycling.

Visit or call us today to learn more! Our courteous, professional and friendly staff is always here to help, we respond to all general inquiries within the same business day.

Our Available Container Sizes

• 20’ and 40’ standard height (8’6” tall) containers in stock
• 40’ high cube (9’6” tall) containers in stock
• 45', 48’, and 53’ available, but not stocked in our yard
• 20’ and 40’ open top containers available, but not stocked in our yard
• 20’ and 40’ one-trip containers available, but not stocked in our yard

Container Grades

At River Valley Recycling, our containers are graded by an ABC rating system:

• A = Good paint on the exterior and decent interior paint, minor rust, a good roof, good doors, and good floors. Colors vary. This is the most expensive container we stock
  
• B = Decent paint exterior, OK interior paint, more visible rust, a good roof, good doors, and floors that have been repaired. Colors vary. This is the most popular container we sell in used grade
  
• C = Paint is rougher, more visible rust that's more excessive than B grade containers, a good roof, good doors with some rust on the corners of the doors, dents or scrapes on the sides of the container. We sell a lot of these to people modifying them or for their DIY projects.

Which is right for you? For the average customer who wants to do nothing, most will buy the A grade. B grade is our most popular container, and C grade is great for someone who wants to modify a container, such as building a tiny house, a container house, or a portable shop.

Uses for Our Containers

Container Purchases, Delivery, and Pick-Up

River Valley Recycling strongly recommends coming to our facility in Kankakee, IL, to see our wide selection of containers. It’s wise to have a good idea of what you are planning on doing with the container, a budget you have in mind, and possibly a picture or video of where the container will be placed.

Container Delivery Services

We can deliver containers for an additional fee. We deliver containers on a semi with a tilt trailer. Your drive must be hard-packed stone, asphalt, or concrete. We can go across a lawn or field, but this is at our driver’s discretion. In the event the truck gets stuck on your property, it's your responsibility for all towing-related costs.

We must know which way the container should be loaded on the trailer, so it is unloaded in the correct orientation. Having the doors loaded to the front of the trailer means the doors will come off the trailer last, and having the doors loaded to the rear of the trailer means the doors will come off the trailer first.

Container Pick-Up

Please make sure you bring the correct size trailer to pick up your container. 20’ containers weigh 5,000 pounds, 40’ standard height containers weigh 8,500 pounds, and 40’ high cube containers weigh 10,000 pounds. You can legally haul containers 13’6” tall:

• 20’ and 40’ standard height containers are 8’6” tall, so your trailer and any cribbing may not exceed 5’ in height 
• 40’ high cube containers are 9’6” tall, so your trailer and any cribbing may not exceed 4’ in height

It is your responsibility to chain down the container after we load your trailer.

Container Buybacks

We understand that things change in your life, such as job transfers and more. We offer to buy back your container if you no longer need it, and we'll pay 40% of your purchase price minus any delivery charges. 

We can also move containers from one location to another. We are not responsible for any damage to the contents inside the container. Again, this is a driver discretion call regarding if your container has too much weight, is top heavy load, or is over the weight load.