48 Foot Storage Trailer
The 48 Footer, Straight Talk.
The 48 is the trailer people pick when they have done the math on a 45 and do not like how close it came. Two more pallet positions does not sound like much until you are the one deciding which two pallets sit outside in the weather.
It is built the same as everything else we rent: steel dry van, swing-out rear doors, floor at dock height, inspected and swept in our West Chester yard before delivery.
Specs at a glance
| Length | 48 feet |
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| Width | 102 inches, exterior |
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| Pallets | About 24 standard 48x40, single stacked |
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| Floor height | 48 to 52 inches, level with a standard dock |
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| Doors | Swing-out rear doors, full-width access, lockable |
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| Build | Steel, inspected before delivery, dry interior, road ready |
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| Rate | $95 per month, 3-month minimum, then month to month |
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Interior figures vary a little by trailer make and year. If your load is tight to the inch, ask for the specs of the exact trailer we are sending.
What fits in a 48 foot storage trailer?
Direct answer About 24 standard 48x40 pallets loaded straight and single stacked. Stable, square loads can be double stacked, which roughly doubles the count.
Twenty-four floor positions handles a distribution center's overflow during a slow inbound week turning into a busy outbound one, an event company's staging, rigging and road cases between shows, or the material for a construction project that is going to run in phases over several months.
The extra length also buys working room. A lot of 48 foot rentals are loaded with an aisle left down the middle so a crew can walk in and pull what they need without unloading the front half first. We cover how aisles change your pallet count in our pallet math guide.
