The shipping industry is BIG business. A whopping 1.8 billion tons of goods were shipped and transported by shipping containers in 2017 alone.

To get the best deal on your containers, you should probably consider buying shipping containers in bulk. But, where do you buy them? And will you really be saving that much more money.

Here we tell you all the benefits of buying in bulk and where to get your bulk containers.

You’ll Spend Less Money

This is always the biggest benefit of buying in bulk. Because you will be transacting a substantial order, you will have more leverage to negotiate with the supplier.

If you’re going to be a repeat customer of these bulk orders in the future, let the supplier know. This will give them even more of an incentive to strike a better deal with you, so they retain you as a long term client. 

Owning Your Own Containers Means You Can Make Money on the Leftover Space

Buying in bulk means you have more containers to fill up and more profits to rake in. So, you own many containers and the goods you’re shipping don’t fill up all the bulk containers you own. You can perhaps rent them as container storage space to other people. Still making money on the original bulk shipping container purchase. 

Reduced Costs for Shipping

You’ll always get a better deal if you’re shipping a bunch of containers at once than if you’re only shipping one. Why? Because the transport costs the same in gas and labor regardless of the number of containers on the vessel. By shipping as many containers as you can at once you’re only paying for that premium once.

Get More Bang For Your Buck, Buying in Bulk Can Get You the Bigger Boxes

When you spring for a bulk order there are times you’ll be upgraded to the bigger containers for free. Remember the leverage we were talking about? When you buy in bulk you’re holding the cards.

Ask the seller if they’re willing to make a few of the containers 40 feet instead of 20 feet and they’ll usually let you do it at the same price. You might even be able to get your new containers at used prices by buying in bulk.

Buy Your Bulk Shipping Containers From the Best

So now that you know all the benefits of buying bulk shipping containers you need to know where to buy them. Well, you’re in luck.

Equipment Management Services is one of the leading providers in the USA. Located in both Houston and Dallas, TX, they offer a vast array of new, used, and modified shipping containers. They can deliver the containers anywhere you’d like and even modify them to your exact specifications.

Ready to buy your containers now? Click here to learn more and contact them today!