Used Shipping Containers for Sale or Rent in Indiana
Eveon Containers sells used Wind & Watertight shipping containers across Indiana with delivery in 3 to 5 business days. In the Indianapolis market, a used 20ft unit averages $1,637 and a 40ft unit $2,025, both current as of August 2026. Eveon holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 1,577 Trustpilot reviews, and every container carries a limited lifetime warranty.
Indiana Container Pricing
The Indianapolis market is the reference point for most of Indiana, because Indianapolis is where the state's container supply concentrates. As of August 2026, the market average for a used 20ft Wind & Watertight container in Indianapolis is $1,637. The 40ft standard averages $2,025, and the 40ft High Cube, which gives you an extra foot of interior height, averages $2,052 as of the same date.
Those numbers move. Container pricing tracks what arrives at the port and how much depot space is open in a given week, so the figure you see today is not automatically the figure next month. Enter your ZIP code and you get Eveon's live price for your actual delivery address rather than a rounded market number.
Rental is available on all three sizes with flexible terms, which suits projects that have a defined end date. Rental is priced separately from purchase, so ask an agent for a rental quote rather than working from the purchase figures above.
Container Sizes Available in Indiana
All three sizes are used Wind & Watertight units. That means weatherproof and structurally sound, with the cosmetic wear you would expect from a container that has spent ten to fifteen years at sea. Eveon Containers is direct about that, because surface rust or a dented paint panel has no bearing on whether your equipment stays dry.
| Container Type | Length | Width | Height | Interior Floor Area | Best For |
|:----------|:----------|:----------|:----------|:----------|:----------|
| 20ft Standard | 20' | 8' | 8' 6" | About 146 sq ft | Tight sites, tools, seasonal stock |
| 40ft Standard | 40' | 8' | 8' 6" | About 300 sq ft | Bulk storage, jobsite material |
| 40ft High Cube | 40' | 8' | 9' 6" | About 300 sq ft | Tall equipment, pallet racking, conversions |
Containers Available in Indiana
How to Choose the Right Size
Start with the delivery approach, not the storage volume. Most buyers who regret a size chose a 40ft for a site that could only realistically take a 20ft, and discovered it on delivery day. Walk the route the truck will take, measure the straight run in front of the drop point, and check for overhead wires and low branches. If you have the clearance, the 40ft is the better economics. If you do not, the 20ft is the better container. When you are close to the line, two 20ft units often solve a site that one 40ft cannot.
### The 20ft Standard
The 20ft is the workhorse for constrained sites. It fits on a standard two-car driveway footprint, it needs less run-out space for the delivery truck, and it holds roughly the contents of a two or three bedroom home. For Indiana contractors, it is usually the right call: it locks, it moves between jobs, and it fits on urban lots in Indianapolis or Hammond where a 40ft simply will not turn.
### The 40ft Standard
Double the floor area for well under double the price, which is why the 40ft is the better value per square foot whenever your site can physically take one. It suits equipment yards, agricultural storage, and any operation moving pallets. The constraint is almost never the container, it is the approach: you need roughly 120 feet of straight clearance to unload one.
### The 40ft High Cube
Same footprint as the 40ft standard with one extra foot of interior height, which changes what the box can do. That foot is the difference between a container you store things in and a container you work inside. Once you add subfloor and insulation for a workshop or backyard office, the standard 8'6" starts to feel low. High Cubes are also the right choice for tall machinery and for stacked pallet racking.
Reasons to Buy From Eveon Containers
- **Easy process.** Get a price, get a quote, and order online, or call an agent if you would rather talk it through. No waiting a week to find out what a container costs.
- **Reliable delivery.** Most Indiana orders arrive in 3 to 5 business days, in a scheduled window you know in advance so you can have someone on site.
- **Competitive pricing.** Live, location-specific pricing tied to your delivery ZIP code rather than a rounded national figure.
- **Product quality.** Every unit is inspected against a fixed standard: 100% Wind & Watertight, intact door seals with no visible daylight, solid flooring, fully operational doors, and working locking hardware.
- **Great communication.** You get a real update when something changes. That is the part most buyers say was missing from previous purchases elsewhere.
What Do Indiana Customers Say About Eveon?
Across 1,577 Trustpilot reviews rating Eveon Containers 4.6 out of 5, five themes come up consistently:
- **Easy process.** Buyers repeatedly mention how little friction sat between getting a price and getting a container on site.
- **Reliable delivery.** Arriving in the promised window, on the promised day, is the single most cited strength.
- **Competitive pricing.** Reviewers note the price they were quoted is the price they paid.
- **Product quality.** Containers show their age cosmetically and perform exactly as described, which is what buyers say they wanted: honesty over a sales pitch.
- **Great communication.** Proactive updates from order confirmation through drop-off come up again and again.
Rent vs. Buy in Indiana
### When Renting Makes Sense
- Your project has a defined end date: a build, a renovation, a seasonal retail push, or a move
- You want storage on site without a capital purchase
- You need the space for a few months and no longer
- You want the flexibility to return the unit rather than resell it
### When Buying Makes Sense
- You will need the space for more than roughly a year, the point at which ownership generally costs less than accumulated rental
- You want an asset with resale value instead of a recurring line item
- You intend to place it permanently, whether that is a backyard workshop or a yard at your facility
- You plan to modify the interior with shelving, insulation, or power
### Why Used Works
A used Wind & Watertight container costs meaningfully less and does the identical job: it keeps weather out and stays locked. It has already proven itself across a decade of ocean crossings, which is a harder test than anything a Indiana backyard will ever apply. Corten steel is built to spend years in salt spray, so the freeze-thaw cycles cycle in Indiana is well inside what these units were designed for. Choosing used also keeps a sound steel structure in service instead of retiring it, which is the core of what Eveon does.
Container Sizes Available in Indiana
All three sizes are used Wind & Watertight units. That means weatherproof and structurally sound, with the cosmetic wear you would expect from a container that has spent ten to fifteen years at sea. Eveon Containers is direct about that, because surface rust or a dented paint panel has no bearing on whether your equipment stays dry.
20ft Used Container
Dimensions
Length
20'
Width
8'
Height
8' 6"
Can Fit
Contents of a 3-bedroom house
4000 pairs of shoes
10 pallets (each carrying 60 boxes)
200 bales of hay
Features
Wind & watertight
160 sq. ft. of interior floor area
1,170 cubic ft. of internal storage space
40ft Used Container
Dimensions
Length
40'
Width
8'
Height
8' 6"
Can Fit
Contents of a 5-bedroom house
Large farm machinery
450-500 bales of hay
20 pallets (each carrying 120 boxes)
Features
Wind & watertight
305 sq. ft. of interior floor area
2,390 cubic ft. of internal storage space
40ft Used High Cube Container
Dimensions
Length
40'
Width
8'
Height
9' 6"
Can Fit
Contents of a 5-bedroom house
1 to 2 tractors
Roughly 80-120 granite countertops (5ft x 10ft)
20 pallets (each carrying 120 boxes)
Features
Wind & watertight
305 sq. ft. of interior floor area
2,694 cubic ft. of internal storage space
Delivery Across Indiana
### What the Delivery Truck Needs
For a 20ft container, plan on 80 to 100 feet of clear, level run-out space and a turning radius of roughly 40 to 50 feet. For a 40ft container, plan on about 120 feet of straight clearance and a turning radius closer to 55 to 70 feet. Either size needs 12 to 14 feet of width and 14 to 16 feet of overhead clearance. Full detail sits in Eveon's [delivery requirements guide](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/resources/delivery-requirements).
Tilt-bed delivery is the most common method and the most affordable. The bed angles hydraulically and the container slides off, so you do not need to arrange a crane or forklift. Flatbed delivery is available when the site is too tight for a tilt-bed, but it requires you to provide lifting equipment at the destination.
### Which Surfaces Work
Dry compacted gravel, dry compacted dirt, asphalt, and concrete all work. Loose dirt, wet gravel, mud, sand, soft grass, and sloped ground do not, because the tilt-bed needs firm footing to set the container down cleanly. Freeze-thaw cycles, clay soils, spring saturation, and snow load make level blocking and drainage important. If you are placing a container permanently on unpaved ground, a gravel pad is a worthwhile investment.
### How to Prepare Your Site
Clear the access route of parked vehicles, low branches, and overhead wires. Mark the exact drop location so the driver is not guessing. Make sure the ground is firm and level, because an out-of-level container will not open and close properly. If you are setting the unit permanently, a stable foundation of concrete piers, pads, railroad ties, or a compacted gravel bed will keep it level through Indiana's freeze-thaw cycles.
Where Eveon Delivers in Indiana
### Northwest Indiana
Centered on Gary, Hammond, and Burns Harbor. Buyers are industrial firms, steel contractors, and logistics users, with constrained urban lots near the lake and larger port-adjacent yards.
### Central Indiana
Centered on Indianapolis, Carmel, and Fishers. Buyers are contractors, remodelers, schools, and retailers, with suburban job sites and tight urban delivery conditions inside Indianapolis.
### Wabash Valley and West-Central Indiana
Centered on Lafayette and Terre Haute. Buyers include manufacturers, farms, universities, and trades, with more open industrial and agricultural sites outside city cores.
### Southern Indiana
Centered on Evansville, Jeffersonville, and New Albany. Buyers include river-port users, contractors, farms, and small manufacturers, with mixed river-town lots and open rural ground.
Do You Need a Permit for a Shipping Container in Indiana?
Indiana is not uniform on container permitting, and this is the single most common thing buyers get wrong. Rules are set at the county and municipal level, not by the state. Some jurisdictions treat a container as an accessory structure that requires a zoning permit, others allow temporary placement without one, and several counties run a dedicated accessory-structure permit process. Duration matters too: many jurisdictions distinguish between short-term construction storage and permanent placement.
Check with your local planning and zoning office before you set a delivery date. It costs one phone call and it prevents the one genuinely expensive mistake in this purchase. Start with the official source rather than a third-party summary:
- [Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services](https://www.indy.gov/activity/residential-development-permits): Handles residential development permits, accessory-structure permits, additions, remodels, and site-plan-related residential construction review.
- [Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services, Residential Structural Permit](https://us-east-1-indy.graphassets.com/ActDBC5rvRWeCZlNNnLrDz/T6lLhButRJyleGPRIZNl): Handles Class 2 residential structural permits, including new accessory structures and accessory building work in Marion County.
- [City of Marion Building Department](https://cityofmarion.in.gov/government/departments/building-department/residential-permits): Handles residential building permits for new structures, accessory buildings, additions, and related electrical, plumbing, or HVAC work.
Eveon Containers does not apply for permits on your behalf, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Confirm the requirement with your jurisdiction before delivery.
Why Indiana Container Supply Stays Strong
Eveon's Indiana supply is drawn from 2 depot locations in Indianapolis, fed by the freight infrastructure that already serves the state.
The CSX Indianapolis intermodal facility in Avon has a capacity of 100,000 lifts and is one of two CSX intermodal terminals in Indiana ([Mid-America Freight Coalition](https://midamericafreight.org/index.php/rfs/network-inventory/rail/intermodal-facilities/csx-indianapolis-in/)).
More containers moving through that network means more units cycling out of marine service and into the depot supply that Eveon Containers draws from, which is why lead times in Indiana hold at 3 to 5 business days rather than stretching.
Real Uses for Containers in Indiana
Contractors across Indiana use 20ft units as secure tool storage that follows the job from site to site. Rural and agricultural operations use 40ft units for equipment and off-season inventory. Homeowners turn High Cubes into backyard offices and workshops, where the extra ceiling height genuinely matters once you have added flooring and insulation. Retailers in Evansville and South Bend use containers as overflow stockrooms during peak months instead of signing a warehouse lease. Municipalities and school districts use them for grounds equipment and athletic gear.
Depot stock in Indiana is available now, and ordering ahead of your project's start date secures the delivery slot before schedules compress. Whatever the season, the practical constraints are the same: firm ground, clear access, and a confirmed drop location.
Who Wrote This Guide
This guide is maintained by **Aad Storm**, founder and CEO of Eveon Containers. Before founding Eveon in 2020 he spent two decades in digital and commercial strategy, including serving as Chief Digital Officer and Vice President at CARU Group, where he led global digital transformation and built sales operations in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Boston.
The pricing, delivery and supply figures on this page come from Eveon's own Indiana depot and order data, and from the cited port and rail sources. Container prices move with port arrivals and depot space, so figures are stated with the month they were accurate.
**Last reviewed:** 21 August 2026. **Pricing accurate as of:** August 2026. Connect with Aad on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadstorm/).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Most Indiana customers receive their container within 3 to 5 business days of ordering. You get a scheduled delivery window in advance, so you can arrange for someone to be on site.
- Clear the access route of parked vehicles, low branches, and overhead wires, and mark the exact drop location. The ground needs to be firm and level. If it is not level, the doors may not operate correctly.
- For a 20ft container, plan on 80 to 100 feet of clear, level run-out space. For a 40ft container, plan on about 120 feet of straight clearance. Either size needs 12 to 14 feet of width and 14 to 16 feet of overhead clearance.
- Dry compacted gravel, dry compacted dirt, asphalt, and concrete all work. Loose or wet dirt, mud, sand, soft grass, and sloped ground do not, because the tilt-bed needs firm footing to set the container down cleanly.
- Yes. Every container is inspected as 100% Wind & Watertight before it ships and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty. Within the first 365 days, Eveon covers repair costs, supplies repair patches, or swaps the container. After that, repair patches are provided at no cost.
- It depends on your county and municipality, and Indiana is not uniform on this. Some jurisdictions treat a container as an accessory structure requiring a zoning permit, others allow temporary placement without one, and several counties run a dedicated container permit process. Check with your local planning and zoning office before your delivery date.
- In the Indianapolis market as of August 2026, a used 20ft Wind & Watertight container averages $1,637, a 40ft standard $2,025, and a 40ft High Cube $2,052. Prices move with port arrivals and depot space, so enter your ZIP code for Eveon's live price at your delivery address.
- Yes. Rental is available on all three sizes with flexible terms and is priced separately from purchase. Renting suits projects with a defined end date; buying generally costs less once you need the container for more than about a year.
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