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Reviewed by Ryan Penick, Operator, Wholesale Industry LLC · Updated October 2026
A 40 ft high cube container is a 40 ft dry container built one foot taller: 9 ft 6 in outside instead of 8 ft 6 in. The extra foot adds about 300 cubic feet and clears tall equipment and shelving. Wholesale Industry sources them on request, with grade and delivery confirmed in the quote.
| Item | Typical figure |
|---|---|
| Outside | 40 ft long × 8 ft wide × 9 ft 6 in high |
| Inside | about 39 ft 5 in × 7 ft 8 in × 8 ft 10 in |
| Door opening | about 7 ft 8 in wide × 8 ft 5 in high |
| Volume | about 2,690 cu ft |
| Empty weight | about 8,500 to 8,800 lb |
| Maximum gross weight | commonly 67,200 lb; check the data plate |
| Floor | 20 standard 48 × 40 in pallets in a single layer |
Figures are typical for standard ISO steel containers. Builders differ by an inch or two and by a few hundred pounds, so the data plate and a tape measure on the container offered are the final word.
The trade-off is height on the road: on a chassis or tilt-bed, a high cube needs more overhead clearance than a 40 ft standard container. Check wires, branches and any bridge on the delivery route. For dense cargo that does not need the height, a standard 40 ft or a 20 ft is usually cheaper.
Most containers arrive on a tilt-bed or roll-off truck that slides the box off the back. The driver needs firm, level ground and straight room to pull forward, roughly 100 ft or more for this size, plus overhead clearance from wires and branches. If a tilt-bed cannot reach the spot, say so and a crane or forklift delivery can be quoted instead. Tell us which way the doors should face when the container lands.
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One foot. A high cube is 9 ft 6 in high outside, against 8 ft 6 in for a standard container, which gives about 8 ft 10 in of inside height and a door opening about 8 ft 5 in high.
No. The maximum gross weight is commonly the same, and the high cube weighs a little more empty, so its payload is slightly lower. It holds more volume, not more weight.
Only where overhead clearance is tight. The length and width are the same as a standard 40 ft, so ground access needs are the same, but the load rides a foot higher on the truck.