How a container rental works, from delivery to pickup
We deliver. You load. It stays or moves.
The short version: One Stop Moving & Storage delivers a steel container to your driveway (same- or next-day for most San Diego County ZIPs), you load it at ground level, and it stays with you, goes sealed to our facility, or moves to your next address. Delivery and pickup are quoted in writing.
- Standard 8×8×5 ft at $99/mo or Large 8×8×7 ft at $175/mo
- 25 free moving boxes and ground-level loading
- Month to month, with no early-return penalty
- Licensed CAL-190616 and USDOT 1956864, since 2008
Since 2008
Moving San Diego
CAL-190616
California mover license
USDOT 1956864
Interstate, MC 694565
BBB A+
Better Business Bureau
98%
Of our customers come back (company records)
7 days
7 AM–7 PM, phone open 24 hours
How it works
Three steps, start to finish
That is the whole idea of moving by container: the truck comes twice, and everything in between runs on your schedule.
1
We deliver it
Reserve with your ZIP, size and date, and the office confirms the booking. Most San Diego County ZIPs get same- or next-day delivery, and we set the container level on your driveway. Most cities we checked have no permit rule for a private driveway; some set limits.
2
You load at your pace
The container loads at ground level, with no ramp to climb, and 25 free moving boxes come with it. Take an afternoon or take three weeks, with no rental truck to return. Or our crew loads or packs it, quoted separately in writing.
3
It stays, or it moves
Keep it on your property for as long as your city allows, have us take it sealed to our facility, or have us carry it to your new address anywhere in San Diego County, each quoted separately in writing.
Delivery
How is a portable storage container delivered?
By truck. Our driver lifts the container by forklift onto a special tow bed, brings it to your address and sets it down level, at ground level, where you want it. No ramp, no climbing: you walk straight in.
The spot needs three things: level ground, room in front to open the doors, and about 30 feet of clearance for the delivery truck. Look up as well as along the drive, because low branches, eaves and wires matter. Tell us about a gate, a slope or a shared driveway when you reserve, and the office confirms the spot before delivery day.
On a private driveway most cities need no permit. A container on the street usually does: in the City of San Diego it takes a Traffic Control Permit under Information Bulletin 718, and Chula Vista wants the garage or an existing driveway first (CVMC 19.58.445). Your HOA may have rules too.
Delivery checklist
On-site or facility
On-site or at our facility
On your property, the container is yours to open whenever you want, around the clock. At our facility, it arrives sealed and nothing gets handled twice; you visit by appointment, Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM.
On-site suits a move you pack over several weeks, or a remodel where you still need things out of the boxes. Any city limit on how long a container can stay still applies.
Facility storage, including the trip there and back, is quoted separately, in writing. The containers are all steel and weather resistant, but not climate-controlled, so if anything you own is sensitive to heat or humidity, ask about our climate-controlled vaults at 68–72°F. They also suit you if you only need your belongings stored and have no use for a container at home: from $245 a month for a 5×10 in San Diego County, billed month to month, with visits by appointment.
Two ways to keep it
Moving with it
Can you move a container door to door?
Yes. Moving with storage containers is door to door: we deliver the empty container to your old address, you or our crew load it, and we carry it sealed to your new address anywhere in San Diego County, quoted in writing for that address.
Leaving the county? We ship loaded containers to the 48 continental states, with delivery at the new address included in the shipping quote. Arizona, Nevada and the Bay Area usually take about 2 to 4 business days; coast to coast, about 5 to 10.
Moving using containers takes longer than a one-day truck move, but it is more flexible: there is no single loading day, and the gap between your old and new address can be weeks instead of hours. If you would rather the whole move be done in a day, our moving crews do that instead.
Door to door, step by step
Ending it
Ending your rental
Rentals run month to month, with no long-term contract and no early-return penalty. When you are finished, call to schedule pickup and we come to collect the container.
Pickup is in your written quote: delivery and pickup are quoted in writing for your address when you book.
If the container is going to a new address first, that move is quoted in writing for the address. Unload it there, then call us and we take it away.
The whole rental, in six steps
Questions
How it works, answered.
Short answers on how a portable storage container rental works in San Diego County.
All moving questionsHow do portable storage containers work?
We deliver a steel container to your driveway, same- or next-day for most San Diego County ZIPs, and you load it at ground level at your pace. It stays on your property, goes to our facility, or moves to your next address in San Diego County, each quoted separately in writing. Rentals are month to month, and delivery and pickup are quoted in writing for your address.
How much notice do you need for delivery or pickup?
For delivery, most San Diego County ZIPs can get a container the same day or the next. For pickup, call (858) 633-8600 when you are finished and we schedule it with you. If your date is fixed, such as a closing day, reserve early.
Can I get to my things while the container is stored at your facility?
Yes. Book a visit: facility access is Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM, by appointment. If you want to reach your things whenever you like, without calling first, keep the container on your property instead. Storage at our facility, including the trip there and back, is quoted separately, in writing.
How is a portable storage container delivered?
By truck: the container is lifted by forklift onto a special tow bed, driven to your address and set down level at ground level. The spot needs level ground, room to open the doors and about 30 feet of clearance for the truck.
Can you move a container door to door?
Yes. We deliver it empty, you or our crew load it, and we carry it sealed to your new address anywhere in San Diego County, quoted in writing. Outside the county, we ship loaded containers to the 48 continental states, with delivery at the new address included in the shipping quote.
Sources
- Chula Vista Municipal Code 19.58.445: portable storage containers in residential zones, checked 2026-10-16
- City of San Diego Information Bulletin 718, Traffic Control Permits, checked 2026-10-16
Free quote
Start with step one.
Enter your ZIP, pick a size and choose the months to see your first-month total, then reserve. Delivery and pickup come back in writing. Call (858) 633-8600; the phone line is open 24 hours.