About Us

The U-FIT Moving Container is an especially convenient container for anyone needing their Moving Container shipped to Texas and California. While the container's wood construction makes it less durable than competitors, the company's wide availability, competitive rates, and online quotes make it worth your consideration.

U-Fit containers come in one size and can fit roughly one room's worth of furniture and belongings. Customers have a choice of how many containers they need and only pay for the ones they end up shipping. Though we are not Storage Facilities, we do pride ourselves on being the most affordable Container Shipping Company in the Industry. of moving and storage options, from on-site storage and warehouse storage to self-delivery and full-service delivery.

For protection, containers are also sealed with the customer's lock and key and transported by trucks with gentle ride suspension. Here's more information on U Fit We Ship containers.

A warehouse filled with wooden boxes stacked on top of each other.

The Pros and Cons of Using U-Fit Containers

Pros

  • Cheapest Rates in the Industry
  • Price Match to any competitors
  • Free Rental of our Containers
  • Very informative website
  • Only pay for the shipping Containers you end up using
  • Quotes available in just minutes

Cons

  • Containers aren't made of weatherproof metal
  • Slightly Smaller containers compared to competitors
  • Only one size container

U-Fit We Ship 101: How It Works

Get a quote and reserve your container — First, figure out how many U-Fit containers you need. Contact our Customer Support Team on our website to get rates in your service area. Let us know what city you are moving from and where you are moving to. Then, Let us know what day you would like to load up your Container. We set a date and time that is best for you to load your container, and you come on down to load up for your move.

Pack the container — Next, Bring your belongings to a U-Fit We Ship facility and load the U-Fit Container there. It typically takes one day to load two Containers, but we give up to two days per Container.

Ship it — Once you've finished loading the U-Fit Container, you sign the Contract for Approving the Shipment, and it is shipped the next day. Customers will receive updates when the containers are in transit and when they arrive at their destination.

U-Fit Sizes and Dimensions

U-Fit containers come in one size for moving (8ft long X 5ft wide X 7.5ft tall). If you need more than one Container, you can rent more. Each U-Fit Container can hold roughly a room to a room and a half of belongings.

U-Fit container

Dimensions: 95" x 56" x 83.5"
Best for: 1 to 1.5
rooms; studio apartment
Weight limit: 2,000 lbs.
Interior space: 257 cubic feet.
Availability: Local, long-distance moving

What fits inside a U-Fit container?

According to U Fit We Ship, a U-Fit container can hold a studio apartment — or about one room's worth of furniture and belongings. A California King mattress will fit diagonally inside a U-Fit Container, and a king-size mattress will fit standing up.

How many U-Fit Containers should I order?

We recommend rounding up when deciding how many U-Fit Containers to reserve. Regardless of how many you reserve, you will not be charged for any Containers you don't end up using. To get a good estimate for the number of containers you'll need, Get a quote from one of our Team members and remember to get a feel for how much you will save if you find out you don’t need that many Containers. All you have to do is choose how much stuff you have and the number of bedrooms. We will give you a rough estimate telling you how many U-Box containers you need.

U-Fit Cost Factors and Pricing

Here are U-Fit cost factors to keep in mind:

  • Geographic location and distance traveled — U Fit We Ship is only servicing the Inland Empire, California, to Houston, Texas as of right now, but will be adding Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, Oakland, CA, Phoenix, AZ Dallas, TX and San Antonio, TX, and Atlanta, GA in early 2024 and shipping and Receiving will be to and from all of these cities. Rates vary by location and market, but you can be assured that you will not find a competitor with a lower price. But if you do, with our Price Match Guarantee, We will match any of our competitor’s prices!!
  • Number of U-Fit containers you use — While you can reserve as many containers as you think you'll need, U-Fit We Ship only charges you for the number of U-Fit Containers you end up using.
  • Add-on services — Whether you need hands-on packing help or moving boxes and supplies, you can expect these extras to increase the overall cost.
  • Moving date and season — Like any other moving company, you can expect U Fit We Ship services to be more in demand during moving season and certain times of the year.
  • Delivery service Full-Service movers and Self Unloading is totally up to you. Full-Service is more expensive than Self Unloading. Customers willing to take their belongings to a U Fit We Ship service center and load/unload the U Fit Container at the facility will save the most money.

How much does a U-Fit Container Rental cost?

FREE! The Rental of the actual Container is Free! We only charge for the Shipping. There are no hidden fees. Yes, It’s Like That! If you need additional assistance, we can refer you to local Movers in your area who are licensed and insured and will help you with all your needs of getting it to our facility or to your final destination from our Destination facility.

How does the pricing work?

You are not charged until you are loaded up, and your Container is Shipped and en route. We are not a storage facility, so we only allow two days per Container for the customer to load it once Loading has started. After that, it is a daily fee of $29 to store the Container in our secure facility. Once shipped, your Container will arrive at the Delivery location 4-5 days later. The Customer will be given a pickup date, which the Customer will Unload on that day from our facility. We give a 7-day grace period from that date for the Customer to unload once Received. After the grace period, we charge a $ 29-a-day fee to keep your items in the Container in our secure facility.

Here are the three different costs that make up the total price of renting a U-Fit container:

  • Gentle Ride Shipping
  • U-Fit We Ship insurance if you choose to purchase it.
  • Daily Fees, if the Customer stores Container at facility after Load and Unload grace period

How does the payment process work?

U Fit We Ship will collect and save your credit card information when you make a reservation. After you are loaded up and the Container is en route, You will be charged for the Shipping of your Container.