20' × 40' Double-Truss Container Shelter with PE or PVC Cover

Product Overview

Create approximately 800 square feet of covered space between two parallel shipping containers with this heavy-duty double-truss shelter. Its open-span design provides room for vehicles, equipment, materials, commercial inventory, or a sheltered work area without conventional support poles occupying the interior.

A hot-dip galvanized-steel frame mounts along the inner edges of compatible containers using twist-lock and clamp connections. The pipe-and-ratchet tensioning system secures your selected PE or PVC covering across the double-truss structure.

Shipping containers and front or rear wall panels are not included. Optional end panels are available separately.

Key Features

• Approximately 800 square feet: Creates substantial covered space between compatible shipping containers.
• Double-truss construction: Reinforces the shelter frame for agricultural and commercial applications.
• Hot-dip galvanized steel: Helps protect the structural tubing against rust and corrosion.
• Open-span interior: Leaves the complete ground-level area available for equipment and materials.
• Container-mounted design: Uses compatible shipping containers as elevated structural supports.
• Twist-lock and clamp installation: Connects the shelter frame to properly positioned containers.
• Eight-foot arch spacing: Provides regularly positioned support across the 40-foot length.
• Multiple fabric options: Choose economical PE or heavier PVC covering based on the intended application.
• Pipe-and-ratchet tensioning: Helps maintain a tight, properly positioned roof covering.
• PFAS-free tarpaulin: Fabric is listed as compliant with EU REACH requirements.
• Optional end walls: Front and rear panels can be added according to access and enclosure needs.
• Efficient installation: Manufacturer-estimated assembly time is approximately two days with a four-person crew.

Specifications

Available Cover Options

The selected fabric determines the shelter’s cover weight, durability, warranty, and final configuration.

Warranty

• PE cover: 2-year warranty
• PVC cover: 8-year warranty

Warranty coverage is subject to the manufacturer’s mounting, installation, tensioning, maintenance, and weather-use requirements.

Required Container Configuration

This shelter is designed for installation along the inner edges of two parallel shipping containers. The containers must be level, properly supported, structurally suitable, and spaced according to the installation manual.

Mounting the shelter along the outer container edges requires additional support tubing and a compatible installation configuration.

The listed 6.6-foot height is measured above the container mounting level. Total ground-to-peak height will depend on the supporting containers.

Verify container foundations, alignment, corner-casting condition, drainage, and mounting compatibility before installation. Damaged or structurally modified containers should be professionally evaluated before use.

Cover and Weather Maintenance

Maintain uniform cover tension to prevent loose areas where rain or snow could collect. Inspect and retighten the pipe-and-ratchet system after installation and periodically as temperatures change.

Remove accumulated snow promptly and do not allow it to remain on the shelter. Monitor weather forecasts and follow the manufacturer’s extreme-wind procedure, including removing the cover before hurricane conditions when it can be done safely.

Keep open flames, heaters, welding operations, and other heat sources away from the tarpaulin. Inspect the cover, trusses, clamps, twist locks, ratchets, and container mounting points regularly.

Recommended Applications

This container shelter is well suited for:

• Vehicle and equipment storage
• Farm and ranch machinery
• Construction materials
• Commercial inventory
• Car-lot or fleet storage
• Covered loading and staging areas
• Temporary workshop space
• Maintenance operations
• Outdoor event support

Packaging and Delivery

• Forklift or equivalent unloading equipment is required.

Confirm delivery-truck access, unloading space, forklift capacity, overhead clearance, container placement, and a protected staging area before shipment arrives. Inventory the frame, cover, tensioning components, clamps, twist locks, and connection hardware before assembly. Inspect all freight packages for visible damage before signing the delivery receipt.