Central Queensland
Fitzroy River city and the Capricorn Coast
Beef capital deliveries — containers for graziers, tradies and businesses across Rocky, Gracemere and the Capricorn Coast.
Rockhampton sits where the Bruce Highway meets the Capricorn Highway. Rocky, Gracemere and Yeppoon orders are quoted to the site, and the unit is photographed before delivery.
Beef capital deliveries — containers for graziers, tradies and businesses across Rocky, Gracemere and the Capricorn Coast.
Rockhampton central, Depot Hill and Wandal are 4700. Frenchville, Norman Gardens and Berserker are 4701, and those Range streets climb. A tilt-tray wants a reasonably level run. Parkhurst, Gracemere and Alton Downs are 4702. The river flats are flat and low: a container on blocks keeps weather off the roof, and it will not hold the Fitzroy out of a low pad.
East on Yeppoon Road: Yeppoon 4703, Emu Park and Zilzie 4710. South on the Burnett Highway: Mount Morgan 4714, an old mining town on hills with short level spots. West toward Westwood and Duaringa the limiting factor is the station road, grids and black soil after rain, not the highway.
Rockhampton sits where the Bruce Highway meets the Capricorn Highway, which makes it a straightforward run for a container truck. From Rocky we go west to Gracemere and the industrial estates along the Capricorn Highway, east down Yeppoon Road to the Capricorn Coast — Yeppoon, Emu Park, Zilzie — and south on the Burnett Highway to Mount Morgan. Properties further out are quoted the same way: tell us the nearest town and the access, and one number covers the container and the delivery.
Most Rockhampton drops are a 20ft on a tilt-tray, which needs about 3.5m of clear width and 15m of straight run to back in. Station tracks and coastal blocks with tight gates are the common catches — send us a photo of the spot and we will confirm the truck type before it is booked. Gate, height and run-in measurements are on the delivery page.
This is beef country, and graziers are our biggest Rockhampton customers: a used 20ft or 40ft container as a lockable store for lick blocks, chemicals, saddlery, pumps and the gear that goes missing from an open machinery shed. Trades and mining-services businesses around Gracemere and Parkhurst take containers as site stores and workshop overflow, often on hire for the length of a contract. On the Capricorn Coast it is mostly household storage — renovations, moves and boat and fishing gear that needs to live somewhere dry and locked.
Used cargo-worthy is the default pick for all of it. New (single-trip) containers go to anyone converting the box into an office or workshop, or putting it somewhere customers will see it.
Rockhampton summers bring storms and humidity, and a sealed steel box sweats if you let it. Fit a whirlybird or side vents, keep air moving under the floor and never seal damp gear inside — do that and a container stays dry inside for decades. Site it on sleepers or concrete blocks under the corner castings, on firm ground that stays firm in February, and think about where the water goes in a big downpour: a container keeps rain out from above but is not a flood measure, and we will say so rather than pretend otherwise. If your block is exposed, get advice from an engineer or installer on anchoring before the storm season.
Cargo-worthy containers are inspected before delivery and sold wind and watertight. As-is units are cheaper and not sold as watertight — you will always know which grade you are being quoted, and photos of the actual unit are available on request before it is delivered.
Yes — Yeppoon, Emu Park, Zilzie, Keppel Sands and the blocks between are regular drops from Rockhampton. Coastal access can be tight, so send a photo of the site and we will confirm the truck before booking.
Yes. Give us the nearest town, the track conditions and the gate widths and we will quote container plus delivery as one number. Firm ground and a straight run to the drop spot are what the driver needs.
On the highest firm ground a truck can reach, up on blocks. Low-lying parts of Rockhampton flood when the Fitzroy comes up, and a container keeps rain out from above but not standing water. Because it is not fixed down, it can be emptied or moved ahead of a forecast flood if you plan for that early.
Yes. Give us the nearest town, the distance off the highway and the condition of the station road, gates and grids, and delivery is quoted with the container.
Often, if there is a level spot a truck can reach in a straight line. Send photos from the street and of the spot. A 10ft or a crane truck is the fallback for tight hill blocks.
Yes. The quote names the grade, and we send photos of the unit before delivery to Rocky, Gracemere or Yeppoon.
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Tell us Gracemere, the Range or a station track west, plus the gate width. 1300 235 972.