box-n-go

What box-n-go does

Box-n-Go is a privately-held portable storage and moving company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Commerce, California, where it operates a single warehouse facility at 6017 Randolph St. The company delivers weather-resistant portable storage containers directly to a customer's home or business, leaves them in place for self-packing at the customer's pace, and then picks the containers up for secure storage at the climate-friendly, monitored facility or transport to a new location. The product line consists of a five-size container system (Flex 8'x5', Small 8'x8', Medium 12'x8', Large 16'x8', and Extra-Large 20'x8') with a customer-controlled padlock model, plus optional on-site (driveway) storage, loading labor through partner MyMovingGuides, and a Boxes & Supplies retail line.

The core customer base is individual residential customers in Southern California undergoing moves, renovations, downsizing, or seasonal storage, with a smaller but formal business-storage segment and a dedicated student-storage vertical targeting Southern California university populations. Service reach is concentrated in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and parts of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties; the company also offers long-distance moving using the same container fleet, effectively extending the addressable geography without new physical assets.

Revenue is generated primarily through monthly recurring portable container rentals (starting at $69/month with a 50% move-in discount and a "Lowest Price Guarantee") layered with one-time fees for local and long-distance moves and third-party-billed loading services. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via a quote-driven website, an inside-sales 877 phone line, and a digital acquisition stack spanning organic search across 30+ city landing pages, Google Ads, Meta Ads, an active social presence, and review-driven social proof (4.8/5 across 500+ ratings, A+ BBB rating). The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent entity, and operates with a 1-10 person team, consistent with a founder-run, regionally focused small business.

Name

box-n-go

Legal name

Box-n-Go

Website

https://box-n-go.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Box-n-Go is a privately-held Southern California portable storage and moving company that delivers weather-resistant containers to customers for self-packing, then stores or transports them, serving residential, business, and student customers across five counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Portable Storage Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110), General Warehousing and Storage (49311), Other Warehousing and Storage (49319)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Portable Storage Container Rental & Moving (HSAKAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Site Portable Storage (Driveway/Jobsite) Container Placement (HSAKAIAC), Warehouse-Hosted Portable Storage (Off-Site Storage + Redelivery) (HSAKAIAD), Student & Seasonal Full-Service Storage (HSAKAHAC), Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB)

Keywords

• Portable storage rentals
• Mobile storage containers
• Self-storage services
• Moving container services
• Student storage solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Commerce

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Portable Storage Container Rental: Customers rent portable storage containers on a monthly basis. Containers are delivered to the customer's location, picked up after loading, and stored at the company's facility or kept on-site. Rental fees vary by container size and rental duration. The company offers a 'Lowest Price Guarantee' and a 50% move-in discount. Five container sizes are available (Flex/Modular 8'x5', Small 8'x8', Medium 12'x8', Large 16'x8', Extra-Large 20'x8'), allowing flexible, pay-only-for-space-used pricing.
2. Local and Long-Distance Moving Services: Box-n-Go provides moving container services for local and nationwide/long-distance relocations. The same portable containers used for storage are transported to the new location, bundling moving and storage into a single service offering. Pricing is quoted per move based on distance and container needs.
3. Loading Assistance Services: The company offers loading help through a third-party provider (MyMovingGuides), providing professional labor for customers who need assistance packing and loading their containers. This adds a professional services revenue stream on top of the base container rental.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Box-n-Go rents portable, weather-resistant storage containers in five dimensions (Flex 8'x5' modular through Extra-Large 20'x8') delivered to customers' homes or businesses for self-packing, then picked up and stored at a secure climate-controlled facility in Commerce, CA. The company bundles moving services (local and nationwide), student storage, professional loading assistance via a third-party partner (MyMovingGuides), and packing supplies into a single integrated portable storage offering across Southern California.

Product overview

Box-n-Go is a portable storage company offering a single integrated service with multiple container sizes and complementary offerings. The core product consists of five portable storage unit sizes (Flex 8'x5', Small 8'x8', Medium 12'x8', Large 16'x8', and Extra-Large 20'x8') that are delivered to customers for self-packing, then picked up for secure facility storage or kept on-site. The company supplements its core container service with value-added offerings including Student Storage (specialized for academic moves), Local/Nationwide Moving (using the same container system for relocations), Loading Help (professional packing assistance), and Boxes & Supplies (packing materials). The service model eliminates the need for truck rentals by delivering, picking up, and storing containers at the company's secure facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portable Storage Container Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• No break-ins since 2006 — 18+ years of secure operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MyMovingGuidesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMyMovingGuides (CA T 0191190) provides Moving & Loading Services on behalf of Box-n-Go, offering professional packing and loading labor to Box-n-Go customers who need assistance. This is a service delivery partnership rather than a product resale arrangement, where MyMovingGuides' labor services are offered as an add-on to Box-n-Go's core portable storage container rental. The relationship is presented as operational support rather than a strategic or GTM alliance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PODS Enterprises: PODS is the largest direct-to-consumer portable storage and moving container company in the U.S. It competes head-to-head with Box-n-Go in residential and moving use cases, offering similar ground-level delivered containers and nationwide service. It is the most direct comparable for Box-n-Go's core offering.
• 1-800-PACK-RAT: 1-800-PACK-RAT operates a portable storage and moving container business with all-steel containers delivered to customers' driveways. It directly competes with Box-n-Go in local and long-distance moving use cases with a similar container-rental model.
• Zippy Shell: Zippy Shell is a portable storage and moving company that delivers containers to customers and provides both local and long-distance service. It is a direct peer competing for the same residential and SMB storage and moving customers.
• Go Mini's: Go Mini's is a franchised portable storage container company offering ground-level delivered containers for moving and storage. It is a direct competitor in the same product category, serving overlapping residential and commercial customers.

Broad incumbents

• U-Haul: U-Haul is a broad incumbent in moving, truck rental, and self-storage with a U-Box portable container offering. It competes with Box-n-Go on both DIY moving and self-storage, with vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Public Storage: Public Storage is the largest self-storage REIT in the U.S., operating thousands of fixed-location self-storage facilities. It competes with Box-n-Go for the same residential and small-business storage demand, though its model relies on customers transporting items to a fixed facility.
• Extra Space Storage: Extra Space Storage is a large self-storage REIT with thousands of facilities nationwide. It overlaps with Box-n-Go's self-storage demand but uses a fixed-location model and competes primarily on price, location, and brand trust.
• CubeSmart: CubeSmart is a self-storage REIT with facilities across the U.S., competing for the same residential and small-business storage customers as Box-n-Go. Its fixed-location model is complementary to, but competing with, Box-n-Go's portable container approach.

Emerging players

• Smartbox Solutions: Smartbox is a smaller portable storage and moving company delivering containers for residential and commercial customers. It is an emerging player with overlapping service model and target customer base as Box-n-Go.
• Neighbor.com: Neighbor is a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects people needing storage with hosts who have spare space. While not a direct portable container competitor, it competes for the same self-storage demand and represents a tech-driven, asset-light alternative to Box-n-Go's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StoragePodsBoxnGo
• Facebookfacebook.com/BoxnGo.SelfStorage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/box-n-go
• Instagraminstagram.com/boxngo
• Xx.com/boxngo_storage
• Pinterestpinterest.com/BoxngoStorage

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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