Industry guide
The Portable Storage Handbook
The complete guide to starting, owning, and operating a portable storage business. Learn how to run a container business, buy inventory, manage rental rates, and grow your staff.
About the book
A guide written for portable storage operators
For anyone starting a portable storage company or growing one. The book is sold through Amazon. NPSA links to it as an industry resource.
- Title
- The Portable Storage Handbook: The Complete Guide to Starting, Owning, and Operating a Portable Storage Business
- Authors
- Phil Herndon and Anders Norlin
- Pages
- 312
- Published
- March 28, 2018
- ISBN-10
- 0692074899
Questions
The handbook: common questions
Who wrote The Portable Storage Handbook?
Phil Herndon and Anders Norlin. Phil Herndon of Container Solutions received the NPSA Humanitarian Award in 2023.
What does the handbook cover?
It is a complete guide to starting, owning and operating a portable storage business: how to run a container business, buy inventory, manage rental rates and grow your staff.
Where can I buy it?
The handbook is sold on Amazon. It is a 312-page paperback, ISBN-10 0692074899.
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