---
title: "The Portable Storage Handbook: Start and Run a Business"
description: "The Portable Storage Handbook by Phil Herndon and Anders Norlin is a complete guide to starting, owning and operating a portable storage business."
url: https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/portable-storage-handbook
publisher: National Portable Storage Association (NPSA)
phone: "(816) 960-6552"
email: info@npsa.org
---

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.

[Buy the handbook on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Storage-Handbook-Complete-Operating/dp/0692074899)

[![Cover of The Portable Storage Handbook by Anders Norlin and Phil Herndon](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/_astro/portable-storage-handbook-cover.D0gX86BW_1rFjhW.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Storage-Handbook-Complete-Operating/dp/0692074899)

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.

[See it on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Storage-Handbook-Complete-Operating/dp/0692074899)[Read our guide to starting a business](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/guides/how-to-start-a-portable-storage-business)

Book details

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.

For the industry

## Grow your portable storage business with NPSA

Members get event rates, the Community Forum, the directory listing and leads from this website.

[Join NPSA](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/join-us)[See member benefits](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/member-benefits)

Need storage?

## Get quotes from NPSA member companies

Tell us what you need and where. A member company that serves your area will contact you.

[Request a quote](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/request-a-quote)[Which unit do I need?](https://npsa.preview.multisites.ai/find-storage)