Newark, Essex and Union Counties
Newark, Elizabeth and the older suburbs between Newark Bay and the Watchung ridges.
Delivering a 20ft container requires 110 feet of straight run, which may have to start in the street. Newark's container rules differ by zone, so check the parcel's zone before ordering.
Jersey City and Hudson County
Row houses, waterfront towers and port-side logistics yards.
Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne and Union City have dense blocks of row houses and apartment buildings, with street trees and little off-street space. A container on a Jersey City street or in its parking lane needs a permit from the city's Division of Engineering, Traffic and Transportation. Industrial lots along Route 440 and the Turnpike Extension can have room for a 40ft unloading run.
Bergen and Passaic Counties
Paterson's mill district, river towns and Bergen County suburbs.
Paterson and Passaic have older mill and rowhouse neighborhoods along the Passaic River, while Bergen County towns from Hackensack to Mahwah have more driveways and side yards. Each town sets its own rules, so before you order, ask the local zoning office about size, setbacks and how long a container may stay.
Middlesex and Monmouth Counties
Turnpike warehouses, Raritan River towns and the northern Shore.
Edison, Woodbridge, Carteret and the other towns along the Turnpike hold large warehouse and distribution sites, where a 40ft or high cube can come off the truck on a paved lot. Farther south, Monmouth County farms, horse properties and shore towns bring gravel lanes and sandy ground. Soft or sandy ground needs firm support under each corner.
Mercer, Somerset and Hunterdon Counties
The state capital, the Route 1 corridor and farm country along the Delaware.
Trenton's rowhouse neighborhoods sit close to the Delaware River, and the Route 1 corridor toward Princeton mixes office parks, warehouses and campuses. Somerset and Hunterdon counties open into farms and large lots with long driveways. A long driveway still has to be straight for the last 110 or 130 feet, with 22 feet of height along the unloading path.
Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties
Lake communities, wooded ridges and long driveways in the northwest.
Morristown and Parsippany have suburban office and warehouse lots, while Sussex and Warren counties have lake communities, farms and wooded lots on steep grades. Rain and the spring thaw can soften a gravel driveway, so when Container One's Delivery/Dispatch department contacts you to schedule, ask for a date when the ground is firm. On a sloped lot, prepare a level spot for the container before delivery, by grading or by building up the supports at the low corners.