Montana · Jobsite offices and secure storage
Heat and A/C in every office. Solar, Starlink and a camera on Grid-Free. Your logo on the door. Delivered to Montana jobs.
Offices from $795 a month. Your delivered price in 60 seconds.
A rented generator, fuel runs and noise all day. Our estimate for a Base office run on a generator, with fuel runs, internet and a camera, is $2,308 a month.
Grid-Free carries roof solar, a 10 kWh battery, Starlink and a camera. The battery runs the heat and A/C. $1,495 a month. Nothing to refuel.
Crews warm up in trucks. Snow buries tools left out. Light runs out early.
Mini-split heat in every office. Alpine adds backup heat, an over-roof and a covered entry deck. Steel storage keeps tools dry and locked.
Equipment theft costs U.S. contractors an estimated $300 million to $1 billion a year (National Equipment Register and NICB). Most of it is never recovered.
One-trip steel storage with a welded lockbox. WATCH adds a solar LTE camera with motion alerts for $129 a month. It comes built in on Grid-Free and Alpine.
Walkthroughs happen on a tailgate. Plans ride on a truck seat.
A clean, lit office with a plan table (READY), Starlink for plans, email and video calls, and your logo on the door.
The industry needs 349,000 more workers in 2026 (Associated Builders and Contractors). Crews notice where they are asked to work.
A warm or cool room, power for phones and tools, internet and a clean place to eat.
Your site has power.
$795/mo
Most popular
No power pole. No problem.
$1,495/mo
For HOA, resort and front-of-house sites.
$1,895/mo
Long job. Big crew. Real bathroom.
$1,595/mo
Owners, neighbors, inspectors and your next hire see the site every day. The office is the building they see.
BRAND puts your logo on two sides of the unit, 24 by 48 inches. $450, one time.
Offices from national chains carry the chain's name. A JOLT office carries yours.
Rent is monthly. Delivery and pickup are one fixed fee each way for your zone, billed with the first invoice.
Pick a length
Drawn to scale, side view.
Step 1: Unit
20 ft office container — Grid-Free
Which 20 ft?
Step 2: Rent or buy
12-month minimum outside Colorado.
Renting 12 months or more? Lease-to-own ends with the office yours: $1,545/mo for 36 months.
Step 3: Job ZIP
Montana · Mountain West · about 520 miles from the yard
Mountain West · about 520 miles
Step 4: Send it
Step 5: Your delivered price
| Unit | Delivery each way | Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| 10, 12 or 20 ft | $3,495 | $3,495 |
| 40 ft | $5,495 | $5,495 |
We help you plan the placement. Here is what Montana asks for. Start with the parcel's actual jurisdiction. A Billings mailing address may describe land outside certified city limits. Tell us who owns the proposed pad. Share the unit footprint and work schedule. We can help compare an office with an adjacent storage box. Describe each use clearly to local reviewers. Keep the receiving contact on the site drawing.
Montana's Building Codes Program administers statewide codes. Certified cities, counties and towns enforce selected disciplines locally. The certified-government list identifies Billings inside city limits. Ask which authority reviews the actual Montana lot. A state building permit and a local zoning answer may involve different desks. Describe an occupied office, not just a movable box. Give the reviewer dimensions, utility connections and intended duration. Discuss separate tool storage as a separate land use. Keep the resulting answers with the contractor's records.
The state's current codes page lists the 2024 IBC. Its stated effective date is September 26, 2026. Ask the reviewing office which edition governs your actual application date. Include any local amendments in that conversation. Ask about temporary-structure review for people working inside. If the property is in Billings, begin with the city Building Division. Outside a certified program, ask Montana's state office about its disciplines. Confirm the lot's zoning authority separately. An owner may approve the pad without answering either public review question.
Within its city-and-county zoning jurisdiction, Billings Planning reviews several application types. Its Planning Permits and Applications page lists temporary use and zoning compliance. It also lists master site plan applications. Ask Planning which one applies to a staffed office. Supply the parcel, active permit and proposed removal date. A Lockwood job may use different building and planning contacts. The Billings placement page covers that local division. A Bozeman parcel needs its own reviewing authority rather than a Billings form.
Identify who controls a Montana curb before considering a street set. In Billings, ask the Public Works street desk about stationary placement. Ask separately about any loading or alley use. In another municipality, call that town's right-of-way office. A state highway has its own road authority. Mark the property line, sidewalk and travel lane on your sketch. Keep the unit outside public space unless the authority authorizes it. Ask where pedestrian access must remain clear. We can discuss an approved private-land position if the curb cannot be used.
Montana's different building jurisdictions do not decide public road occupancy. A certified Billings building program is not a street license. The adjacent landowner's consent also applies only to its land. If the truck must cross a private drive, check the drive owner's permission. For an interchange project, consult the road owner about the approved work area. Map the actual receiving gate rather than only the highway exit. Explain whether the truck will cross or occupy a public lane. Preserve the same access through later construction phases.
Ask a Montana HOA whether an office can remain through the planned phase. Show the exterior and precise proposed location. Ask a commercial landlord about parking and material-storage conditions. Keep those written approvals beside the government replies. A leased Billings industrial lot may have a reserved fire lane. Draw that lane around the proposed container. On a residential property, ask zoning about the accessory use too. Show an easement on the drawing if one crosses the pad. Discuss access with the easement holder before setting the unit.
Alpine has a matte-black mountain envelope and cedar surrounds. An architectural committee can review that exact appearance. Ask if its covered entry deck fits the permitted position. A private appearance decision is distinct from a Montana building review. If screening is requested for storage, locate it outside the office entry path. Check that fencing does not cut off the truck route. An HOA time condition may end before the construction contract. Put both dates on the Montana project calendar. We can help compare another position if the first is declined.
Walk the Montana entrance before selecting the unit length. Prepare level ground with drainage away from the office. Mark overhead obstacles and any turning constraint. Give the on-site contact authority to direct placement. Keep trades' vehicles outside the approach. Save room for later material stockpiles. In winter, identify a separate snow-storage area. Maintain access to the entry and future removal route. If a Billings grading phase changes the gate, update the drawing early.
A 10 ft storage box fits a restricted pad. A 12 ft walk-in crib can fit a driveway. On a Montana project, the 20 ft one-trip unit secures tools behind cargo doors and a welded lockbox. The 40 ft high-cube requires a longer open approach. An occupied Montana office needs a workroom position and power plan. A bathroom office calls for service arrangements. Ask your electrician about the 50-amp inlet on the selected office. Show the official the actual unit and its use.
A Montana highway project may need a workroom across multiple stages. Add rental storage for tools when a separate box fits the authorized laydown. Temporary fence can define the approved construction perimeter. We can review the combined layout with your superintendent. On the Billings Bypass, a later interchange phase may reclaim today's staging. A retail remodel near downtown Billings may have little off-street space. Different pads call for different unit lengths. Keep the office position stable through the work it supports.
At a powered Montana pad, Base can serve the crew. Grid-Free avoids a shore connection on an unfinished site. For Montana winter entries, Alpine brings backup heat under its covered deck. A 40 ft bathroom office needs more clear area. An office owned for future Montana projects still needs a fresh placement review. Ask us before changing a rented unit's site. The rental terms describe consent for a move. Plan each next parcel separately.
For a Belgrade-to-Bozeman contractor, check which laydown remains available across highway phases. Mark that parcel rather than a nearby town center. Ask the manager whether snow removal can still reach its office in January.
NOAA's Billings Logan Airport normals cover 1991–2020. They show a July average high of 87.3°F. At this station, January's average low is 17.9°F. Its twelve monthly precipitation figures total 14.31 inches annually. Snowfall normals add to 57.4 inches. That southeast Montana station does not describe a mountain construction pad. Ask the local reviewer about the actual site. Keep a plowed route to the office and tool box.
Base offers mini-split heat and cooling at a powered Montana site. Grid-Free includes roof solar and a battery running HVAC. Its battery capacity is 10 kWh. Starlink and a WATCH camera are also built in. The Montana Grid-Free needs no shore power; sunlight and load affect its output. Alpine adds an over-roof with a standing seam. Its covered entry and backup heat can help with frequent winter arrivals. Ask the building reviewer about the proposed occupied structure. Keep snow piles away from doors and required lanes.
MDT's Billings Bypass page describes six segments between Lockwood and the Heights. Three segments were complete as of 2026. The Johnson Lane Interchange segment was scheduled for fall or winter 2026. A contractor could plan office space on an authorized off-highway parcel. A separate tool box can serve changing work fronts. Ask whether grading will reach the proposed pad. The worksite owner should confirm the receiving gate. A winter start makes snow storage part of that plan.
Montana DOT's project directory identifies projects across the state. Its listings include Billings-district work and I-90 Belgrade-to-Bozeman work. A valley highway corridor differs from an urban interchange. A contractor can ask which parcel offers stable access through each phase. A 12 ft walk-in crib may fit a limited approved area. A 20 ft office gives a staffed workroom. Choose Base where power is ready. Consider Grid-Free where a permanent connection is still pending. Confirm each Montana site's authority before setting either unit.
Billings airport's May 2026 terminal notice describes planned ticketing and baggage-screening reconstruction. It calls for more counters and changed screening circulation. An airport contractor needs the operator's authorized gate. Keep an occupied office outside public passenger paths. Give storage its own approved footprint if materials need a box. A longer program may warrant a bathroom-office discussion with the facility. Plan power and bathroom service at its proposed pad. The terminal announcement identifies work, not a general staging authorization. We can help compare footprints after the facility identifies usable land.
How we built this page: rent, upgrade and delivery figures come from the JOLT catalog at build time. Permit, street, HOA and weather facts are linked to their sources in the text. Written and reviewed by Lisa Tanner.
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Every 20 ft office has heat and A/C, lights, outlets, a vinyl-plank floor, a 36-inch steel door and two barred windows. Grid-Free adds roof solar, a 10 kWh battery, Starlink and a camera. Offices rent from $795 a month.
Yes. Grid-Free runs its heat and A/C, lights, outlets and Starlink from roof solar and a 10 kWh battery. Output depends on sun and load. It rents for $1,495 a month.
Yes. BRAND applies your logo in 24 by 48 inch vinyl on two sides of the unit. $450, one time.
Ask the building and zoning authorities serving the Montana parcel. Montana's Building Codes Program shares enforcement with certified local governments; Billings is certified within city limits for listed disciplines. Tell the reviewing desk whether people will occupy the office and how long it remains. The application date also matters because the state's 2024 IBC becomes effective September 26, 2026.
Ask the Montana street authority to review that particular position. For a Billings curb, ask Public Works whether stationary container placement is allowed and what street authorization applies. Building approval and street authorization are separate questions. Show the intended sidewalk, lane and unloading path.
A firm, level pad, a clear path for the truck, and a person on site to show the driver where it goes. Tell us about gates, slopes and overhead lines when you ask for the quote.
Delivery to Montana is $3,495 per 10, 12 or 20 ft unit and $5,495 per 40 ft unit, each way (Mountain West). Pickup is the same fee, and both legs are billed with the first invoice. Rent is published: offices from $795 a month, storage from $225.
Rentals delivered outside Colorado start at 12 months. You can also buy an office outright or lease-to-own a 20 ft office over 24 or 36 months.
Offices from $795 a month
A deposit holds your delivery window. Cancel free of charge more than 14 days before the first day of the window. Deposits from $85 are applied to your first invoice.
