About Us
What We Do
Tidewater Storage Trailer Rentals, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Roger Cando and Tom Eakes. Tidewater is the first, oldest and only container sales and rental company domiciled in Wilmington, NC and operates in a 150-mile radius of Wilmington. Tom and Roger have been friends since they were teenagers and are still current residents of Wilmington.
Over the years, the company has grown from a beginning fleet of eleven trailers to a fleet of over 1100 trailers and containers combined. Our current fleet consists of 20’ and 40’ ground level containers, 40’ ground level office/storage combination containers, 20’ office containers, 28’ to 53’ dry van trailers and specialty sales containers.
We rent trailers and containers in Eastern North and South Carolinas including Raleigh, Myrtle Beach and Jacksonville, NC, and all points in between to a network of customers built over years plus new ones we meet every day. Our service area includes the military bases of Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, Pope AFB, Fort Bragg, and Seymour Johnson AFB. We own and operate our own single axle trucks and 42’ hydraulic rollback drop-deck flatbeds to provide our customers with dedicated timely pick-ups, deliveries and other services. We also employ our own drivers to manage all of our delivery needs.
Our sales inventory consists of containers and trailers, which we have readily available sitting on our yard in Wilmington, NC. We have access to specialty equipment for sale including but not limited to one-trip containers, chassis, containers with doors on both ends (tunnel-tainers), 45′ containers, insulated containers and open top containers. We have relationships with suppliers all over the East coast as well as internationally allowing us to have access to other types of inventory.
We pride ourselves in developing long-term lasting relationships with our customers by providing fast and quality service. We strive to meet and exceed our customers’ needs. Our drivers are knowledgeable in their jobs and are available to assist customers in container placement on jobsites.
We also offer a full array of modifications for containers – personnel doors, windows, air conditioners / heat, shelving, lighting, rollup doors, and any fabrication requirements.
Burt Sampson joined Tidewater in 1998 and is a graduate of UNCW with a degree in marketing. He is part owner of Tidewater, along with Mr. Eakes and Mr. Cando. Burt serves as Vice President and General Manager. Burt manages all the sales of containers, trailers, and specialty equipment. He also oversees the drivers, equipment, inventory, and all day-to-day functions of the company. His extensive knowledge of the industry has continued to increase business over the years and built relationships with customers and vendors alike that prove Tidewater is a top-notch company all around.
Amy Osgood joined our team in 2004 as an office assistant and grew to Office Manager and Rental Coordinator. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in business and an MBA in HR. Her functions include AP, AR, Payroll, Customer Service, database management and much more. Amy also manages invoicing, leases, and customer accounts.
Mike Stancil is our senior driver and joined Tidewater in 2000. He is knowledgeable in his profession and obtained his CDL in 1988. He knows the ins and outs of where containers / trailers can and cannot be dropped as well as what needs to be done to make containers beneficial on jobsites for our customers.
Ray Meny-Plunkett is our most recent hire to the Tidewater family. He has brought new life to the crew. Ray has experience in equipment usage having owned his own tree service company in Virginia until he moved to Surf City, NC.
Mike Teachey has recently rejoined our team after some time apart. We are happy he has returned to Tidewater and brought back his experience and knowledge to assist us in providing excellent customer service.