Cradle for proppant container having tapered box guides

A system to store and support proppant containers, the system comprising:

• a plurality of proppant containers, each of the proppant containers of the plurality of proppant containers comprising:
• walls forming a periphery of the proppant container;
• an upper side;
• and
• a bottom side forming a compartment to store proppant therein, the bottom side having an outlet formed therein to facilitate removal of the proppant from the proppant container;
• a cradle for receiving and supporting the plurality of proppant containers, the cradle having a plurality of cradle sections defining a desired location on the cradle associated with respective proppant containers of the plurality of proppant containers, each proppant container being positioned on a top surface of the cradle;
• and
• a plurality of box guide assemblies positioned on the top surface of the cradle and within an outer periphery of the cradle at respective edges of the plurality of cradle sections to at least partially define the desired location of each cradle section, the box guide assemblies each having a tapered portion extending from the outer periphery and toward to the desired location to direct each proppant container of the plurality of proppant containers into the respective cradle section.