A container handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system, comprising - a first set of wheels for moving the vehicle along an X direction on a rail system of the grid; and - a second set of wheels for moving the vehicle along a Y direction on the rail system of the grid, the Y direction being perpendicular to the X direction; - a vehicle body, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a first footprint and the second section having a second footprint, the first and second footprints (F1, F2) being defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections (204, 205), respectively; - a lifting device for lifting storage containers from the storage system; and - a lifting device motor (211, 211') arranged to drive the lifting device when lifting storage containers from the storage system; wherein - the first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side such that a total area of the first and second footprints (F1, F2) equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint, and a centre point of the first footprint is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint; - the first section defines a storage container receiving space which is configured to accommodate a storage container, the first section also accommodating the lifting device for lifting a storage container from the storage system; and the lifting device motor (211, 211') is accommodated in the second section; - a lifting axle and wherein the lifting device motor (211, 211') is connected at one end of the lifting axle; - an angled transmission arranged in the second section between the lifting axle and the lifting device motor (211, 211'); - wherein the lifting device motor (211, 211') is arranged perpendicular to the lifting device axle via the angled transmission. - a first set of wheels for moving the vehicle along an X direction on a rail system of the grid; and - a second set of wheels for moving the vehicle along a Y direction on the rail system of the grid, the Y direction being perpendicular to the X direction; - a vehicle body, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a first footprint and the second section having a second footprint, the first and second footprints (F1, F2) being defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections (204, 205), respectively; - a vehicle body, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a first footprint and the second section having a second footprint, the first and second footprints (F1, F2) being defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections (204, 205), respectively; - a lifting device for lifting storage containers from the storage system; and - a lifting device motor (211, 211') arranged to drive the lifting device when lifting storage containers from the storage system; wherein - the first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side such that a total area of the first and second footprints (F1, F2) equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint, and a centre point of the first footprint is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint; - the first section defines a storage container receiving space which is configured to accommodate a storage container, the first section also accommodating the lifting device for lifting a storage container from the storage system; and the lifting device motor (211, 211') is accommodated in the second section; - a lifting axle and wherein the lifting device motor (211, 211') is connected at one end of the lifting axle; - an angled transmission arranged in the second section between the lifting axle and the lifting device motor (211, 211'); - wherein the lifting device motor (211, 211') is arranged perpendicular to the lifting device axle via the angled transmission.