A method for guiding a vehicle for transporting, loading and unloading at least one container, within a handling zone equipped with at least one loading and unloading station for said container, said station being made up of at least two guideways mounted on bases and extending horizontally, parallel to one another, and spaced apart to receive the standardized width of said container, making up a raised lower longitudinal bearing zone on which said container rests, said vehicle being sized in terms of width to allow it to pass between the bases of said station and being equipped with a rear lifting platform whereof the width on the one hand allows the passage between the guideways of said station, and on the other hand, the maintenance of said container during loading and unloading operations, said method successively comprising the following steps: - a driver manually drives said vehicle within said handling zone, outside the immediate vicinity of said station; - said driver manually positions said vehicle in the vicinity of said station and parks it within a waiting zone; - once parked, said vehicle is handled by automatic guidance, automatically actuating at least the control of the trajectory of said vehicle; - said vehicle is guided automatically in reverse until it is positioned within said station between the bases and below the guideways of said station; - a loading or unloading operation is performed for at least one container reciprocally from said station toward a vehicle, or conversely, through a raising or lowering operation of said platform passing between the guideways; - when handled by the automatic guidance, the movement speed and the acceleration of said vehicle are limited below thresholds; - after the loading/unloading operation, said vehicle is guided automatically in forward movement outside said station until it is positioned within said waiting zone or driven manually in forward motion by the driver, the driver commanding the lowering of said platform after a loading operation once the vehicle is outside said station; - said automatic guidance is abandoned and said driver resumes manual driving; - said driver moves said vehicle forward manually outside said waiting zone. - a driver manually drives said vehicle within said handling zone, outside the immediate vicinity of said station; - said driver manually positions said vehicle in the vicinity of said station and parks it within a waiting zone; - once parked, said vehicle is handled by automatic guidance, automatically actuating at least the control of the trajectory of said vehicle; - said vehicle is guided automatically in reverse until it is positioned within said station between the bases and below the guideways of said station; - a loading or unloading operation is performed for at least one container reciprocally from said station toward a vehicle, or conversely, through a raising or lowering operation of said platform passing between the guideways; - when handled by the automatic guidance, the movement speed and the acceleration of said vehicle are limited below thresholds; - after the loading/unloading operation, said vehicle is guided automatically in forward movement outside said station until it is positioned within said waiting zone or driven manually in forward motion by the driver, the driver commanding the lowering of said platform after a loading operation once the vehicle is outside said station; - said automatic guidance is abandoned and said driver resumes manual driving; - said driver moves said vehicle forward manually outside said waiting zone.