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 comprising sides, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint (FV) 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 (F1) and the second section having a second footprint (F2), the first and second footprints (F1, F2) being defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections respectively; the first section defines a storage container receiving space which is configured to accommodate a storage container ; characterized in that : - the first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side, separated by a separation element of the first section , such that a total area of the first and second footprints (F1, F2) equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint (FV), and a centre point of the first footprint (F1) is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint (FV); - wherein the second section has a rectangular footprint and comprises a portion of a first side of the vehicle body and an opposed portion of a second side of the vehicle body , the second section extending adjacent the separation element, wherein two wheels are mounted to the separation element, one wheel is mounted to the portion of the first side of the vehicle body and one wheel is mounted to the portion of the second side of the vehicle body, wherein the wheels mounted to said portions of the first and second sides of the vehicle body are driven by a wheel motor that extends from an interior face of the side of the vehicle body into an internal space within the second section . - 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 comprising sides, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint (FV) 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 (F1) and the second section having a second footprint (F2), the first and second footprints (F1, F2) being defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections respectively; - the first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side, separated by a separation element of the first section , such that a total area of the first and second footprints (F1, F2) equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint (FV), and a centre point of the first footprint (F1) is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint (FV); - wherein the second section has a rectangular footprint and comprises a portion of a first side of the vehicle body and an opposed portion of a second side of the vehicle body , the second section extending adjacent the separation element, wherein two wheels are mounted to the separation element, one wheel is mounted to the portion of the first side of the vehicle body and one wheel is mounted to the portion of the second side of the vehicle body, wherein the wheels mounted to said portions of the first and second sides of the vehicle body are driven by a wheel motor that extends from an interior face of the side of the vehicle body into an internal space within the second section . <EOS>