1. A portable configurable checkpoint to intercept and inspect an approaching vehicle, comprising: an obstacle to direct the vehicle in traffic flow; and a pair of configurable freight containers that each includes: a quadrilateral set of walls connectable to form a rectangular box; first and second ends of the walls, at least one of the ends having a door; a blast plate disposed between two interior surfaces of the quadrilateral set of walls for absorbing shock and shrapnel; wherein the blast plate is disposed with a first edge leaning against a first interior side wall and a second edge opposite the first edge disposed against at least one of a floor and a second interior side wall opposite to the first interior side wall; and a receptacle for mounting at least one of an instrument for measuring a characteristic of the vehicle and a lamp for illuminating the vehicle, wherein the containers are disposed substantially parallel to each other and separated apart to form a zone that enables the vehicle to pass there-between, and the obstacle directs the vehicle towards the zone.