Front Range & Mountain
CO, WY, NM, UT, NV, MT. Our home turf. Same-week turnaround on most pickups along the Front Range corridor.
Services / Transportation
Lower-48 Transportation.
We move totes. Empty totes for buy-back, reborn totes to your fill site, refilled totes between your locations, dirty totes to our reconditioning bay. Whatever direction the cargo is going, we’ll route it.
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Same form on every page. Same human inbox. We answer every inquiry — promise.
On the road
A loaded trailer staged for a delivery run. Two-way routing — pickups in one direction, deliveries in the other — is how we keep our freight pricing honest.
Answer first: our transportation service uses a mix of our own small fleet and a vetted broker network to move IBC totes anywhere in the lower 48. We handle BOLs, freight quotes, scheduling, and tracking. Pricing is per-tote for partials and per-load for full truckloads.
What we move
- Used and reconditioned totes from our yard to your facility
- Empty totes from your facility to our reconditioning bay (buy-back)
- Filled totes between your own facilities (intra-customer moves)
- Returnable IBCs back to manufacturers and co-packers
- Mixed pallet shipments of accessories alongside totes
How loads are sized
A 53-foot dry van fits 80 empty 275-gallon totes (40 stacked two-high) or 60 filled totes (single layer, weight-limited). A 26-foot box truck fits 40 empties. A flat-bed can carry odd shapes — including stainless and the occasional tank cradle.
Service map
West Coast
CA, OR, WA, ID, AZ. Bi-weekly fleet runs out of Denver via I-70 and I-80 into the I-5 corridor.
South Central
TX, OK, KS, NE, AR, LA, MO. Bi-weekly fleet runs and broker partners across the region.
Midwest & East
IL, IN, OH, MI, WI, KY, TN, GA, FL, NC, SC, VA. Broker network — slower lead time, full coverage.
Plains & Dakotas
ND, SD, MN, IA. We do this on full-truckload only — partials don’t pencil out.
Northeast
PA, NY, NJ, CT, MA, ME, NH, VT, RI, MD, DE. Available, but more expensive — we’ll be honest about freight costs.
What we don’t do
- Hazardous materials freight — we route those through licensed haz partners
- Cross-border shipments to Canada or Mexico
- Refrigerated freight (no reefer trailers in our fleet)
- Same-day or expedited freight (we’re just too small for that)
The fleet
We currently operate two trucks of our own and route everything else through a vetted broker network we have built up over the years. Our own fleet runs the local Front Range loop and the regional runs out to Wyoming, New Mexico, western Kansas, and Utah. The broker network handles the longer hauls.
- Truck one — a 26-foot box truck that runs the daily Denver-area loop and handles small partial loads. It can fit 40 empty totes or 30 filled totes depending on load distribution. Pellet (the office cat) has been on this truck exactly once and did not enjoy it.
- Truck two — a 53-foot dry van that runs the weekly regional loops. It fits 80 empty totes or 60 filled totes. This is the truck we use for most buy-back pickup runs.
- Broker network — about 12 trucking partners we have used repeatedly enough to trust. These run our longer hauls, our Northeast and Southeast deliveries, and any time we need a flat-bed for unusual cargo.
Freight rates, in detail
We quote freight per shipment because the math depends on so many variables — distance, load size, fuel surcharge, accessorial requirements at the dock, and current spot-market rates. As a rough guide, here is what a typical shipment costs.
| Distance from Denver | Single tote (LTL) | Half truckload (40) | Full truckload (80) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-200 miles | $140-180 | $680-880 | $1,150-1,400 |
| 200-600 miles | $220-320 | $1,100-1,500 | $1,800-2,400 |
| 600-1200 miles | $320-460 | $1,800-2,400 | $2,800-3,600 |
| 1200-2000 miles | $460-680 | $2,400-3,200 | $3,600-4,800 |
| 2000+ miles | $680-980 | $3,200-4,400 | $4,800-6,400 |
How we route an order
When a quote request comes in, we look at three things: how many totes are going where, when they need to arrive, and whether there is a buy-back leg in the same direction we can combine it with. The combined two-way runs are how we keep our rates down — a truck that delivers 40 reborn totes to a customer in Pueblo and picks up 30 empty totes from a different customer in Pueblo on the way back is paying for both legs at a fraction of the per-mile cost of two separate runs.
If you are flexible on delivery date by even three or four days, we can almost always find a way to combine your shipment with another customer's run and quote you a better price. Tell us your latest acceptable delivery date in the inquiry — that is the single most useful piece of information for routing efficiency.
What you need to provide for a freight quote
- Pickup or delivery address (or both, if you are arranging a two-way run)
- Number of totes and approximate filled weight
- Your earliest pickup window and your latest acceptable delivery
- Loading dock type at each end (truck-height dock, ground-level, or forklift required)
- Whether the pickup or delivery requires an appointment, an escort, or any special documentation
Transportation frequently asked
Do you provide tracking on my shipment?
Yes. Once a load is on the road, we send daily email updates with location and ETA. For our own fleet trucks, the updates are automated from a GPS tracker. For broker freight, the updates come from the broker's tracking system, which is usually less frequent (every 12-24 hours) but reliable.
What if my delivery is delayed?
We email you as soon as we know about a delay and we credit the affected freight charge if the delay is on our side. Delays caused by weather, road closures, or things out of our control we still notify you about but cannot credit. Our on-time delivery rate has been hovering around 96% for the past two years.
Can I track my own driver's arrival window?
For shipments on our own fleet, yes — we will share the GPS tracker link with you. For broker freight, we relay the broker's ETA updates to you. Broker freight typically has a 2-hour delivery window rather than a precise arrival time.
Do you arrange unloading on the customer's end?
Generally no — we expect the customer to have a forklift or pallet jack and a person to receive the shipment. For customers without forklifts, we can sometimes arrange a lift-gate truck (additional charge), but the better answer is usually to have us deliver to a nearby cross-dock that can handle the unloading.
Can you ship to a residential address?
Yes, with a lift-gate surcharge of about $80 per delivery. Residential delivery works for single totes or small orders. For larger quantities, we strongly recommend delivering to a commercial address or a friend's farm/warehouse instead.