Reuse ledger, year to date: 41,200 totes diverted from Texas landfills this year. 2,060k lb of HDPE kept in service. 1,772k lb of steel cage recovered. 3,140 tons of CO₂e avoided. 92% of our wash water recycled on site. 68 Texas counties served from one Austin yard. Full methodology at /sustainability/reuse-ledger.

Service area · Brazos Valley

IBC totes in
College Station & Bryan.

The Brazos Valley is a mix we do not see anywhere else: a major research university buying documented, traceable containers on one side, and a dense ranch and row-crop economy buying the cheapest sound water tote available on the other.

Flatbed trailer loaded with two rows of IBC totes secured with straps, hooked to a blue tractor unit

The short answer

We run the Brazos Valley weekly on the SH-21 corridor through Bastrop and Caldwell. Agricultural research, university facilities and the surrounding ranch economy make this a steady, seasonal market.

From the yard

Outdoor tote yard beside a metal warehouse with the Texas flag flying overhead — The yard on a working Tuesday. Everything ships from one site in southeast Austin.

Wide view of a warehouse hall filled with reconditioned IBC totes on polished concrete — Covered inventory. What you see on the rack is what goes on your truck.

105 mi

from the Austin yard

3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744

1 hr 45 min

drive time

via SH-21

counties on this route

Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Robertson, Washington

totes per trailer floor

Forty if they're empty.

University and research demand skews toward rebottled units with clean documentation — nobody wants a mystery residue in a soil trial. We supply those with full wash records.

Ranch demand peaks hard in May and June. If you need twenty water totes for summer pasture, order in April; by June the good opaque stock moves as fast as we can wash it.

Demand

What College Station & Bryan buys

Every market has a shape. This is what actually moves on this route.

Agricultural research

Documented rebottled units for trials, greenhouses and extension programs.

Ranch water

Opaque water totes across Burleson, Grimes and Robertson counties, peaking in May.

Feed & supplement

Food-grade molasses and liquid feed totes for cattle operations.

Logistics

How it gets there

Weekly Thursday run via SH-21 through Bastrop and Caldwell.
Order water totes in April for summer — June stock moves fast.
Purchase-order terms available for university and district accounts.

Route detail

Schedule and counties

College Station & Bryan route
Attribute	Detail
Region	Brazos Valley
Distance from yard	105 miles
Drive time	1 hr 45 min via SH-21
Cadence	Weekly, Thursday out
Counties served	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Robertson, Washington
Buy-back pickup	20+ units, free, on the return leg
Yard pickup	3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744 — Mon–Thu 7:30a–5p · Fri 7:30a–4p · Sat 8a–12p · Sun closed (Central Time)

What we deliver here

Most-requested stock on this route

College Station & Bryan questions

+Do you supply totes with full documentation for research use?

Yes. Rebottled units come with a virgin bottle and a build record; F-grade units come with prior-contents documentation and a wash record. For trial work, rebottled is the safer choice.

+When should we order summer water totes?

April. Every year, opaque water stock tightens through May and is essentially picked over by mid-June.

Other routes

Elsewhere in Texas

Not in College Station & Bryan itself?

The route covers Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Robertson, Washington and everything on the roads between here and there. Send your ZIP through the form and we will tell you which run serves you and when the next cut-off is — or see the full service area schedule.

Quick reference

Numbers worth having open in another tab

The figures that come up in almost every conversation, whichever page you arrived on.

275 gallon · 1040 L

48×40×46

Tare: 130 lb
Gross, water: 2,425 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

330 gallon · 1250 L

48×40×53

Tare: 160 lb
Gross, water: 2,915 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

264 gallon · 1000 L

48×40×46

Tare: 125 lb
Gross, water: 2,325 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Usually in stock

350 gallon · 1325 L

48×40×56

Tare: 175 lb
Gross, water: 3,095 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Order in

Outlet thread

S60x6 — 60 mm coarse buttress. Not 2" NPT.

Grades published

N, R, F, A, B, C, X — applied at the wash bay.

Wash standards

W1 rinse through W4 caustic CIP at 160°F.

UN retest

Leakproofness 2.5 yrs, requalification 5 yrs.

From the yard notes

Longer reading on this

32 articles written by the people who wash, grade, weld and dispatch. No marketing copy in any of them.

All 32 articles

On the yard this week

While you're here

Pulled from the full FAQ, which runs to forty-plus answers across buying, grades, food safety, sizes, selling, compliance, delivery and care.

Read the full FAQ

Where we are: 3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
Yard hours: Mon–Thu 7:30a–5p · Fri 7:30a–4p · Sat 8a–12p · Sun closed (Central Time)
Email: sales@ibctotestexas.com
Coverage: 68 Texas counties on scheduled routes, from one Austin yard.

+How do I tell if a used tote is sound?

Check five points: cage welds at the base corners, the bottle around the outlet, the valve seat, the lid gasket and the pallet feet. Those account for nearly every problem we see at intake. The 48-point inspection checklist covers the systematic version.

+Can I inspect before buying?

Yes, and we encourage it for first-time buyers. Yard hours, walk the rows, pick your own units. Grading is honest but it's still a judgement — seeing the stock settles every question at once.

+How much does a used IBC tote cost?

Used composite IBCs in Texas run from the low hundreds for rough jobsite stock up to most of the price of a new unit for documented food-grade or rebottled containers. Grade moves the price more than anything else — often by a factor of four across the same size.

+Can I bury a tote?

No. The bottle is not rated for external soil pressure and the cage will not hold the shape. Berm above ground or buy a purpose-built cistern.

+How fast can I get totes?

Austin metro is usually next business day. Most of Central and South Texas is inside 48 hours. Longer hauls ride consolidated routes — San Antonio twice weekly, Houston and DFW weekly, the Permian monthly.

Next run to College Station & Bryan.

Weekly, Thursday out. Send your unit count and ZIP and we'll confirm which truck you're on and what the freight looks like.

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