Service area · Permian Basin
IBC totes in
Midland–Odessa.
Production chemical programs across the Permian consume totes continuously — corrosion inhibitor, scale inhibitor, biocide, methanol and paraffin solvent all arrive by the tote and leave as empties. Historically a large share of those empties were stacked, forgotten and eventually landfilled.
The short answer
The Permian is the most tote-intensive region in Texas and the one with the largest recovery opportunity. We run monthly consolidated loads and will send a dedicated flatbed for buy-backs of twenty units or more from a lease, yard or chemical facility.
From the yard
320 mi
from the Austin yard
3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
4 hr 45 min
drive time
via I-10 and SH-158
6
counties on this route
Midland, Ector, Martin, Andrews, Howard, Reeves
20
totes per trailer floor
Forty if they're empty.
That is the single biggest waste stream we chase. A cage and pallet represent most of an IBC's embodied energy; recovering them and fitting a new bottle keeps hundreds of pounds of steel and plastic in service per unit.
For buyers out here, rebottled UN-marked units are the standard spec. We stock them and we will quote a load rate that makes the distance work.
Demand
What Midland–Odessa buys
Every market has a shape. This is what actually moves on this route.
01
Production chemicals
Inhibitor, biocide and solvent programs running rebottled UN-marked totes.
02
Water management
Frac-water treatment chemistry and transfer staging on pad sites.
03
Field services
Wash, waste-oil and glycol collection in dedicated industrial-grade units.
Logistics
How it gets there
- Monthly consolidated schedule; dedicated flatbed for 20+ unit buy-backs.
- Photos-first pricing so nobody wastes a 320-mile drive.
- We can stage a collection over several weeks and haul on one full load.
Route detail
Schedule and counties
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Region | Permian Basin |
| Distance from yard | 320 miles |
| Drive time | 4 hr 45 min via I-10 and SH-158 |
| Cadence | Monthly consolidated, dedicated loads on demand |
| Counties served | Midland, Ector, Martin, Andrews, Howard, Reeves |
| 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
Midland–Odessa questions
+Is it really worth hauling empties 320 miles?
+What do you do with totes that held aggressive chemistry?
Other routes
Elsewhere in Texas
- AustinCentral Texas · Daily routes, same-day pickup at the yard
- San AntonioSouth Central Texas · Twice weekly, Tuesday and Thursday
- HoustonGulf Coast · Weekly consolidated run, plus dedicated loads
- Dallas–Fort WorthNorth Texas · Weekly consolidated run, Wednesday out
- Waco & TempleHeart of Texas · Weekly, on the DFW route
- San Marcos & New BraunfelsI-35 Corridor · Twice weekly, on the San Antonio route
Not in Midland–Odessa itself?
The route covers Midland, Ector, Martin, Andrews, Howard, Reeves 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
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.
- Industry · August 30, 2022 · 3 minThe Permian Has a Container Problem, and It Is FixableProduction chemical programmes consume containers continuously. Historically most of those empties were stacked, forgotten and buried.
- Industry · May 19, 2021 · 3 minPasture Water When the Windmill Is Half a Mile AwayCattle drink 12 to 20 gallons a head a day in a Texas summer. That single number sizes the whole system.
- How-to · April 18, 2023 · 3 minS60x6 Is Not Two-Inch NPT, and That Sentence Solves Most Fitting ProblemsTwo threads that measure almost the same and will never, ever mate. Here's how to tell them apart in three seconds.
On the yard this week
More answers
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.
- 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)
- Coverage
- 68 Texas counties on scheduled routes, from one Austin yard.
+Can you deliver with no forklift on site?
+Does a used tote keep its UN rating?
+Do you buy used totes?
+What are standard IBC tote dimensions?
+How do I tell if a used tote is sound?
Next run to Midland–Odessa.
Monthly consolidated, dedicated loads on demand. Send your unit count and ZIP and we'll confirm which truck you're on and what the freight looks like.