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 · Golden Crescent

IBC totes in
Victoria.

Victoria sits at a useful crossroads: petrochemical manufacturing to the southeast at Point Comfort and Port Lavaca, Eagle Ford production to the north and west, and a solid ranching economy through DeWitt, Goliad and Lavaca counties.

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

The short answer

Victoria and the Golden Crescent ride our biweekly Coastal Bend route down US-183. Petrochemical operations at Point Comfort and Eagle Ford activity to the north make this a two-directional 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.

IBC totes strapped two high inside a box trailer with timber dunnage between the layers — Empties double-stacked and strapped over the cage rail — never over the bottle.

130 mi

from the Austin yard

3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744

2 hr 10 min

drive time

via US-183

counties on this route

Victoria, DeWitt, Goliad, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun

totes per trailer floor

Forty if they're empty.

That mix means we deliver food-grade and water totes on the outbound leg and collect industrial empties on the return. It is one of our most balanced routes.

Hurricane-season preparedness is a real seasonal driver here. Emergency water storage is worth arranging in May, not in the week a storm enters the Gulf.

Demand

What Victoria buys

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

Petrochemical

Plant contractor chemical, wash and waste totes in industrial grades.

Eagle Ford services

Production chemical staging and buy-back of accumulated empties.

Ranch & emergency water

Livestock water plus hurricane-season potable storage reserves.

Logistics

How it gets there

Biweekly on the US-183 Coastal Bend route.
Arrange hurricane-season water storage in May.
Two-directional route: deliveries out, buy-backs back.

Route detail

Schedule and counties

Victoria route
Attribute	Detail
Region	Golden Crescent
Distance from yard	130 miles
Drive time	2 hr 10 min via US-183
Cadence	Biweekly, on the Coastal Bend route
Counties served	Victoria, DeWitt, Goliad, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun
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

Victoria questions

+How many totes should we keep for hurricane preparedness?

For a small operation, two rebottled 275s covers drinking and sanitation for a crew for several days. For a facility, size it against your headcount and expected outage duration — we will help you work it out.

+Do you take empties from Point Comfort plants?

Yes, subject to prior-contents review. Send the list through the quote form and we will tell you what we can accept and what has to go to material recovery.

Other routes

Elsewhere in Texas

Not in Victoria itself?

The route covers Victoria, DeWitt, Goliad, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun 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.

+What if the totes arrive worse than described?

Tell us within 48 hours with photos and we make it right: replacement, credit or collection. It happens rarely, because the person who grades a tote is the person who washed it.

+Why don't you publish prices?

Because a published list would be either wrong or so hedged it tells you nothing. Price depends on grade, quantity, valve spec, pallet type and freight distance. Send the form and you get a real number the same business day.

+How should I store totes through a Texas freeze?

Leave headspace — water expands about 9% freezing and an over-full tote splits at the shoulder. Drain exposed plumbing and keep valves closed rather than trusting a hose bib.

+Can you deliver with no forklift on site?

Yes — we run a moffett-equipped truck with a piggyback forklift for exactly this. Note it on the form so dispatch sends the right equipment.

+Does a used tote keep its UN rating?

Only if it was reconditioned by a registered facility, passed the required testing, and is inside its retest window. A UN plate on a rusty cage from an unregistered yard means nothing.

Next run to Victoria.

Biweekly, on the Coastal Bend route. 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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