48 questions, answered without hedging.

Price tracks grade, condition, quantity and freight. Rinsed used stock is the cheapest, reconditioned sits in the middle, rebottled and food grade cost more, new costs the most. Because we buy and process our own stock we can price by the pallet or by the truckload rather than from a fixed list.

One pallet position for pickup at the Cleveland yard, and roughly a partial LTL load for delivery. Freight economics improve sharply above about twenty units.

Start from the cargo. Edible or potable means food grade. Regulated means a UN-rated container with a current test. Water, brine and dust suppression run happily on used as-is. Everything else is usually reconditioned.

Yes, and most customers do — a few food-grade units for one line and a pallet of reconditioned for everything else, on the same truck.

Every tote ships with a valve, an outlet cap and a fill lid unless you say otherwise. Gaskets are replaced during reconditioning. Specify a camlock, tri-clamp, NPT or hose outlet and we fit it before it leaves.

Yes. Visits are by appointment at the Cleveland yard, and we photograph representative units from any lot for customers who cannot travel.

Seven days. Used inventory turns constantly and freight rates move, so beyond a week we would rather re-quote than honour a stale number.

Regularly. A large share of our grade B and C stock goes to people building rain tanks, wash bays and garden systems. There is no trade-only rule.

Yes, and it is the cheapest option within driving distance. Book a slot during yard hours and bring straps.

Within the six-state own-truck radius, typically 48 hours to a week. Nationwide by contract freight, usually one to three weeks depending on the lane and quantity.

Only documented single-trip food-grade containers with a food-safe bottle and a non-wood pallet. Never assume a general industrial tote is safe for potable use, however clean it looks.

No. HDPE absorbs some chemistry into the polymer wall where no wash reaches, and the documentation trail cannot be created retroactively.

No. Natural translucent HDPE is used for industrial cargo constantly. Colour tells you about UV stabilisation, not about prior contents.

Wood absorbs moisture and product, harbours organisms and cannot be reliably sanitised. Food service requires a plastic or all-steel base.

Rinse with potable water, wash with food-safe detergent, rinse twice, sanitise at label concentration, air dry with the cap off, and replace the outlet gasket.

Generally yes with documented food-grade or potable-history stock, subject to local rules. Do not use industrial-history containers.

No, not without a proper treatment system. It is excellent for irrigation, washing and topping up ponds.

About 48 inches long, 40 wide and 46 tall, on a GMA pallet footprint. Tare around 145 pounds, gross rating typically 2,500 pounds.

Same 48 by 40 footprint, about 53 inches tall. Tare around 165 pounds, gross rating typically 3,000 pounds.

Gallons times fluid density plus tare. A 275 of water is about 2,435 pounds. Dense fluids reach the gross rating before the container is full.

Empty, two or three high. Full, only where the design permits and only two high, on level ground with aligned frames.

A UN design-type code: 31 for a liquid IBC, HA1 for a composite container with a rigid plastic inner and outer metal frame.

The packing group letter. Y approves the design for packing groups II and III — medium and low danger.

Generally a leakproofness test and external inspection at intervals not exceeding 2.5 years, and a full periodic inspection at intervals not exceeding 5 years. Verify against the regulation applying to you.

The container cannot be recertified for regulated service. It can still be used for non-regulated cargo or reclaimed.