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IBC totes in Erie: delivered, collected, washed and reclaimed.
Erie sits on the lake shore run between Cleveland and Buffalo, a hundred miles out along I-90. Plastics processing and a substantial agricultural belt make it a two-sided market for us — plenty of inbound and steady seasonal outbound.
Short answer
Fortnightly year round and weekly through the growing season, on the I-90 lake shore lane. One hundred miles, so consolidation is straightforward.
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Drive time
- About 1 hour 45 minutes
- Frequency
- Fortnightly, weekly in season
- Lead time
- One week
Form 01 · Spec request
Get a Erie quote.
Postal code and quantity are the two fields that matter here. We will tell you when the next scheduled truck passes Erie and whether your order can ride it.
Why containers move here
What drives IBC demand in Erie and the northern Pennsylvania lake shore.
Every metro has a different mix, and the mix decides which grades move, when they move and what arrives on the inbound side.
- Plastics and tooling manufacturing, one of the more concentrated clusters in the region.
- Food processing and a significant grape, fruit and nursery belt along the lake.
- Municipal winter operations in one of the heaviest snow-belt counties we serve.
- Tourism and marina operations buying water storage seasonally.
| Sector | What they take | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Plastics and tooling | Reconditioned; source of inbound empties | Fortnightly |
| Food processing and viticulture | Food grade and grade B | Seasonal |
| Nursery and horticulture | Grade B and C for irrigation | Spring and summer |
| Municipal | Steel-caged grade B for brine | Autumn, heavy |
| Marina and tourism | Grade B and C water storage | Summer |
Logistics
Getting containers to and from Erie.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Origin | 4750 W 160th St, Cleveland, OH 44135 |
| Distance | 100 miles |
| Drive time | About 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Own truck | Yes |
| Frequency | Fortnightly, weekly in season |
| Typical lead time | One week |
| ZIP prefixes served | 164–165 |
| Small orders | Consolidate onto the scheduled run where dates allow |
| Customer pickup | Always available at the yard, no freight charge |
| Full truckload | 45–52 floor loaded, up to 80 double stacked empty |
Towns on the same run
Not an exhaustive list. If your town is not here, ask — most of our work in this region happens between the places below.
- Meadville
- Corry
- Girard PA
- North East
- Edinboro
- Union City
- Warren PA
- Franklin
- Titusville
- Conneaut OH
- Ashtabula OH
- Jamestown NY
Local practicalities
- Snow belt
- Erie county takes more lake-effect snow than anywhere else on our network. Winter deliveries are scheduled with a day of slack built in.
- Seasonal frequency
- The lane goes weekly through the growing season and drops back to fortnightly over winter.
- Grape belt
- Irrigation and nutrient demand is concentrated and short. Order in autumn for spring if you want choice of stock.
Everything we do here
The full service list for Erie.
Same services as everywhere else on the network. What changes locally is the lane frequency and which grades move fastest.
| Service | Available | Typical turnaround | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying reconditioned or used stock | Yes | One week | Deepest availability in 275 gallon |
| Selling us your empties | Yes | One week | Quote within one business day |
| On-site collection | Yes | One week | Sorting on site included |
| Reconditioning your own fleet | Yes | 5–10 working days plus freight | Keeps your serials and asset register |
| Rebottling | Yes | 2–3 weeks | New bottle, reclaimed cage |
| UN recertification | Yes | Add 3–5 days | Combine with a wash run |
| Food-grade supply | Yes | By allocation | Reserve against inbound |
| End-of-life reclaim | Yes | By schedule | Diversion statement issued |
| Container management programme | Yes | Ongoing | Retrieval consolidates on this lane |
| Fabricated builds | Yes | 1–3 weeks | Shipped on the same lane |
Erie · 6 questions
Questions from this area
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you deliver IBC totes to Erie? | Yes. Erie is on a fortnightly, weekly in season own-truck lane from our Cleveland yard, 100 miles away. Typical lead time is one week, and small orders consolidate onto the scheduled run rather than triggering a dedicated trip. |
| Will you buy used IBC totes in Erie? | Yes, in any condition — clean, stained, cracked bottles, bent cages, even bare frames with no bottle. Send a count, the prior contents and your postal code and we quote a purchase price plus collection, usually within one business day. |
| How quickly can you collect from a Erie site? | Typically one week, depending on where the next scheduled truck falls. If you have a hard removal deadline, tell us early and we will say honestly whether we can hit it rather than discovering it later. |
| What is the minimum order for Erie? | About a pallet for a delivery of its own. Below that, orders usually ride an existing lane, so telling us how flexible your dates are matters more than the count does. |
| Do you offer food-grade containers in Erie? | Yes, subject to allocation. Food-grade stock is finite and reserved against qualifying inbound loads rather than quoted from a shelf, so tell us the product and the month you need it. |
| Can I collect from the yard instead? | Yes, and it removes freight entirely. The yard is at 4750 W 160th St, Cleveland, OH 44135, about about 1 hour 45 minutes from Erie. Book a slot during yard hours, bring straps, and bring a vehicle that takes 51 cubic feet per container. |
Next step
Send a Erie postal code.
It is the fastest way to find out whether your job is a scheduled lane, a consolidation or a dedicated truck — and those three prices are very different.