Service area

One yard, 250 miles of reach.

Four flatbeds and a liftgate truck out of 1450 Bancroft Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124, covering the nine Bay Area counties daily and the Central Valley, North Bay and Peninsula weekly. Everything beyond that runs on brokered freight we book and track ourselves.

250 mile radius16 named citiesFree pickup on 12+ empties71% of miles run loaded both ways

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Delivery inside San Francisco is a flat $120 for up to eight totes, next business day. The nine-county Bay Area runs $180–$320 on two to three days, and everything within about 250 miles is reachable on our own trucks or a brokered flatbed. If you have empties, the return leg is usually already coming your way.

From the yard

A wide view of an outdoor container yard with dozens of stacked IBC totes, trees and blue sky behind — 04Looking across the yard toward the wash bays

Close view of IBC totes strapped in two tiers on a flatbed trailer, showing 275 gallon labels and ratchet straps — 07Straps go over the cage top rail. Over the bottle deforms it

Interior of a warehouse with IBC totes racked on shelving and stored on the floor in a range of colours and conditions — 08Covered storage — food-grade stock never sits outside

Where we run

Stanislaus County

3–5 business days

105 MI

Salinas

Monterey County

3–5 business days

Freight reference

Lanes, lead times and cost

Freight figures are for a standard delivery of up to eight totes. Larger drops, multiple stops and liftgate service are quoted separately.
City	County	Distance	Method	Lead time	Freight
San Francisco	San Francisco	—	Own flatbed	Next business day	$120 flat, up to 8 totes
Oakland	Alameda	12 mi	Own flatbed	1–2 business days	$180, bridge tolls included
Berkeley	Alameda	16 mi	Own flatbed	1–2 business days	$180
San Jose	Santa Clara	48 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–3 business days	$240, scheduled twice weekly
Fremont	Alameda	33 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–3 business days	$240
Hayward	Alameda	26 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–3 business days	$210
Richmond	Contra Costa	20 mi	Own flatbed	1–2 business days	$195
Daly City	San Mateo	8 mi	Own flatbed	Next business day	$140
South San Francisco	San Mateo	9 mi	Own flatbed	Next business day	$140
San Mateo	San Mateo	20 mi	Own flatbed	1–2 business days	$180
Napa	Napa	51 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–3 business days	$285
Santa Rosa	Sonoma	58 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–4 business days	$300
Sacramento	Sacramento	88 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–4 business days	$320, weekly run with collection on return
Stockton	San Joaquin	82 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	2–4 business days	$320
Modesto	Stanislaus	92 mi	Own flatbed, weekly run	3–5 business days	$345
Salinas	Monterey	105 mi	Brokered freight	3–5 business days	$375

Beyond the table

Not on the list? Ask anyway.

These sixteen are the lanes we run regularly enough to publish prices for. We deliver well beyond them — Fresno, Reno, Redding, Medford, the Central Coast — on brokered flatbed, and we will quote any of it. Full loads of forty units or more change the arithmetic completely at distance.

Freight & delivery detail Contact the yard

Will-call at the gate

Free, any day the yard is open. Bring straps and something that can carry 125 lb per empty container. Monday to Friday 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday mornings by appointment.

Backhaul collection

Roughly 71% of our outbound flatbed miles return loaded with collected empties. Mention your empties when you order and the round trip typically costs less than the one-way delivery.

A blue tractor unit with a flatbed trailer loaded with strapped IBC totes beside a warehouse roller door — Roughly 71% of our outbound miles return loaded

A single clean 275 gallon caged IBC tote showing its data plate marked 275 Gallon 1041 Liter and Transport 1650 kg max — 275 gallon, 1,041 litres, 48 × 40 × 46 inches — the standard everything is built around

Rows of used caged IBC totes stacked two high on a concrete pad under an overcast sky — A morning's intake, logged and photographed before anything is washed

Mixed-condition IBC totes in an outdoor yard under a blue sky, including one heavily stained amber unit — Mixed grades awaiting triage — the amber one is going to the granulator

Questions

Delivery & collection FAQ

How far do you deliver?

Our own flatbeds cover the nine Bay Area counties routinely and run weekly to Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Napa and Santa Rosa. Beyond that we broker flatbed and LTL freight across California, Nevada and Oregon. Collection — where we come to you for empties — works reliably out to about 250 miles when the volume justifies a truck.

Is delivery cheaper if I am closer?

Yes, and the pricing is published rather than negotiated: $120 flat inside San Francisco for up to eight totes, $180 for the inner East Bay, $240 for the South Bay, $285–$320 for the North Bay and Central Valley. Where we can combine your delivery with a collection on the same run, the round trip costs less than the one-way.

Do you deliver outside California?

Yes, into western Nevada and southern Oregon on brokered flatbed, typically four to seven days. Full-load pricing at forty units or more is dramatically better than per-unit freight at that distance, so it is worth consolidating an order if you can.

Can you collect empties from a site you have never delivered to?

Certainly. Collection is a standalone service, not something reserved for existing customers. Twelve or more units inside our radius earns free pickup; smaller lots can come to the Bancroft Avenue gate during yard hours, or we will fold them into a nearby run when one comes up.

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