The Norwesco 1000 Gallon Flat Bottom Utility Tank is a low-profile transport tank built to haul water across the field, the orchard, or the job site without raising your center of gravity. At 21 inches tall on a 90 x 134 inch footprint, it sits low on a trailer or truck bed where a tall vertical tank would sway. It holds 1,000 gallons in white polyethylene rated to a 1.5 specific gravity, so the wall thickness carries real margin when you are moving plain water.
Will it work for your hauling job
This is a 1000 gallon low profile tank measuring 21 in. high by 90 in. wide by 134 in. long, with a footprint of 90.0 x 134.0 inches. Full of water it weighs about 8,340 lb. That is roughly 4.2 tons of water alone, before you add the tank, trailer, and tongue weight, so a half-ton truck is out and this is a gooseneck or heavy-trailer load. Size your axles and tow vehicle to that loaded number, not the empty shell. The tank is rated to carry contents weighing up to 12,510 lb, which is the 1.5 specific gravity headroom built into the polyethylene wall. The top is threaded for an 8 inch lid (see the technical drawing on this page for the fitting layout), giving you a wide opening to fill and inspect. Run the numbers against your route and rig with the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
What the 1.5 SG rating buys you
That 12,510 lb rated contents figure is not just water headroom. The same wall margin lets this utility tank haul denser liquids up to a 1.5 specific gravity, so it is more than a water-only tank as long as you never exceed the 12,510 lb cap. Treat the rated contents weight as the hard ceiling, not a target, and confirm any heavier-than-water load stays under it before you fill.
The fitting and stability tradeoff to plan for
The mistake to avoid is assuming this tank arrives plumbed. The only opening listed is the 8 inch threaded top lid; there is no molded bottom outlet or side bulkhead. Any drain, fill line, or vent has to be added by you, either through that lid or by field-installing a bulkhead fitting with a compatible gasket, so plan your fill and vent layout around that single 8 inch opening with a gasketed cap. Stability is the other half. At 21 inches tall this tank gains close to 48 gallons per inch of fill, which means a few inches of slosh is hundreds of pounds shifting across the broad 90 x 134 footprint. Half-full is the worst case for surge, so strap it across the wide footprint, haul partial loads slow, and never fill past the rated contents weight. If you are weighing this against taller Norwesco hauling and doorway tanks, the Norwesco Low-Profile Hauling Tank Series field guide and the Norwesco Doorway Tank Sizing Guide walk through which body style fits which job.
Freight and ordering
This tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP code, from the nearest Norwesco plant (Fairfield, TX or St. Bonifacius, MN). Because of the 134 inch length and the 90 inch width, this load is bigger than a standard pallet and moves by motor carrier, so confirm your site can handle the unload (typically dock or forklift) when you pull the quote. Get an exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator before you order, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it to your delivery address, confirm the right plant, the loaded weight for your carrier, and lead time so the 1000 gallon low profile utility tank arrives ready to mount and haul.
