The Norwesco 210 Gallon Pick Up Truck Water Storage Tank (SKU N-40300) is a low-profile white polyethylene tank built to ride in the bed of a pickup or sit on a flatbed, skid, or trailer for hauling water to remote sites. At 29 inches tall with a 60 x 60 inch square footprint, its low-profile height keeps the center of gravity low so a full load rides stable down the road. The rotationally molded polyethylene shell carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, giving you real headroom above plain water for the kind of slightly heavier loads a mobile water hauler runs into. It is one of the more practical 210-gallon water storage tank options for filling, hauling, and refilling at the well, the field, the job site, or a rural fire-suppression water haul.
Will this Norwesco water storage tank work for your haul?
Sizing is the part most buyers get wrong on a truck tank, so run the numbers before you load. At 210 gallons, a full charge of plain water weighs 1,751 pounds, and the tank is rated to carry contents up to 2,627 pounds at its 1.5 specific gravity rating. That weight figure is the one that matters: 1,751 pounds of water plus the tank is a real payload, and it needs to fit inside your truck's gross vehicle weight rating and axle limits, not just inside the bed. Measure your bed and verify the 60 x 60 inch footprint clears the wheel wells, then confirm your suspension and tie-down points are rated for a load that shifts as the water moves. If you are deciding between this and another capacity, our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide walk through weight-versus-capacity tradeoffs for mobile and stationary water storage. For remote fire-protection and water-transfer planning, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites covers how this kind of polyethylene storage tank fits into a private fire-protection stack.
Fittings, outlets, and what mates to the tank
Fitting and outlet configuration is not specified in our current data for this tank, so call 866-418-1777 to confirm bulkhead, fill, and lid sizes before you order — you need to know what hose, cam-lock, or hose adapter mates to the outlet before you trust the listing. Once you have the verified fitting spec, confirm the gasket or o-ring material at each bulkhead is rated for your contents and specific gravity, and that any aftermarket cam-lock or adapter matches the outlet thread. The seal matters as much as the wall: the 1.5 SG headroom only does you good if the fitting and gasket are rated to hold the load.
The mistake to avoid: treating contents weight as an afterthought
The 1.5 specific gravity rating means this tank isn't limited to plain water — within your truck's payload limit it can haul denser liquids up to roughly 12.5 pounds per gallon, which is a genuine reason to buy the heavier-rated wall rather than a plain-water tank. But that rating does not raise your truck's payload ceiling. The most common and most expensive mistake on a pickup truck water tank is filling it to capacity without checking that 1,751 pounds of water (let alone the 2,627-pound maximum rated contents weight) fits under your vehicle and axle ratings. A shifting load also surges, so secure the tank against fore-aft and lateral movement, and never assume a tank that fits the bed dimensionally is one your truck is rated to carry full. Before any non-water use, confirm the fitting and gasket compatibility for that contents — and for a stationary install, the same weight planning applies to the pad underneath it, which our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks covers in detail.
Freight and ordering
Norwesco molds this tank at plants across the country, so it ships LTL freight from the nearest of twelve Norwesco plants nationwide, quoted live to your ZIP. The Texas cluster covers Burnet, Fairfield, and Petersburg; from there the network reaches Hanford, CA; Griffin, GA; Lancaster, OH; Owego, NY; Shawnee, OK; Sheldon, IA; St. Bonifacius, MN; Tooele, UT; and Washougal, WA — so most buyers have a plant within a region of them, which is why freight is rated by destination. Get an exact, current number for your delivery ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm the nearest shipping point and lock in your order. Listed before freight, this Norwesco water tank is built to load, haul, and refill at the well, the field, or the job site.
