The Norwesco 425 Gallon Pick Up Truck Water Storage Tank (N-40102) is a white polyethylene transport tank built to sit in a pickup bed or on a skid for hauling water across a property. At 65 by 65 inches and 39 inches tall, it holds 425 gallons in a low, wide footprint that keeps the load close to the deck instead of riding high. The polyethylene wall carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, so it is built for liquids up to 1.5 times the weight of water.
Will it work for your haul?
This is a transport-focused water storage tank, sized for fill-and-go water hauling rather than fixed bulk storage. A full 425 gallons of water weighs roughly 3,544 pounds, while the tank wall is rated to a maximum contents weight of 5,317 pounds. That gap matters: water tops out near 3,544 lb, so your truck or trailer GVWR and tie-down rating, not the tank, is usually the governing limit on how much you can legally and safely carry. The 65 x 65 inch footprint sets how much deck space you need, and the 39-inch height keeps the center of gravity low, which helps stability when the tank is partially full and the water is moving. If you are matching this tank to a job or weighing it against other sizes, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Fittings, density, and getting the configuration right
Fill, vent, and outlet fitting configuration is confirmed per order, so call 866-418-1777 to verify the fitting and gasket package for your fill-and-haul setup before you buy rather than assuming a manifold is included. On density: because the wall is rated to 1.5 specific gravity, or 1.5 times the weight of water, this tank carries structural margin for denser water-adjacent loads up to that limit. If your application is heavier than plain water, call 866-418-1777 so we can confirm the tank matches the density you are moving. The 1.5 rating describes what the wall can tolerate by liquid weight; it is not a chemical approval. This is a water tank, and for water service the published height, width, and footprint above are what you build your bed or skid around.
The mistake to avoid
The biggest error with a pickup truck tank is treating the gallon rating as the only limit. The tank can physically hold 425 gallons, but a partially filled tank in motion creates slosh and surge loads that act on the tank wall and your tie-downs. Fill it fully or fit baffling, secure it solidly to the deck, and never treat the tank as a structural member of the truck. In freezing conditions, drain the tank after use, or follow the freeze-protection engineering in the cold-climate fire-water reservoir guide, since a transport tank that sits outside in a truck bed is exposed to the same freeze risk.
Freight and where it ships from
This Norwesco tank ships by LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP. Norwesco molds it across 12 plants spanning TX, GA, CA, OH, NY, OK, IA, MN, UT, and WA: Burnet, TX; Fairfield, TX; Griffin, GA; Hanford, CA; Lancaster, OH; Owego, NY; Petersburg, TX; Shawnee, OK; Sheldon, IA; St. Bonifacius, MN; Tooele, UT; and Washougal, WA. With that footprint there is almost always a plant within regional LTL distance, and we route from the one nearest you to keep the freight leg short, which is the single biggest lever on what shipping costs on a tank this size. If you are pouring a base or building a loadout area, the concrete pad sizing guide and the loadout pad engineering guide walk through pad slope and load detail. Get an exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm the nearest shipping plant and lead time for your address.
