Why Ontario comes first
Ontario International Airport is a UPS West Coast air hub and a FedEx distribution point. Named employers in the city include QVC, UPS, Amazon, FedEx, Niagara Bottling and Toyota. That mix produces e-commerce fulfillment, air cargo, bottled water, auto parts logistics and apparel distribution, and it explains why so much pallet traffic passes through a few square miles.
None of those firms is a customer here, and nothing on this page says they use IBC totes. The point is the kind of site: a fast-moving building with bulk liquids and packaging on a loading dock.
What it means for totes
ZIP codes in the city include 91761, 91762 and 91764. Put yours in the request.
| Site type | Where totes turn up | Page to read |
|---|---|---|
| Fulfillment and apparel | Left behind at a lease end | Warehouse lots |
| Air cargo and parcel hubs | Hazardous liquids with plates and dates | UN plate guide |
| Bottled water | Bulk water in and out | Water totes |
| Auto parts logistics | Fluids in caged totes | Empty totes |
The first thing to do on an Ontario dock
Count the totes, read the plates and write down what each held. The grader turns that into a lot list that goes into the request. A lot of ten with one hazardous tote is a different job from a lot of ten that held water.
Before any Ontario lot moves
A fulfillment or parcel site tends to hold small numbers of totes that arrived with a product line and stayed after it ended. An air-cargo site may hold totes that carried regulated liquids, which need paperwork that matches the plate. A bottled-water site deals in water, which is a gentler history but still has to be written down.
Whichever describes you, photograph three plates, one valve and one bottle, note the last contents and say where the totes sit. The grader turns those answers into a lot list.
A lot list for an Ontario site
A useful list gives each group of totes its size, count, cage condition, last contents and whether a plate can be read. Groups should be separated by history, not mixed into one number, because a group that held water and a group that held a chemical are different lots. The grader keeps the groups apart for you.
Trades named in the public sources
The sources behind this page: therealdeal.com, old.businessviewmagazine.com, iebusinessdaily.com, read on 2026-11-11. A trade on this list is a reason a site there might buy, sell or clear IBC totes; it does not say any particular firm does.
- E-commerce fulfillment
- Air cargo
- Bottled water
- Auto parts logistics
- Apparel distribution
Questions people ask
Is this Ontario, California?
Yes. It is the city in San Bernardino County, not Ontario, Canada.
Which ZIP codes are in Ontario?
They include 91761, 91762 and 91764.
Sources. Last reviewed 2026-11-11.