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title: "Closing Intermediate Bulk Containers: Get Your Free Guide!"
description: How can you be sure your IBC tote tanks are closed securely to meet federal DOT requirements? Get your free copy of our new guide.
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# [Closing Intermediate Bulk Containers: Get Your Free Guide!](https://metanousa.com/blog/closing-intermediate-bulk-containers-get-your-free-guide)

 Written by [Tom Wilkins](https://metanousa.com/blog/author/tom-wilkins) | Wed, Oct 29, 2014 @ 15:10 PM

## **Closing Intermediate Bulk Containers: Get Your Free Guide!**

It’s a scenario that you’ve probably encountered many times. Your [intermediate bulk containers](https://metanousa.com/) are filled and ready to be transported to your customer. And then the following questions occur to you:

- *Are the lids secured tightly enough to avoid leaking?*
- *Did I use the right closing tools?*
- *Do the containers comply with [DOT Title 49 regulations](http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?sid=334912a4394461034046820f8539deb1&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title49/49cfrv3_02.tpl#178)?*

After all, IBC tote tanks are most susceptible to damage during transport than at any other time in the processing cycle. And federal DOT guidelines call for *very specific* closing requirements of all IBC lids, gaskets, plugs and caps. *How can you be certain that your [stainless steel](https://metanousa.com/stainless-steel-ibc-tote-tanks) and [poly tanks](https://metanousa.com/poly-tanks-ibcs) are secure and in compliance?*

 

Get your free copy of***[Closing Intermediate Bulk Containers: The Essential Guide](https://metanousa.com/essential-guide-to-closing-stainless-and-poly-composite-ibcs)*** to uncover:

<https://metanousa.com/essential-guide-to-closing-stainless-and-poly-composite-ibcs>

- Procedures to follow prior to closing
- Correct insertion of plugs and caps
- Guidelines on specific gasket materials and fittings
- Preferred closing tools and torque guidelines

This must-have guide is a resource that you’ll refer to again and again to ensure you’re in compliance with the DOT’s Intermediate Bulk Containers 49CFR Sect. 178.2 (c) guidelines. 

Have a question about closing? Want to review a flexible IBC rental program? Just [reach out to the IBC specialists](https://metanousa.com/contact-us-copy) for more information at (800) 634-4128!

 

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