The Boulder route.
Tuesday and Friday mornings a single dry-van leaves our Denver yard and heads up I-25 to US-36, then through Boulder, Longmont and Louisville. The same truck loops back through Lafayette and Broomfield before returning to Denver in the afternoon. The route is built around our standing brewery and outdoor-brand accounts; new customers get added as space opens up.
Who’s on the route.
A handful of Boulder breweries that need spent-grain bins picked up. Two outdoor apparel brands that run closed-loop programs. A CU Boulder research lab that buys reclaimed boxes for a recurring field-equipment program. A few smaller fermentation operations and a kombucha brewer in Longmont.
Adding your account.
If you’re in Boulder County and you have a recurring need for reclaimed gaylords or a recurring buy-back, the Tuesday-Friday route is the cheapest way to work with us. Drop a note in the form above with your zip and rough quantity and we’ll add you to the next route build.
Cities and towns on the route.
- Boulder. Central business district, the Pearl Street area, north Boulder industrial corridor along Foothills Pkwy, and the east Boulder commercial zone.
- Longmont. Downtown, the prairie center, and the industrial corridor along Hover & Ken Pratt.
- Louisville. Centennial Valley business park and the Highway 42 industrial belt.
- Lafayette. The 287/Baseline area and a few accounts further east toward Erie.
- Broomfield. Interlocken and the 36 corridor — typically a return-trip stop on Tuesdays.
- Erie. A handful of agricultural and industrial accounts, served on demand when route capacity allows.
Lead time table for the Boulder corridor.
| Order size | Standard | Rush |
|---|---|---|
| 1 pallet | 3–5 days (next route) | 1–2 days dedicated truck |
| 2–10 pallets | 3–7 days (next route) | 2–4 days dedicated truck |
| Full trailer | 5–10 days | 3–5 days dedicated truck |
What goes in the truck (typical Tuesday).
A typical Tuesday route into the Boulder corridor leaves our Denver yard at 6:30 AM with about 18 pallets of outbound inventory — a mix of grade A and grade B 40"×48"×40" doublewall stock, a few skids of 30"×30"×30" for the small fermentation accounts, and the occasional pallet of triplewall destined for a manufacturing customer in Longmont. By the time the truck heads back to Denver in the early afternoon, it’s carrying roughly 12 pallets of return freight — mostly empty spent-grain bins from breweries and a swap-out of dedicated closed-loop boxes from the outdoor brand accounts.
Boulder corridor FAQ.
Can I be added to the existing Tuesday or Friday route?
If your stop fits geographically and the truck has cube capacity, yes — usually within two weeks of asking. We do a route review every other Friday and add new accounts at that time.
What if I’m in Boulder County but off the standing route?
We can still serve you, but it’ll be on a per-trip basis with slightly higher freight. Send us your zip and we’ll quote it.
Do you offer Boulder-specific reuse programs?
Yes — we run several closed-loop programs with Boulder customers. The biggest is the outdoor-brand pilot we wrote about in the blog.