What Sandbox Enterprises does

SandBox Logistics, LLC (operating as Sandbox Enterprises, with sub-brand SandBox Transportation) is a Houston-area private industrial logistics company that provides proppant storage, handling, and last-mile well-site delivery services to Oil Field Services and Exploration & Production companies engaged in US hydraulic fracturing. The company's core offering is a proprietary containerization system (G2.0 Box and G4.0 Box containers, supported by patented Cradle and Chassis components) that creates a closed-loop supply chain from sand mine to wellhead, eliminating the multiple transfer points and silica dust release associated with conventional pneumatic and silo-based frac sand handling.

The underlying logistics process is engineered around a 5-minute delivery procedure in which drivers complete a drop without exiting the truck and without blowers, hoses, or spotting equipment, materially reducing truck/trailer counts and wellsite personnel. The system is supported by the My SandBox mobile application for real-time frac-sand tracking and dispatch coordination, and by mobile transload facilities that can be deployed near well sites across every major US basin and shale play. The company protects the platform through a portfolio of 40+ granted US patents covering container designs, handling mechanisms, chassis, and proppant logistics methods.

SandBox generates revenue through service-based contracts with OFS and E&P customers spanning single-site operators to major multi-basin players; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company markets itself primarily through its own website, a dedicated driver recruitment portal, and direct enterprise sales channels, and it maintains operations from its headquarters in Katy, Texas, with a 251-500 employee base.

Name

Sandbox Enterprises

Legal name

Sand Box Logistics, LLC

Website

https://sandboxlogistics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SandBox Logistics is a US private industrial logistics company that provides patented proppant containerization and 5-minute well-site delivery services to Oil Field Services and Exploration & Production operators across every major US shale basin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Proppant Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Bulk Trucking (End-Dump/Walking-Floor/Hopper) (TLADAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contract Warehousing / Dedicated Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAB), Container Stuffing/Unstuffing & Depot-Based Value-Added Services (TLALAJAM)

Keywords

• Proppant logistics services
• Frac sand delivery
• Hydraulic fracturing logistics
• Containerized proppant handling
• Well-site sand delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Proppant Logistics Services: Service-based revenue from providing proppant storage, handling, and well-site delivery logistics. The company operates a proprietary containerization solution that serves Oil Field Services and E&P companies across major basins and shale plays.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SandBox Logistics provides proppant storage, handling, and well-site delivery services for hydraulic fracturing operations using a proprietary containerization solution. The integrated offering combines patented G2.0 Box and G4.0 Box containers with Cradle and Chassis components, enabling a closed-loop, 5-minute delivery process that eliminates silica dust release and traditional sand-handling equipment at the wellhead. The service is delivered across major US basins and shale plays to Oil Field Services and Exploration & Production companies.

Product overview

SandBox Logistics offers a single unified proprietary logistics solution combining containerization equipment and a streamlined logistics process for proppant (frac sand) storage, handling, and well-site delivery. The product portfolio consists of the G2.0 Box and G4.0 Box containerization systems, supported by patented Cradle and Chassis components, all powered by the SandBox Transportation process that enables 5-minute delivery without truck exit. The company also provides the My SandBox Mobile App for real-time tracking and dispatch. This integrated approach serves Oil Field Services and Exploration & Production companies across major basins and shale plays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Proppant Logistics Services
• SandBox Containerization System
• SandBox Transportation
• My SandBox Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-minute delivery procedure
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Halliburton: Largest diversified oilfield services company with sand-handling capabilities embedded within its North America completions business. Competes with SandBox at the margin where Halliburton's integrated offerings replace third-party proppant logistics.
• Liberty Energy: Frac-focused completions services company with sand handling operations. Provides a partial comparable for SandBox's proppant logistics business within a broader completions services portfolio.
• US Silica Holdings: Largest US frac sand producer with significant in-house logistics and last-mile delivery capabilities. Competes with SandBox where vertically integrated producers offer turnkey sand plus delivery to OFS/E&P customers.
• NexTier Oilfield Solutions: Integrated completion services provider including pressure pumping and sand handling/logistics. Overlaps with SandBox in the proppant delivery segment of the wellsite services stack for US E&P customers.
• Covia: Major frac and industrial sand supplier with terminal networks serving US basins. Overlaps with SandBox in the proppant delivery portion of the value chain, particularly through transload and last-mile sand logistics.

Direct peers

• Black Mountain Sand: In-basin frac sand producer with own last-mile logistics fleet serving Permian and Haynesville operators. Competes with SandBox's well-site delivery offering, particularly for basin-centric E&P customers.
• Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure: Provides containerized frac sand silo systems and mobile sand storage/logistics to US E&Ps and pressure pumpers. Closest direct comparable to SandBox given its container-based proppant handling model and mobile depot strategy.
• Smart Sand: Frac sand producer with owned logistics infrastructure and transload terminals. Comparable to SandBox in proppant storage, handling, and well-site delivery, although SandBox differentiates via containerization.
• Atlas Sand: Permian-focused in-basin frac sand producer with integrated logistics capabilities. Competes with SandBox on well-site sand delivery efficiency and basin coverage, particularly in the Delaware Basin.
• ProFrac Services: Integrated frac sand logistics and pressure pumping provider serving US shale operators with proprietary sand handling. Overlaps directly with SandBox in proppant logistics, although ProFrac combines it with full pressure pumping services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sandbox-logistics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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