Local market
What moves through Columbus
Fulfilment density generates continuous core supply across an unusually wide range of sizes, including odd stock that rarely surfaces elsewhere.
- The Rickenbacker corridor combines air cargo, rail and distribution in a way few inland markets manage.
- E-commerce fulfilment produces an unusually mixed core stream — every size a vendor ships on ends up here.
- Central Ohio's position makes it our natural consolidation point for Midwest and Northeast routing.
Industries we supply here
- E-commerce fulfilment
- Automotive
- Retail distribution
- Food processing
Also collected and delivered in
Groveport · Obetz · Lockbourne · Dublin · Westerville · Etna · Marysville
Contact for this market
1200 Industrial Park Drive, Suite 40Atlanta, GA 30318
- Monday – Thursday7:00 AM–5:30 PM
- Friday7:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Saturday8:00 AM–12:00 PM
- SundayClosed
Local stock position
What we actually hold for Columbus
Availability is a local fact, not a national one. This is the current position for this market rather than a catalogue listing.
| Item | Local availability | Lead time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48x40 GMA recycled, A / B / C | Continuous, deep | 24–48 h | Fulfilment density |
| Mixed and odd sizes | Unusually varied | 2–4 days | Every size a vendor ships on ends up here |
| A-clean sort | Good | 2–4 days | Retail distribution demand |
| Block pallets | Good | 2–5 days | Rickenbacker import traffic |
| Heat treated stock | Good | +1 day | Air cargo via Rickenbacker |
| New builds | To order | 5–9 days | Regional mill access |
Through the year
How this market behaves seasonally
Pallet supply moves on retail and industrial cycles, and those cycles differ by metro. Planning against the local pattern is worth more than any negotiated discount.
Q4
E-commerce peak. Cores are abundant but fulfilment centres also consume hard — a wash, with tight appointment slots.
Q1
Post-peak release. Excellent buying window and the widest size variety of the year.
Q2–Q3
Steady. Automotive demand adds heavier stock.
Winter
Moisture in uncovered stock affects appearance sorts, though less severely than Chicago.
Getting to your dock
Local access and routing notes
The details that decide whether a delivery lands cleanly, gathered from actually running these lanes.
- Fulfilment centres run appointment systems with unforgiving windows. We book against those systems directly rather than calling on the day — that is the difference between unloading and being turned away.
- The Rickenbacker corridor combines air cargo, rail and distribution in a way few inland markets manage.
- Central Ohio is our natural consolidation point for Midwest and Northeast routing, which helps lead times in both directions.
- Trailer drops are widely practical in the Groveport and Obetz parks.
Questions
What buyers in Columbus ask
Market-specific answers, not the national FAQ repeated.
Why is size variety better in Columbus?
E-commerce fulfilment receives from thousands of vendors, and every size those vendors ship on ends up here. If you need an odd footprint in recovered stock rather than a new build, this is one of the better markets to ask in.
Can you meet fulfilment centre appointment requirements?
Yes — we book into those systems directly. The windows are unforgiving and calling on the day does not work, so the scheduling is done ahead of the truck.
Is Columbus a good consolidation point for multi-site supply?
It is ours. Within a one-day truck of roughly half the US population, it works well as a staging point for Midwest and Northeast distribution, which usually shortens lead times to both.
Do you collect from e-commerce fulfilment centres?
Constantly — it is what makes Columbus a surplus market. Fulfilment operations generate cores at high velocity and in more sizes than a conventional DC, which is why odd footprints turn up here far more readily than elsewhere on the network.
What does Q4 do to Columbus supply?
It tightens, but fulfilment volume cuts both ways: peak pulls hard on stock while generating cores faster than any other quarter. Plan Q4 releases ahead rather than spot-buying and the market stays workable throughout.
Available here
Services running in Columbus
Every service on our network runs in every scheduled market. Route frequency is what changes, not scope.
Supply
Buy pallets
Recycled and new stock delivered on monday through friday routes, 24–48 hours lead time.
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Sell us your pallets
Per-unit or per-load payment on collection, with scheduled routes across the Columbus metro.
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Pallet removal
Trailer drops and live loads for sites from Groveport to Marysville.
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