Local market
What moves through Houston
Industrial consumption outruns local core generation, particularly in heavy and square footprints. Booking ahead matters more here than in surplus markets.
- The Ship Channel industrial corridor consumes 48x48 and 44x44 pallets at volumes that few other US markets generate locally.
- Export crating demand is exceptional — energy equipment leaving through Houston needs ISPM-15 compliant cases as a matter of routine.
- Hurricane season creates genuine supply volatility every year. Customers who build a buffer in July are glad of it in September.
Industries we supply here
- Petrochemical
- Energy equipment
- Export crating
- Marine and port logistics
Also collected and delivered in
Pasadena · Baytown · La Porte · Katy · Stafford · Deer Park · Texas City
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 Houston
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48x48 square | Priority stock | 2–4 days | Drum and chemical trade |
| 44x44 | Regular | 3–5 days | Container-friendly chemical export |
| 48x40 GMA recycled | Good | 48–72 h | Less deep than DFW |
| Heavy-duty and reinforced builds | To order | 8–14 days | Energy equipment |
| Export crates and cases | To order | 3–10 days | Exceptional local demand |
| Heat treated stock | Strong | +1 day | Routine for energy exports |
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.
Hurricane season (Jun–Nov)
Genuine supply volatility every year. Customers who build a buffer in July are glad of it in September.
Q1–Q2
Most stable window. Good time to establish buffer stock.
Turnaround seasons
Plant turnarounds spike demand for heavy-duty stock and crating with little notice.
Year-round
Square footprints stay tight. Industrial consumption outruns local core generation.
Getting to your dock
Local access and routing notes
The details that decide whether a delivery lands cleanly, gathered from actually running these lanes.
- Ship Channel facilities require pre-clearance, safety orientation and escorted access. A driver who turns up without it loses the day — we handle the paperwork ahead of the truck.
- Many plant sites have their own PPE and vehicle standards. Tell us yours at quote stage.
- Export crating demand means we often build on site rather than shipping a finished crate into a plant.
- Summer heat shifts yard and dock work earlier; we schedule around it rather than pushing drivers into the afternoon.
Questions
What buyers in Houston ask
Market-specific answers, not the national FAQ repeated.
Why is Houston a core deficit market?
Industrial consumption outruns local generation, particularly in square and heavy footprints. The Ship Channel corridor uses 48x48 and 44x44 pallets at volumes that few US markets produce locally, so stock has to be brought in and booking ahead matters.
Can you crate machinery on site at a plant?
Yes, within our regular haul territory. Bringing lumber and building around the machine in place avoids moving an uncrated asset twice, which is usually the riskiest part of the job.
How should we plan around hurricane season?
Build a buffer in Q2 and agree a release schedule rather than buying spot from June onward. Supply disruption here is annual and predictable in timing if not in severity.
Do you stock 48x48 pallets in Houston?
Continuously, which is unusual — most markets treat 48x48 as an order-in item. Petrochemical drum loads and oilfield equipment make it a running size here, alongside reinforced builds rated well above standard distribution capacity.
What do you need in order to deliver into a Ship Channel plant?
Pre-clearance, safety orientation and usually escorted access. We handle the paperwork ahead of the truck rather than discovering it at the gate, because a driver who arrives without clearance loses the day and the load comes back undelivered.
Available here
Services running in Houston
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, 48–72 hours lead time.
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Sell us your pallets
Per-unit or per-load payment on collection, with scheduled routes across the Houston metro.
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Pallet removal
Trailer drops and live loads for sites from Pasadena to Texas City.
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