Service
We supply recycled and new pallets by the trailer, the partial load or the pickup order. Stock grades ship in 24–72 hours, custom builds in 5–14 days, and every quote is priced against your actual freight lane rather than a national average.
Request a quote
Send the quantity and we'll quote your actual lane — not a national average.
Most pallet overspend comes from three places: buying a grade higher than the application needs, buying less than a trailer, and buying reactively when stock runs out. All three are fixable in a single conversation.
| Line | Why it is separate |
|---|---|
| Unit price by grade | So you can see the cost of the grade decision |
| Quantity and trailer count | So you can see the freight break points |
| Freight, itemised | So a lane change can be priced without re-quoting the pallets |
| Heat treatment, if applicable | So export cost is visible, not buried |
| Lead time and release schedule | So planning is possible |
| Price validity window | Because lumber and core markets move weekly |
By the numbers
Rules of thumb
Before you order
One load or eight hundred a week. The freight break points sit around 250 and 450 units.
Floor-stacked does not need Grade A. Racked over 1,800 lb does.
Freight is 30–50% of landed cost, so the lane matters more than any published range.
Dock or ground level, own forklift, receiving hours, trailer parking. All of it moves the number.
The most under-used saving there is. The same truck can do both legs.
Ask for it. A quote valid six months is either padded or will be revised.
What goes wrong
Shaving forty cents off the pallet while leaving the trailer a quarter empty loses the argument while winning the meeting.
FixAsk for freight itemised separately, then consolidate orders to fill trailers.
Emergency orders pay a premium in every market, and Q4 tightening makes it worse.
FixPlace a standing order with a release schedule. It is consistently worth 8–15%.
Mixed operations rarely need a single grade, and buying the highest common denominator is expensive.
FixAsk about a combo — a stated ratio like 70/30 at a blended price.
Side by side
| Load size | Trailer cost | Freight per pallet | Landed at $7 pallet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 540 pallets | $1,850 | $3.43 | $10.43 |
| 460 pallets | $1,850 | $4.02 | $11.02 |
| 380 pallets | $1,850 | $4.87 | $11.87 |
| 280 pallets | $1,850 | $6.61 | $13.61 |
| 180 pallets (LTL) | $1,240 | $6.89 | $13.89 |
Against our interest
Buying without mentioning your outbound wood means paying for a truck that leaves empty and paying somebody else to haul your pile away. Both legs, one truck, is 15–30% cheaper.
Per-unit freight can exceed the value of the pallets. We will tell you that rather than quote a number that makes no sense.
Spot orders pay a premium in every market and a large one in Q4. If this happens more than twice a year, a release schedule is the fix.
What moves the price
| Driver | What it is | Rough effect |
|---|---|---|
| Load size against the trailer | A 53-foot trailer costs the same at 380 units as at 540. | $3.43 to $6.61 per pallet in freight |
| Lane and route density | A customer on an existing route is cheaper to serve than a nearer one in a direction nothing else goes. | 15–30% of the lane |
| Grade | Sorting labour, and the yield lost to rejection at higher grades. | $6.50 to $18.00 across the range |
| Timing | Q4 retail build-up against Q1 release. | 8–18% seasonal swing |
Due diligence
“Can you itemise freight separately from the unit price?”
“How many pallets are on a typical load to my ZIP, and what is the next break point?”
“Is there a backhaul pairing available near me?”
“Can you drop a trailer, and what does that save?”
“How long is this price valid, and what happens after that?”
“What are your published grade criteria, and will you accept a rejection clause?”
The rulebook
The only document that binds a recycled pallet grade. Supplier grade names carry no external definition.
Numeric limits plus a sampling and rejection protocol.
Fixes the meaning of the component vocabulary used in every quote.
Applies only if the pallets leave the country. Do not pay for treatment on domestic freight.
Governs the sale of goods in most US states, including inspection rights and rejection of non-conforming shipments.
Vocabulary
From the journal
A 53-foot trailer costs what it costs whether you put 380 pallets on it or 540. Most buyers negotiate the unit price and never look at the number that actually moves.
The cheapest mile in trucking is the one that was going to be driven anyway. Most pallet buyers are sitting next to one and have never mentioned it.
Every November a customer asks why the price moved. The answer is the same every year and it is not complicated — but it is worth understanding, because you can buy around it.
Questions
Request a quote
Tell us what you’ve got