Illinois · Cook County
Pallets in Chicago, IL.
Price a load into Chicago
Quantity, footprint and ZIP. You will get a written quote with the grade, the freight and the window — or an honest referral if we are the wrong supplier for this lane.
- Written quotes, usually inside one business day
- Loads from 100 pallets to full 53' trailers
- We buy as readily as we sell — tell us which way it flows
Inside the building
The sort aisle at half past seven. Graded stock on the left, waiting to be worked on the right.
355 mi
From our yard
About 5 hours 30 minutes to Chicago
9.6 million
Metro population
Cook County
I-90
Primary route
I-90 · I-94 · I-55 · I-57 · I-290 · I-294
Scheduled contract freight
Service tier
Illinois is a extended-tier market.
Local picture
What moves through Chicago.
Deep local supply means we usually compete on program volume and specialty footprints rather than on spot 48×40.
Chicago sits in Cook County, served by I-90, I-94, I-55, I-57, I-290 and I-294. The local freight base is intermodal rail, food processing, chemicals, distribution, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.
Chicago is served on scheduled contract freight from Columbus, roughly 355 miles away. That works for full trailer loads and program volume; for a few hundred units, a local yard will beat us and we will say so.
Industry base
- Intermodal rail
- Food processing
- Chemicals
- Distribution
Routes serving Chicago
- I-90
- I-94
- I-55
- I-57
- I-290
- I-294
What ships in Illinois
Matching the spec to the work
What Chicago's industry base actually needs.
| Local sector | Usual grade | Footprint | The non-negotiable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermodal rail | Mixed, ISPM-15 | Import footprints | Heat treatment and legible marking |
| Food processing | Grade A, odour-sorted | 48×40 | Moisture under 19% and known provenance |
| Chemicals | Heavy deck | 48×48, 42×42 | Concentrated load capacity and segregated returns |
| Distribution | Display or Grade B | 48×40, half, 36×36 | Appearance and consistent height |
Everything we do
Services for Chicago.
- Buy used palletsGraded stock, deliveredDetails
- Sell your palletsWe pay for whole coresDetails
- Pickup & removalScheduled or on-callDetails
- Pallet recycling99.4% diversion, documentedDetails
- Repair & remanRecovered lumber, not newDetails
- Custom & new buildsQuoted from a drawingDetails
- Freight & logisticsDelivered pricingDetails
- Managed programsOne invoice, one contactDetails
Questions
Pallets in Chicago.
Can you deliver pallets to Chicago?
Served on scheduled contract carriers rather than our own trailers. Economic for full trailer loads and program volume; less so for small orders. Chicago is about 355 road miles from our yard, about 5 hours 30 minutes to chicago.
Do you collect used pallets from Chicago?
Collection at this distance only works on volume — a full trailer of sorted cores, or a program arrangement. For smaller quantities a regional recycler is the right call. See sell your pallets.
What do pallets cost in Chicago?
Recycled 48×40 GMA has run roughly $7.50 to $12.00 for Grade A and $5.00 to $8.50 for Grade B in our home market, before freight. Delivered pricing to Chicago depends on the distance above and the order size, which is why we quote delivered rather than FOB.
What is the local industry mix?
Intermodal rail, Food processing, Chemicals, Distribution. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.