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Pallets in Cedar Rapids, IA.

One of the largest corn processing concentrations in the world, and the loads are dense and heavy.
Recycling yard with a steel bin full of broken pallet wood, a grinder conveyor, stacks of pallets and a forklift beyond
The last four per centEverything the sort deck rejected, on its way to the grinder. It leaves as mulch, bedding and boiler fibre — not as landfill.

Price a load into Cedar Rapids

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

We reply by email, so this needs to be a working address.

US or Canadian 10-digit number. Formats itself as you type.

Two-letter code or full name.

US ZIP (43217) or Canadian postal code (K1A 0B1).

Whole units, digits only.

No phone number required from us — we quote by email so you have the numbers in writing.

Outdoor pallet yard with mixed used pallets in natural, blue and red, stacked beside a warehouse under a cloudy sky

Intake

Mixed cores straight off a collection run. Every one of these gets a grader's four-way decision before it goes anywhere.

610 mi

From our yard

About 9 hours 30 minutes

275,000

Metro population

Linn County

I-380

Primary route

I-380 · US-30 · US-151

Project freight and sourcing

Service tier

Iowa is a national-tier market.

Local picture

What moves through Cedar Rapids.

One of the largest corn processing concentrations in the world, and the loads are dense and heavy.

Cedar Rapids sits in Linn County, served by I-380, US-30 and US-151. The local freight base is corn milling, food ingredients, avionics, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.

At roughly 610 miles, Cedar Rapids is outside the range where hauling routine stock from Ohio makes economic sense. What does travel is specification: engineered builds, export crating and program design, where the value sits in the drawing rather than in the wood.

Industry base

  • Corn milling
  • Food ingredients
  • Avionics

Routes serving Cedar Rapids

  • I-380
  • US-30
  • US-151

What ships in Iowa

Custom heavy-deck builds and specification support; routine recycled supply is better sourced locally.

Matching the spec to the work

What Cedar Rapids's industry base actually needs.

Different sectors want opposite things from the same rectangle of wood. These are the rules we apply locally.
Applied to the sectors listed for Cedar Rapids. Your own hazard analysis and racking govern.
Local sectorUsual gradeFootprintThe non-negotiable
Corn millingGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back
Food ingredientsGrade A, odour-sorted48×40Moisture under 19% and known provenance
AvionicsGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back

Questions

Pallets in Cedar Rapids.

Can you deliver pallets to Cedar Rapids?

Reachable on project freight and through our sourcing network. For routine weekly supply, a yard closer to you will almost certainly beat us on delivered cost, and we will say so. Cedar Rapids is about 610 road miles from our yard, about 9 hours 30 minutes.

Do you collect used pallets from Cedar Rapids?

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 Cedar Rapids?

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 Cedar Rapids depends on the distance above and the order size, which is why we quote delivered rather than FOB.

What is the local industry mix?

Corn milling, Food ingredients, Avionics. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.

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