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Pallets in Covington, KY.

Functions as part of the Cincinnati market and rides on the same Tuesday and Thursday lane.
Warehouse aisle lined on both sides with tall stacks of used wood pallets on a polished concrete floor, roof lights overhead
Inside the buildingThe sort aisle at half past seven. Graded stock on the left, waiting to be worked on the right.

Price a load into Covington

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.

Warehouse interior with pallets sorted by type — natural wood, blue pooled units, black plastic and EPAL stamped stacks

Segregation

Sorted by type, not by convenience. Pooled units go back to the pool; plastic runs a separate stream entirely.

210 mi

From our yard

About 3 hours 15 minutes to Louisville

2.3 million (Cincinnati metro)

Metro population

Kenton County

I-71

Primary route

I-71 · I-75 · I-275

Own trailers, fixed lane

Service tier

Kentucky is a lane-tier market.

Local picture

What moves through Covington.

Functions as part of the Cincinnati market and rides on the same Tuesday and Thursday lane.

Covington sits in Kenton County, served by I-71, I-75 and I-275. The local freight base is distribution, air cargo, manufacturing, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.

We run our own equipment into Kentucky, so a delivered quote to Covington is a real number rather than a brokered guess. We run our own equipment into this state on a repeating weekly or biweekly pattern, which is what keeps the delivered price competitive.

Industry base

  • Distribution
  • Air cargo
  • Manufacturing

Routes serving Covington

  • I-71
  • I-75
  • I-275

What ships in Kentucky

Heat-treated export stock for Worldport lanes, heavy-deck for distilling, 48×45 automotive, GMA buffer stock for programme customers.

Matching the spec to the work

What Covington'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 Covington. Your own hazard analysis and racking govern.
Local sectorUsual gradeFootprintThe non-negotiable
DistributionDisplay or Grade B48×40, half, 36×36Appearance and consistent height
Air cargoMixed, ISPM-15Import footprintsHeat treatment and legible marking
ManufacturingGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back

Questions

Pallets in Covington.

Can you deliver pallets to Covington?

We run our own equipment into this state on a repeating weekly or biweekly pattern, which is what keeps the delivered price competitive. Covington is about 210 road miles from our yard, about 3 hours 15 minutes to louisville.

Do you collect used pallets from Covington?

Yes, on our own equipment. Whole 48×40 cores have real resale value and we pay per unit on pickup; mixed and broken loads move on a removal fee. See sell your pallets.

What do pallets cost in Covington?

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

What is the local industry mix?

Distribution, Air cargo, Manufacturing. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.

Other Kentucky markets

All of Kentucky · Every state · Our own trailer lanes