Midwest · Own trailers, fixed lane
Pallets in Michigan, 205 miles from our gate.
Price a load into Michigan
Give us the quantity, the footprint and the ZIP. We will quote the pallets and the freight together — or tell you plainly that somebody closer should do it.
- 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
Outbound
Banded, counted and staged against the door. Stacks of fifteen, double-banded, the way a forklift expects them.
205 mi
From our yard
About 3 hours 15 minutes
MI
State
Midwest region · capital Lansing
6
City markets
Each with its own page below.
I-75
Primary corridor
I-75 · I-94 · I-96 · I-69 · US-23
What ships here
Michigan, in freight terms.
Michigan runs biweekly on our schedule, up US-23 to I-75. It is our longest regular lane and the freight component is real — for smaller orders we will often tell you a Michigan yard is the better buy and mean it.
Where we compete well is the automotive footprints. 48×45 stock, returnable-fleet management and repair loops are exactly what the tier-supplier network runs, and cores in that footprint barely circulate outside it. When a plant changes a line, the fleet that comes loose usually comes to somebody like us.
Cross-border shipping into Ontario adds a compliance question that catches people out. Wood packaging moving between the United States and Canada has historically had regional arrangements, but requirements vary by commodity and they change. Confirm with your broker per lane rather than relying on what was true last year.
Local economy
What we send there
How we serve it
Freight corridors
- I-75
- I-94
- I-96
- I-69
- US-23
City by city
6 markets in Michigan.
- Wayne CountyDetroit≈ 4.3 millionReturnable fleet management and 48×45 repair loops are most of what we do here; one-way stock is usually cheaper from a local yard.Local detail
- Kent CountyGrand Rapids≈ 1.1 millionThe furniture industry buys large flat platforms and panel-deck units, which is a different sort from anything the automotive corridor wants.Local detail
- Ingham CountyLansing≈ 545,000Assembly plants here run tight returnable programmes, so demand is for fleet maintenance rather than new purchases.Local detail
- Washtenaw CountyAnn Arbor≈ 372,000Sits directly on our US-23 lane, so adding a stop here costs very little on a Michigan run.Local detail
- Genesee CountyFlint≈ 405,000Casting operations mean dense concentrated loads on small footprints, which is a racked-capacity problem rather than a footprint one.Local detail
- Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo≈ 265,000Pharmaceutical work here specifies documented material history, which is one of the few situations where we recommend new stock outright.Local detail
At a glance
The industry mix, by city.
| City | County | Metro | Corridors | Industry base |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Detroit](/locations/michigan/detroit) | Wayne County | ≈ 4.3 million | I-75, I-94, I-96 | Automotive assembly, Tier suppliers, Cross-border logistics |
| [Grand Rapids](/locations/michigan/grand-rapids) | Kent County | ≈ 1.1 million | I-96, I-196, US-131 | Office furniture, Food processing, Plastics, Medical devices |
| [Lansing](/locations/michigan/lansing) | Ingham County | ≈ 545,000 | I-96, I-69, I-496 | Automotive assembly, State government, Insurance |
| [Ann Arbor](/locations/michigan/ann-arbor) | Washtenaw County | ≈ 372,000 | I-94, US-23, M-14 | Research and development, Medical, Automotive engineering |
| [Flint](/locations/michigan/flint) | Genesee County | ≈ 405,000 | I-69, I-75, I-475 | Automotive components, Metal casting, Healthcare |
| [Kalamazoo](/locations/michigan/kalamazoo) | Kalamazoo County | ≈ 265,000 | I-94, US-131 | Pharmaceuticals, Paper and packaging, Food processing |
Everything we do
Services available in Michigan.
Questions
Buying pallets in Michigan.
Do you deliver to Michigan?
We run our own equipment into this state on a repeating weekly or biweekly pattern, which is what keeps the delivered price competitive.
What is the minimum order into Michigan?
A partial trailer, around 260 units, on our own equipment. Smaller quantities are possible when a truck is already routed past you.
What footprints move most in Michigan?
48×45 automotive, 48×40 GMA, returnable fleet management, heat-treated stock for cross-border movements.
Can you quote a custom build here?
Yes, anywhere. Custom and engineered work is quoted from a drawing and shipped as project freight, and the distance economics are completely different from routine stock. See custom builds.