Minnesota · Blue Earth County
Pallets in Mankato, MN.

Price a load into Mankato
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

The last four per cent
Everything the sort deck rejected, on its way to the grinder. It leaves as mulch, bedding and boiler fibre — not as landfill.
745 mi
From our yard
About 11 hours 30 minutes
105,000
Metro population
Blue Earth County
US-14
Primary route
US-14 · US-169 · MN-60
Project freight and sourcing
Service tier
Minnesota is a national-tier market.
Local picture
What moves through Mankato.
Strongly seasonal agricultural demand, peaking hard through the autumn harvest window.
Mankato sits in Blue Earth County, served by US-14, US-169 and MN-60. The local freight base is agricultural processing, food manufacturing, higher education, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.
At roughly 745 miles, Mankato 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
- Agricultural processing
- Food manufacturing
- Higher education
Routes serving Mankato
- US-14
- US-169
- MN-60
What ships in Minnesota
Matching the spec to the work
What Mankato's industry base actually needs.
| Local sector | Usual grade | Footprint | The non-negotiable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural processing | Grade A or B | 48×40 | Depends on whether the pallet comes back |
| Food manufacturing | Grade A, odour-sorted | 48×40 | Moisture under 19% and known provenance |
| Higher education | Grade A or B | 48×40 | Depends on whether the pallet comes back |
Everything we do
Services for Mankato.
- 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 Mankato.
Can you deliver pallets to Mankato?
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. Mankato is about 745 road miles from our yard, about 11 hours 30 minutes.
Do you collect used pallets from Mankato?
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 Mankato?
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 Mankato depends on the distance above and the order size, which is why we quote delivered rather than FOB.
What is the local industry mix?
Agricultural processing, Food manufacturing, Higher education. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.