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Pallets in Kearney, NE.

An I-80 stop where regional distribution consolidates before heading further west.
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 Kearney

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.

720 mi

From our yard

About 11 hours

55,000

Metro population

Buffalo County

I-80

Primary route

I-80 · US-30 · SR-44

Project freight and sourcing

Service tier

Nebraska is a national-tier market.

Local picture

What moves through Kearney.

An I-80 stop where regional distribution consolidates before heading further west.

Kearney sits in Buffalo County, served by I-80, US-30 and SR-44. The local freight base is agriculture, distribution, 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 720 miles, Kearney 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

  • Agriculture
  • Distribution
  • Higher education

Routes serving Kearney

  • I-80
  • US-30
  • SR-44

What ships in Nebraska

Specification and program design; plastic sourcing for wash-down zones. Standard stock is better bought regionally.

Matching the spec to the work

What Kearney'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 Kearney. Your own hazard analysis and racking govern.
Local sectorUsual gradeFootprintThe non-negotiable
AgricultureGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back
DistributionDisplay or Grade B48×40, half, 36×36Appearance and consistent height
Higher educationGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back

Questions

Pallets in Kearney.

Can you deliver pallets to Kearney?

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. Kearney is about 720 road miles from our yard, about 11 hours.

Do you collect used pallets from Kearney?

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 Kearney?

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

What is the local industry mix?

Agriculture, Distribution, Higher education. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.

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