Service area · Bakersfield, CA
Pallets deliveredin Bakersfield, CA.
Bakersfield anchors the south end of the San Joaquin Valley, where SR-99 meets the Tehachapi Mountains. Grapes, citrus, carrots and nuts leave Kern County packing sheds, oilfield gear moves through town, and BNSF and Union Pacific trains climb the Tehachapi Loop.
Dock date
In writing, on every quote.
Standard 48x40s often land in 0–2 business days.
Delivered, per pallet
$4.75–$10.50Recycled 48x40s per 53' truck
616How we supply it
An Atlanta broker, a yard near your dock.
Chesapeake Pallets is a pallet broker based in Atlanta. We don't run a yard in Bakersfield. For each load we buy from an independent yard close to your dock that has your grade in stock, and the delivered price includes the freight. One account manager handles the quote, the paperwork and the invoice.
Where we deliver
Around Bakersfield.
Docks line Seventh Standard Road and the Shafter rail park, the Meadows Field and Oildale area on the north side, east Bakersfield along SR-58 and SR-178, and farm towns from Delano and Wasco to Arvin and Lamont.
- Oildale
- Shafter
- Wasco
- Delano
- McFarland
- Arvin
- Lamont
- East Bakersfield
- Tehachapi
- Taft
- Lost Hills
- Lebec
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Bakersfield.
Bakersfield at a glance
What Bakersfield makes and moves.
Kern County's economy has long rested on oil and agriculture. The county pumps more than three-quarters of California's onshore oil, and its farms grow grapes, almonds, citrus, pistachios, carrots, alfalfa and cotton, with milk and cattle adding value. Delano is known for table grapes and Wasco for rose bushes, while Shafter's farms grow almonds, pistachios, cotton and potatoes. Bakersfield has added manufacturing and distribution too, drawn by inexpensive land, no local inventory tax and its position between the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland.
Pallet demand swings with the crops. Table-grape and citrus packers need wood on hand before each season, and their grocery buyers often name a grade. Carrot and potato sheds ship cool, wet product that wears out weak boards. Distribution centers along Seventh Standard Road and in Shafter run standard 48x40s all year, while oilfield suppliers move pumps, valves and fittings that need block pallets or custom skids. Exporters of almonds, pistachios and citrus add heat-treated stock to the order.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Bakersfield.
- 01
Delano table-grape packers
Delano, north of Bakersfield on SR-99, is known for table grapes, and growers across northern Kern pack and cool fruit for grocery buyers at home and abroad. Fruit ships through the harvest and then out of cold storage, so pallets need to be on hand before picking starts, with HT stock for export containers.
Food & beverage → - 02
Shafter rail-served logistics
Shafter owns more than 10,000 feet of track tying a BNSF connection to a logistics park at Seventh Standard Road and Zachary Avenue, built to give Central Valley shippers access to the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Warehouses there and around Minter Field cycle standard 48x40s constantly.
3PL & warehousing → - 03
Kern oilfield suppliers
Fields from the Midway-Sunset near Maricopa to the Kern River field north of town keep machine shops and supply houses busy. They ship valves, pumps, fittings and wellhead parts that concentrate weight on a small footprint, so block pallets or custom skids rated for the load usually beat light stringers.
Manufacturing → - 04
Kern carrot and citrus packers
Carrots and citrus rank among Kern's major crops alongside grapes and nuts. Packers wash, cool and box product that often leaves the line damp, which softens thin boards, and grocery buyers commonly specify Grade A or new pallets for those loads.
Food & beverage →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 47establishments8,939 jobs2.11× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 63establishments4,287 jobs1.08× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 74establishments1,630 jobs0.88× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
SR-99 runs north through Delano to Fresno and Sacramento. I-5 passes west of town and climbs Tejon Pass, the Grapevine, toward Los Angeles. SR-58 heads east over the Tehachapis to Mojave and Barstow, and SR-178 serves the northeast side. BNSF and Union Pacific run separate lines north of the city, then share Union Pacific track over Tehachapi Pass and the Tehachapi Loop. A short line works many local spurs, and Meadows Field serves north Bakersfield. Exporters truck south to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach or north to Oakland.
- SR-99
- I-5 / Tejon Pass
- SR-58
- Tehachapi Loop
- Port of Los Angeles
- Port of Long Beach
- Port of Oakland
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Bakersfield.
Table-grape and citrus packers selling to grocery chains usually order Grade A or new 48x40s, and anything sailing from Long Beach or Oakland to foreign buyers needs heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Carrot and potato sheds should skip thin Grade B stock, since wet product weakens boards. Oilfield and industrial suppliers need block pallets or custom sizes for dense parts. Seventh Standard and Shafter distribution centers can mix Grade B for storage with Grade A outbound. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing before the first load.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 93308.
Full-truckload ranges with freight in. Your ZIP and count set the firm number on the call.
Grade B
$4.75–$6.75
per pallet, delivered
Repaired, sound, ready to load.
Grade A
$6.75–$8.75
per pallet, delivered
Three solid stringers. No plugs, no companions.
AAA
$8.50–$10.50
per pallet, delivered
Clean, uniform, no repairs.
Block
$6.25–$8.50
per pallet, delivered
Full 4-way entry on every side.
New
Quoted
to your spec
Fresh lumber, built to your spec.
Freight included — never a separate line.Heat-treated: +$1.00–$1.50/pallet.Full-truckload ranges as of Thursday, October 15.
Delivering to California. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 93308, same business day.
Delivered, freight included
$6.75–$8.75/pallet
- Load total
- $4,158–$5,390
- Trucks
- 1 × 53'
- On your dock
- Exact date on your quote — often 0–2 business days after your PO
Full truck — best per-pallet price.
Your first load runs as a no-contract test load.
Typical delivered ranges as of Thursday, October 15. Your account manager confirms a firm price on the call — same business day.
Straight answers
Buying pallets in Bakersfield.
What pallet do Delano table-grape packers order for the harvest?+
Can you deliver to distribution centers on Seventh Standard Road and in Shafter?+
Which pallet works for oilfield valves, pumps and fittings?+
Do almond and pistachio exports from Kern need heat-treated pallets?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Bakersfield, CA?+
When will a load reach Bakersfield, CA?+
Your first Bakersfield load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.