Service area · Burlington, VT
Pallets deliveredin Burlington, VT.
Burlington sits on Lake Champlain, 45 miles below the Canadian border and 95 miles south of Montreal. Its freight rides I-89 and US 7: chips from Essex Junction, electric aircraft from the airport, and cream, milk powder and chocolate out of St. Albans.
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 Burlington. 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 Burlington.
Docks sit in South Burlington around the airport, in Williston and Essex Junction along I-89 and Route 2A, in Winooski, Colchester and Milton to the north, in Shelburne on US 7, and up I-89 in St. Albans and Swanton.
- South Burlington
- Winooski
- Williston
- Essex Junction
- Essex
- Colchester
- Milton
- Shelburne
- St. Albans
- Swanton
- Richmond
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Burlington.
Burlington at a glance
What Burlington makes and moves.
Chittenden County's goods come from a handful of specific places, starting with the semiconductor fab in Essex Junction. An electric-aircraft maker opened a 188,500-square-foot production plant at Burlington International Airport in October 2023. Burlington is home base for a chocolatier and a commercial-oven builder, and an ice-cream company is headquartered next door in South Burlington. Up I-89 in St. Albans, a dairy plant makes cream, condensed skim milk and milk powder, and a cocoa and chocolate supplier runs a facility in the city.
Those shippers push pallet orders in different directions. Fab and aircraft freight is costly and often crated, so it wants new pallets or exact custom sizes. Milk powder, cream and chocolate move in heavy, often chilled loads that need sturdy 48x40 decks. Small food and gift makers ship mixed retail cases that have to arrive square. Canada is Vermont's top export market, so many loads cross at Highgate Springs, which changes paperwork more than pallets.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Burlington.
- 01
Essex Junction chipmakers
The fab in Essex Junction, a few miles east of downtown, takes in process tools, spare parts and materials and ships finished wafers. Cleanroom receiving docks typically want new or AAA pallets with no loose nails or splinters, sized to the crate. Wafers and tools sold abroad need HT pallets bearing the IPPC mark.
Manufacturing → - 02
Airport electric-aircraft plant
A production plant beside the runways at Burlington International builds electric aircraft for cargo, medical and military customers. Aircraft components and finished subassemblies are bulky, easy to scratch and sometimes heavy, so this kind of shipper orders custom pallets or block bases built to a drawing, plus careful crating for anything shipped overseas.
Manufacturing → - 03
St. Albans dairy and cocoa
St. Albans is Franklin County's processing town. One plant turns milk into cream, condensed skim and milk powder, and a chocolate and cocoa supplier operates nearby. Bagged powder is dense and liquid dairy travels cold, so these docks need strong 48x40 pallets with tight top decks and no cracked boards.
Food & beverage → - 04
Burlington specialty makers
Burlington is headquarters for a chocolatier and a commercial-oven builder, and a teddy-bear maker is based in Shelburne. Boxed chocolates, plush toys and kitchen equipment go out to stores, restaurants and distributors, so tidy Grade A 48x40s keep mixed loads square, and heavy oven crates may need block bases.
Consumer goods →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 23establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 72establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 63establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-89 is the main freight road, running from New Hampshire past Montpelier, then north from South Burlington through Colchester to the Highgate Springs crossing, which the GSA counts among New England's three busiest ports of entry. US 7 runs north–south along the lake, and I-189 links I-89 to US 7 at the city's south end. Rail freight follows a line from St. Albans, where it meets Canadian trains, through Essex Junction toward Connecticut, plus a state-owned line south to Rutland. Burlington International has a customs port of entry for unscheduled flights. For ocean containers, the Port of Montreal sits 95 miles north.
- I-89
- US 7
- I-189
- Highgate Springs crossing
- Port of Montreal
- Burlington International
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Burlington.
Pick the pallet by the dock. St. Albans dairy and cocoa plants and Burlington food makers do best with Grade A or AAA 48x40s that hold up in coolers and on conveyors. The Essex Junction fab and the airport aircraft plant should order new or custom pallets, with block bases for heavy tools and subassemblies. Freight sold overseas through Montreal or Boston needs HT pallets marked under ISPM 15. Loads ending in Quebec can usually use untreated U.S. wood with the right origin statement. Grade B suits storage moves between Williston and Colchester warehouses.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 05401.
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 Vermont. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 05401, 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 Burlington.
Do pallets on loads going into Quebec need heat treatment?+
Can you deliver to suppliers around the Essex Junction fab?+
What pallet do St. Albans dairy plants use for powder and cream?+
Can you supply custom pallets for aircraft parts at the airport?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Burlington, VT?+
When will a load reach Burlington, VT?+
Your first Burlington load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.