Service area · Cedar Rapids, IA
Pallets deliveredin Cedar Rapids, IA.
Cedar Rapids turns corn and oats into ingredients and breakfast cereal. Railcars feed big processing plants in town, and finished goods leave on I-380, the Avenue of the Saints route, and on the four railroads that serve the city.
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 Cedar Rapids. 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 Cedar Rapids.
Docks spread through Cedar Rapids' riverside industrial areas, north into Marion and Hiawatha, around the Eastern Iowa Airport on the south side, and down I-380 to North Liberty, Coralville and Iowa City.
- Marion
- Hiawatha
- Robins
- Palo
- Ely
- Fairfax
- North Liberty
- Coralville
- Iowa City
- Linn County
- Johnson County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids at a glance
What Cedar Rapids makes and moves.
Grain processing is Cedar Rapids' signature industry. The sector directly employs about 4,000 people, and three large corn processors sit in town alongside a cereal mill that grew from an oatmeal mill built in 1873. A local short line whose customers include those processors and a Cedar River paper mill handles about 100,000 carloads a year. Packaged-foods and beverage plants widen the food base, an aerospace-electronics firm ranks among the largest employers, and the Economic Alliance counts five major trucking operations based in the region.
Pallet needs follow the grain. Bagged corn products and feed ingredients are heavy and dense, so processors need sturdy Grade A, new or block pallets. Cereal and snack lines run cases through wrappers and want flat, tight decks. Trucking terminals and warehouses along I-380 rotate standard 48x40s quickly. Transload moves between rail and truck add handling, which wears out weak pallets faster than a single trip would.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Cedar Rapids.
- 01
Cedar Rapids corn processors
Three large corn processors and the grain sector around them directly employ about 4,000 people in Cedar Rapids. Their bagged and boxed products are heavy and stacked high, so these docks get the most from Grade A, new or block pallets with full top decks that won't crack under dense loads.
Food & beverage → - 02
North-side cereal mill
An oat mill built in 1873 grew into the cereal plant that still dominates the north side of downtown, and packaged-foods makers run plants elsewhere in town. Cereal cases are light but fill a trailer, so lines need matched AAA or Grade A 48x40s that stack square and wrap without snags.
Food & beverage → - 03
Trucking company terminals
The Economic Alliance counts five major trucking operations based in the Cedar Rapids region and eight national carriers with big operations there. Their terminals, and the warehouses that load them, cycle standard recycled 48x40s fast, so a consistent Grade A or Grade B matched to the freight keeps trailers loading.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 37establishments1,671 jobs0.99× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 39establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 41establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-380 runs north–south through downtown as part of the Avenue of the Saints, reaching Waterloo to the north and I-80 near Iowa City, about 20 miles south. US 30, US 151 and US 218 also serve the city. Four railroads operate in Cedar Rapids, and a fifth reaches town over the local short line from Iowa City. A transload facility lets freight switch between rail and truck. The Eastern Iowa Airport, on Wright Brothers Boulevard about two miles west of I-380, lists cargo service from the big express carriers.
- I-380
- Avenue of the Saints
- I-80
- US 30
- US 151
- Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Cedar Rapids.
Corn processors moving heavy bags should start with Grade A, new or block pallets, since dense loads crack weak stringers and block designs take forks from all four sides. Cereal and packaged-food lines do best on AAA or new 48x40s with flat, tight decks. Trucking terminals and warehouses can split the order: Grade A for outbound freight, Grade B for internal moves. Ingredient loads bound for overseas buyers need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15, and your account manager confirms the spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 52404.
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 Iowa. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 52404, 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 Cedar Rapids.
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Your first Cedar Rapids load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.