Service area · Eugene, OR
Pallets deliveredin Eugene, OR.
Eugene sits at the head of the Willamette Valley, where I-5 meets Lane County's timber country. Lumber and wood products, grass seed, hazelnuts and natural foods leave by truck, on Union Pacific trains, and on a port-owned rail line to Coos Bay.
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 Eugene. 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 Eugene.
Receiving docks are in west Eugene near the Danebo rail junction and Bethel, around the Beltline Highway and airport in north Eugene, in Glenwood and Springfield, and up I-5 at Coburg and Junction City.
- West Eugene
- Danebo
- Bethel
- Glenwood
- Springfield
- Coburg
- Junction City
- Harrisburg
- Veneta
- Creswell
- Cottage Grove
- Lane County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Eugene.
Eugene at a glance
What Eugene makes and moves.
Wood products manufacturing ranks among the largest industries in Eugene, and neighboring Springfield built its economy around timber for most of the 20th century. North of town, farms around Junction City grow hazelnuts, hay, grass seed, nursery crops and Christmas trees, and ryegrass is a specialty across the river in Linn County. Eugene also grew a cluster of natural and organic food makers, from tea and herb blenders to a Springfield yogurt creamery founded in 1960. Several manufacturers line I-5 at Coburg, just north of the city.
Pallet demand tracks those products. Mills and panel plants move long, heavy bundles that standard stringers aren't built for. Seed warehouses bag and stack product on pallets for shipment, and any seed sold abroad needs heat-treated wood. Hazelnut handlers fill bags and bins once the October harvest starts. Natural-food plants ship cases to grocery and co-op warehouses that expect sound pallets. With Coos Bay's port linked by rail and Portland's container terminal up I-5, export planning starts here, not at the dock.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Eugene.
- 01
Lane County wood-products mills
Sawmills and wood-products plants in Eugene, Springfield and the surrounding valley ship lumber, panels and other wood products by truck and rail. Bundles run long and heavy, so these plants lean on block pallets, custom sizes and runners rather than standard 48x40 stringers, and they want each build confirmed before production starts.
Manufacturing → - 02
Junction City seed and hazelnuts
Farms around Junction City and across the Linn County line grow grass seed, ryegrass, hazelnuts and hay. Seed cleaners bag and stack product for domestic and overseas buyers, and hazelnut handlers run hard from the October harvest, so both need pallets in place before the crop moves off the field.
Food & beverage → - 03
Eugene natural-food makers
Eugene has long been a base for natural and organic foods: tea and herb blenders, a Springfield yogurt creamery dating to 1960, and an organic produce distributor that started here as a farmers' cooperative. Grocery and co-op receivers expect clean cases on sound pallets, usually Grade A or new.
Consumer goods →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 19establishments165 jobs0.09× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 82establishments2,203 jobs1.23× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 48establishments873 jobs1.04× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-5 runs the length of the metro, north to Salem and Portland and south to Roseburg and Medford, with I-105 and the Beltline Highway carrying traffic across Eugene and Springfield. OR 126 heads west to Florence and east over the Cascades, and OR 58 climbs toward Willamette Pass. Union Pacific's valley line runs through Eugene, where the Central Oregon & Pacific interchanges for points south, and the Coos Bay Rail Line runs from Danebo in west Eugene to the Port of Coos Bay. Eugene Airport has an expanded air cargo facility.
- I-5
- I-105 / Beltline
- OR 58
- Coos Bay Rail Line
- Eugene Airport (EUG)
- Port of Portland Terminal 6
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Eugene.
For mill freight, order block pallets or custom sizes built to bundle length and weight; a standard 48x40 is the wrong base for long lumber. Seed and hazelnut shippers selling overseas need heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15, ordered before bagging begins. Natural-food makers shipping to grocery and co-op warehouses usually run Grade A or AAA, and some specify new. Distribution rooms and retail backrooms in Eugene and Springfield can use Grade B for storage. Grades vary by yard, so your account manager confirms the spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 97402.
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 Oregon. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 97402, 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 Eugene.
What pallet do Lane County sawmills and wood-products plants use?+
Do grass seed exporters near Junction City need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver to docks near the Danebo rail junction in west Eugene?+
Which pallet works for hazelnut handlers during the October harvest?+
Do you cover Springfield, Coburg and Junction City too?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Eugene, OR?+
When will a load reach Eugene, OR?+
Your first Eugene load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.