Service area · Evansville, IN
Pallets deliveredin Evansville, IN.
Evansville freight moves on the Ohio River as much as on the highway. Barges load grain, coal and steel coils at Mount Vernon downstream, while I-69 and I-64 carry plastics, nutrition products and metals toward Indianapolis, Louisville and St. Louis.
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 Evansville. 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 Evansville.
Docks line Evansville's north side along US 41, the riverfront and the Howell area on the west side, Newburgh and Boonville in Warrick County, Mount Vernon in Posey County, Princeton to the north and Henderson across the river.
- Howell
- Newburgh
- Boonville
- Mount Vernon
- Princeton
- Fort Branch
- Rockport
- Henderson, KY
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Posey County
- Gibson County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Evansville.
Evansville at a glance
What Evansville makes and moves.
The Evansville region builds more than its size suggests. Its economic partnership says manufacturing employs more than 33,000 people in the metro, and it names plastics, food and beverage, life sciences and logistics as key industries. A pediatric-nutrition maker with Evansville roots back to 1915 sells more than 70 products in over 50 countries. Aluminum operations run in Warrick County near Newburgh, a steel works sits at Rockport, and an assembly complex between Princeton and Fort Branch builds SUVs and minivans.
For pallets, that means several kinds of dock. Plastics molders and packaging plants ship light, bulky cartons and want uniform 48x40s that stack and wrap evenly. Metals and parts makers need block pallets or custom builds that carry dense loads. Nutrition and food plants shipping abroad need heat-treated wood. River terminals add another layer of demand, with bagged and palletized cargo moving between barge, rail and truck and taking hard knocks along the way.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Evansville.
- 01
Pediatric nutrition makers
Nutrition has deep Evansville roots: the pediatric-nutrition maker the regional partnership profiles moved to the city in 1915 and sells over 70 products in more than 50 countries. Export cartons need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15, and powder and liquid lines want flat AAA or new decks that keep cases square.
Food & beverage → - 02
Plastics and packaging plants
Plastics is one of the region's named key industries, and molders and packaging plants around Evansville ship light, bulky cartons by the trailer. Those loads need matching heights and square corners for stretch-wrapping and racking, so recycled Grade A 48x40s usually fit outbound freight, with Grade B kept for in-plant moves.
Consumer goods → - 03
Warrick and Rockport metals
Metals anchor the east side of the region, with aluminum operations at Warrick near Newburgh and a steel works upriver at Rockport, while a vehicle complex runs in Gibson County to the north. Coils, ingots and heavy parts crush weak stringers, so block pallets or custom-sized builds with thicker deckboards handle that weight better.
Manufacturing → - 04
Mount Vernon river terminals
Ports of Indiana–Mount Vernon handles corn, wheat, soybean products, fertilizer, salt, pig iron and steel, and the state port authority says it moves more cargo than any other Indiana port. Bagged and palletized goods switching between barge, rail and truck need stout pallets that survive repeated forklift handling and weather.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 24establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 23establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 39establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-69 links Evansville to Indianapolis, and in Kentucky a new I-69 segment around Henderson opened in November 2025, but the Ohio River bridge isn't slated to open until about 2031, so trucks still cross on the US 41 bridges. I-64 runs east to Louisville and west to St. Louis, and US 41 heads north toward Chicago. Ports of Indiana–Mount Vernon has eight miles of track and barge fleeting, and the port authority calls it the top tonnage port for barge and rail on the Ohio River. Evansville's own river terminal loads barges under covered slips.
- I-69
- I-64
- US 41 bridges
- Ohio River barge
- Ports of Indiana–Mount Vernon
- Port of Evansville
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Evansville.
Plastics and packaging docks usually do well on recycled Grade A 48x40 stringers, with Grade B for storage. Nutrition and food plants shipping cartons abroad need HT pallets with the ISPM 15 mark, and AAA or new decks keep cases square. Aluminum, steel and parts shipments call for block pallets, which give true four-way entry, or custom sizes built to the coil or crate. River terminals handling bagged fertilizer or grain products get longer life from heavier new pallets. Your account manager confirms the spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 47710.
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 Indiana. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 47710, 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 Evansville.
Has the new I-69 bridge changed deliveries between Evansville and Henderson?+
Do nutrition and food exporters in Evansville need heat-treated pallets?+
What pallet works for aluminum coils or heavy parts from Warrick County plants?+
Can you deliver to river terminals at Mount Vernon?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Evansville, IN?+
When will a load reach Evansville, IN?+
Your first Evansville load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.