Service area · Fayetteville, AR
Pallets deliveredin Fayetteville, AR.
Northwest Arkansas strings along I-49 from Fayetteville through Springdale, Lowell and Rogers to Bentonville, where a national retailer's headquarters draws a large community of suppliers. Poultry plants, trucking fleets and a short-line railroad fill out the freight picture.
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 Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville.
Docks line I-49 from the Fayetteville Industrial Park through Johnson, Springdale, Lowell and Rogers to Bentonville, with more along US 412 in Tontitown and Siloam Springs, across Washington and Benton counties.
- Fayetteville
- Springdale
- Rogers
- Bentonville
- Lowell
- Johnson
- Tontitown
- Siloam Springs
- Cave Springs
- Bella Vista
- Farmington
- Highfill
- Washington County
- Benton County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Fayetteville.
Fayetteville at a glance
What Fayetteville makes and moves.
Three Fortune 500 companies anchor the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers economy: a national retailer in Bentonville, a meat and poultry company in Springdale and a trucking company in Lowell. Consumer-goods makers from across the country keep offices in the region to work with those companies. Springdale, long nicknamed the Chicken Capital of the World, hosts processing plants from several poultry companies, and Siloam Springs on the Oklahoma line is home to another poultry and food company. Metro output topped $40 billion in 2023.
Pallet buying here follows four streams. Vendors and their 3PLs ship into big-box DCs whose routing guides spell out pallet type and condition, so square, intact 48x40s matter. Poultry plants push boxed chicken through coolers and freezers. Trucking fleets and the warehouses around them handle mixed freight all day. And a short-line railroad brings plastics, aluminum, steel, lumber and paper to plants that ship finished goods back out on pallets.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Fayetteville.
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Vendors serving Bentonville
Bentonville's vendor community exists to sell to the retailer headquartered there. Suppliers' plants and 3PLs ship consumer goods into big-box distribution centers whose routing guides govern pallet type, condition and load build, so Grade A, AAA or new 48x40s are the usual order.
Consumer goods → - 02
Springdale-area chicken plants
Several poultry companies run processing plants in Springdale, and a poultry and food company is a major employer in Siloam Springs. Fresh and frozen cases move to grocery and food-service DCs that reject wet, broken or patched pallets at the door, so these plants buy new or top-grade stock.
Food & beverage → - 03
Lowell and Springdale carriers
A national trucking company has its headquarters in Lowell, on I-49 between Springdale and Rogers, and Springdale is home to several more trucking firms. Carriers and the 3PL warehouses around them handle mixed freight for vendors and food shippers, where recycled Grade B 48x40s carry most of the internal and one-way work.
3PL & warehousing → - 04
Short-line rail shippers
A short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale runs from Fort Smith to Monett, Mo., with a branch from Rogers to Bentonville and links to three Class I carriers. It hauls grain and feed, plastics, aluminum, steel, lumber, paper and food products, and plants receiving those inputs often ship heavier goods on block pallets.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 32establishments2,832 jobs0.86× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 88establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 174establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-49 is the spine, running from Alma north through Fayetteville, Springdale, Lowell, Rogers and Bentonville; since the Bella Vista Bypass opened in October 2021 it has been continuous to Kansas City. US 412 crosses Springdale and continues past Siloam Springs toward Tulsa, and the Springdale Northern Bypass runs west from I-49. US 62 serves Fayetteville's southwest side. Northwest Arkansas National Airport sits in Highfill. The short line meets Class I carriers at Fort Smith, Van Buren and Monett, Mo. The nearest barge docks sit on the Arkansas River system, which starts at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.
- I-49
- US 412
- US 62
- Springdale Northern Bypass
- Northwest Arkansas National Airport
- Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Fayetteville.
Vendors shipping to Bentonville-area DCs should default to Grade A or AAA 48x40s, or new pallets when the buyer's guide calls for them. Poultry plants in Springdale and Siloam Springs need new or AAA stock that holds up in coolers and blast freezers. Carriers, cross-docks and 3PLs can run recycled Grade B for internal moves. Plants shipping heavy goods by rail may need block pallets. Export loads, by container through a coastal port, still need heat-treated (HT) wood stamped under ISPM 15. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 72701.
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 Arkansas. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 72701, 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 Fayetteville.
Do you deliver to supplier warehouses around Bentonville and Rogers?+
What pallet should a Springdale poultry plant order?+
Do vendor loads bound for Bentonville-area DCs have to ride new pallets?+
Can you deliver to trucking terminals and 3PLs in Lowell and Springdale?+
Do you reach plants out west in Tontitown and Siloam Springs?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Fayetteville, AR?+
When will a load reach Fayetteville, AR?+
Your first Fayetteville load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.