Service area · Lincoln, NE
Pallets deliveredin Lincoln, NE.
Lincoln is Nebraska's capital and university town, with a factory district on its north side. Passenger rail cars and off-road vehicles leave a northwest Lincoln plant, Hobson Yard sorts freight trains, and I-80 reaches Omaha 53 miles to the northeast.
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 Lincoln. 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 Lincoln.
Plants and docks sit on Lincoln's north side along Cornhusker Highway and North 56th Street, around Lincoln Airport and Airpark West in the northwest, and out to Waverly, Seward and Crete.
- Lancaster County
- Seward County
- Waverly
- Hickman
- Seward
- Crete
- Beatrice
- Havelock
- Airpark West
- Cornhusker Highway
- North 56th Street
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Lincoln.
Lincoln at a glance
What Lincoln makes and moves.
State government, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Lincoln Public Schools head the employer list, but manufacturing and transport carry real weight. The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development counts more than 14,000 manufacturing workers in the metro. Major plants make recreational and utility vehicles, light rail cars and industrial robots, electronic components, plated and anodized metal parts, auto exhaust systems and industrial battery chargers, and a consumer-health plant makes over-the-counter medicines. Food comes from a smoked-ham and pork plant and an air-chilled poultry processor.
Lincoln buyers fall into three camps. Vehicle, rail-car and electronics plants need custom sizes and block pallets for heavy or awkward assemblies, often built to an engineering drawing. Ham, poultry and pet-food plants want strong 48x40s that hold up in coolers and pass retail receiving checks. A railroad with more than 1,000 Lincoln workers, a large truckload carrier and a foodservice distributor keep cross-docks moving with standard recycled pallets.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Lincoln.
- 01
Northwest Lincoln vehicle plant
The plant on NW 27th Street produces passenger rail cars, ATVs, side-by-sides, personal watercraft and aerospace components, and its newer lines include aircraft cargo doors. Large, oddly shaped assemblies call for custom sizes, block pallets and skids built around each part, usually in new lumber so dimensions stay true.
Manufacturing → - 02
Ham, poultry and pet-food plants
Lincoln's major-employer list includes a smoked-ham and pork plant and an air-chilled poultry processor, and a family-owned pet-food company makes dog and cat food on North 56th Street. Ham and poultry move through coolers and pet food ships to retail DCs, so these docks want AAA or new 48x40s with tight decks.
Food & beverage → - 03
Electronics and finishing shops
Electronic components, wastewater samplers, industrial battery chargers, specialty racing parts and plated or anodized metal parts all come out of Lincoln plants. Boxed goods ship on standard 48x40s and heavier fixtures on block pallets, and finishers often ask for boards free of loose fasteners that could scratch coated parts.
Manufacturing → - 04
Rail, trucking and foodservice docks
The railroad employs between 1,000 and 2,499 people in Lincoln, a truckload carrier employs 500 to 999 and a wholesale foodservice distributor adds hundreds more, per the economic development partnership. Terminals and cross-docks run recycled 48x40s, Grade B for yard moves and Grade A when freight goes on to a retailer.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 22establishments1,147 jobs0.52× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 27establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 28establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-80 passes Lincoln with seven interchanges, and I-180 spurs into downtown. US-77 is a four-lane limited-access route, and Nebraska Highway 2 is a primary trucking route linking the Kansas City area's I-29 with I-80. US-6 and US-34 fill in east and west. Two Class I railroads serve the city, plus a locally owned short line, and Hobson Yard sorts cars over a hump. Lincoln Airport lists no air cargo, so the development partnership points shippers to Eppley Airfield, 50 miles northeast. Foreign Trade Zone 59 includes a magnet site at Lincoln Airpark West.
- I-80
- Nebraska Highway 2
- US-77
- Hobson Yard
- Eppley Airfield
- FTZ 59 Airpark West
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Lincoln.
Match the pallet to the plant. The vehicle and rail-car plant and other heavy manufacturers order custom sizes, block pallets or new skids built to drawings. Ham, poultry and pet-food lines do best with AAA or new 48x40s that stay square in coolers and pass retail receiving checks. Electronics and finishing shops can use Grade A recycled for boxed goods, and rail and truck cross-docks run Grade B. Parts crated for export need heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15, and your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 68508.
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 Nebraska. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 68508, 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 Lincoln.
Can you build pallets to a drawing for vehicle and equipment plants in northwest Lincoln?+
What pallet do Lincoln ham, poultry and pet-food plants use?+
Do you deliver to sites at Airpark West in Foreign Trade Zone 59?+
Can one order cover a Lincoln plant and an Omaha warehouse?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Lincoln, NE?+
When will a load reach Lincoln, NE?+
Your first Lincoln load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.