Service area · Lubbock, TX
Pallets deliveredin Lubbock, TX.
Lubbock sits in one of the world's largest cotton-growing regions, and its freight follows the crop. Cotton, cottonseed, grain and peanuts move by truck on I-27 and US-84 and by rail on a Class I main line and two local short lines.
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 Lubbock. 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 Lubbock.
Docks sit around Lubbock Preston Smith International and the Rail Port north of the city, in the Lubbock Business Park, along Loop 289 and the downtown rail district, and west toward Wolfforth, Shallowater and Reese Technology Center.
- Wolfforth
- Shallowater
- Idalou
- Slaton
- Abernathy
- New Deal
- Reese Technology Center
- Levelland
- Brownfield
- Plainview
- Lubbock County
- Hockley County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Lubbock.
Lubbock at a glance
What Lubbock makes and moves.
Agriculture anchors Lubbock, along with Texas Tech University, health care and a growing logistics base. South Plains farms irrigate from the Ogallala Aquifer, and local rail lines carry cottonseed, cottonseed oil and meal, milo, corn, wheat, pinto beans and peanuts. A cotton-ginning machinery maker, a seed company's national cottonseed processing hub and a cheese plant operate in or near the city, and the Texas High Plains around Lubbock grow most of the state's wine grapes. The local development alliance calls Lubbock the cotton capital of the world.
Those crops make Lubbock pallet demand heavy and tied to the season. Bagged seed, nut butter, cheese and commodity sacks need sturdy 48x40s that carry dense loads without sagging. Warehouses in the Lubbock Business Park move beer, wine and spirits, auto parts, beauty products and parcels on standard 48x40s. Gin-machinery builders ship long, heavy parts that need block pallets or custom runners, and the airport's foreign-trade zone adds import and export work.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Lubbock.
- 01
Cotton gin and seed plants
The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance calls a Business Park tenant the world's largest maker of cotton-ginning machinery, and a seed company's national cottonseed processing hub sits just outside the Rail Port. Gin parts ship heavy and oversized on custom skids, while bagged planting seed rides sturdy 48x40s that hold their shape in storage.
Manufacturing → - 02
Rail Port food plants
At the 526-acre Lubbock Rail Port, about five miles north of the airport, a nut-butter company makes almond butter in an 85,000-square-foot building, and a cheese plant operates elsewhere in the city. Jars and cheese cases are dense, so these docks favor Grade A or new 48x40s with full top decks and no loose nails.
Food & beverage → - 03
Business Park distribution
The Lubbock Business Park houses beer, wine and spirits distributors, a package-sorting center, an auto-parts distribution center and a hair and beauty products distribution hub. These buildings run standard recycled 48x40s, Grade B for internal moves and Grade A when a load heads to a retailer that inspects pallets at the door.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 28establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 32establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 36establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-27 runs about 120 miles north to I-40 at Amarillo, and US-87 and US-84 reach I-20 about 120 miles south. Congress added the Ports-to-Plains corridor, a future I-27 extension south to Laredo and north to Raton, New Mexico, to the Interstate system in 2022. Loop 289 and the Marsha Sharp Freeway (US-82) carry traffic inside the city. A Class I main line runs through Lubbock, one short line switches downtown, and another runs west toward Levelland and Brownfield. Lubbock Preston Smith International is a Customs port of entry, with Foreign-Trade Zone 260 on its grounds.
- I-27
- Ports-to-Plains corridor
- US-84
- Loop 289
- Lubbock Rail Port
- Lubbock Preston Smith International
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Lubbock.
Cotton country sets the order. Seed, cottonseed and bagged commodities ride sturdy Grade A or new 48x40s that carry dense loads. Nut-butter and cheese plants want new or AAA stock with tight top decks for retail receivers. Business Park distributors run Grade B for internal moves and Grade A for store-bound loads. Gin-machinery builders and other heavy manufacturers often need block pallets or custom sizes. Loads bound for Mexico on the Ports-to-Plains route, or overseas, need heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 79401.
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 Texas. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 79401, 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 Lubbock.
What pallet should a cottonseed or seed plant near Lubbock order?+
Can you deliver to the Lubbock Rail Port and the airport foreign-trade zone?+
Do loads headed to Mexico on the Ports-to-Plains route need heat-treated pallets?+
Do you deliver outside Lubbock to Levelland, Plainview and Brownfield?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Lubbock, TX?+
When will a load reach Lubbock, TX?+
Your first Lubbock load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.