Service area · McAllen, TX
Pallets deliveredin McAllen, TX.
McAllen sits across the Rio Grande from Reynosa, and its freight runs both ways. Mexican fruit and vegetables roll north over the Pharr bridge into cold rooms, while parts and materials head south to Reynosa assembly plants along I-2 and I-69C.
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 McAllen. 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 McAllen.
Docks cluster along I-2 in McAllen, Pharr and Mission, around the Pharr bridge approach and the foreign-trade zone, north up I-69C in Edinburg, and east through San Juan, Alamo, Donna and Weslaco.
- McAllen
- Pharr
- Mission
- Edinburg
- Hidalgo
- San Juan
- Alamo
- Donna
- Weslaco
- Mercedes
- Palmhurst
- Alton
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near McAllen.
McAllen at a glance
What McAllen makes and moves.
Since NAFTA took effect in 1994, the local economy has leaned on cross-border trade, health care, retail and tourism more than on farming. Reynosa, directly south, is a large manufacturing center whose plants assemble components shipped from the U.S. and send finished goods back. McAllen commissioned one of the country's first inland foreign-trade zones in 1973, between the city and the river. Around it, the Valley still grows grapefruit, vegetables, cotton, sorghum and sugarcane, and citrus comes off the trees each winter.
Those flows set two pallet calendars. Produce importers and cold-storage warehouses near the Pharr bridge turn pallets constantly as Mexican fruit is inspected, re-sorted and loaded for grocery distribution centers farther north. Valley packers add a winter push during grapefruit season. On the factory side, suppliers in McAllen, Pharr and Mission stage components for Reynosa plants, and any wood packaging crossing south has to clear Mexico's import rules.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in McAllen.
- 01
Pharr bridge produce importers
McAllen's economic development corporation calls the area the number one port of entry for agricultural products, and avocados and berries are among the produce crossing the Pharr–Reynosa bridge. Importers and cold-storage operators near the bridge re-pallet, inspect and ship that fruit north, so their pallets have to pass grocery receiving checks.
Food & beverage → - 02
Valley citrus and onion sheds
Grapefruit makes up more than 70% of the Valley's citrus crop, and the region ranks among the most important vegetable-growing areas in Texas. The sweet 1015 onion, named for its October 15 planting date, is a Valley specialty. Packing sheds across Hidalgo County need pallets that carry wet cartons through cooling and long hauls.
Food & beverage → - 03
Foreign-trade zone warehouses
McAllen's foreign-trade zone sits between the city and Reynosa and adds a site at the airport for air cargo. Warehouses there store goods, kit parts and process orders for cross-border manufacturers, and those docks go through standard 48x40 stringer pallets quickly, sorting them into outbound and in-house grades.
3PL & warehousing → - 04
Reynosa plant suppliers
Components move from U.S. suppliers into Reynosa assembly plants and come back as finished goods; televisions and computer monitors ranked among Pharr's top imports in 2019. Suppliers staging parts in McAllen and Pharr often ship heavy or odd-sized kits on block or custom pallets, and southbound wood must meet Mexico's packaging rules.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 78establishments1,084 jobs0.30× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 88establishments1,235 jobs0.37× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 258establishments3,041 jobs1.96× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-2 follows US 83 east–west through Mission, McAllen and Pharr, and I-69C follows US 281 north from Pharr through Edinburg. Loaded trucks from Reynosa enter at the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge, reached from US 281 by Spur 600; northbound trucks were moved off the McAllen–Hidalgo bridge in 1996, and the Anzalduas bridge near Mission lets only empty trucks travel south. McAllen Miller International Airport carries passengers and has a foreign-trade-zone site for air cargo. The nearest deepwater seaport is the Port of Brownsville, at the Valley's eastern end, with rail links into northeast Mexico.
- I-2 / US 83
- I-69C / US 281
- Pharr–Reynosa bridge
- McAllen foreign-trade zone
- Port of Brownsville
Which pallet to order
The right grade for McAllen.
Anything crossing south into Mexico should ride heat-treated (HT) pallets bearing the IPPC mark; Mexico generally applies that standard to wood packaging, and your customs broker confirms the current rule for each shipment. Produce coolers and citrus sheds do better with new or AAA pallets that stay square under wet cartons and pass grocery inspection. Foreign-trade-zone warehouses can run recycled Grade A 48x40s outbound and Grade B for internal storage. Heavy kits for Reynosa plants may need block pallets or custom sizes. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 78501.
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 78501, 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 McAllen.
Do loads crossing into Reynosa at Pharr need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver to cold-storage warehouses near the Pharr bridge?+
What pallet should a Valley grapefruit or onion packer order?+
Do you deliver to warehouses inside the McAllen foreign-trade zone?+
What do pallets cost delivered to McAllen, TX?+
When will a load reach McAllen, TX?+
Your first McAllen load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.