Service area · Mobile, AL
Pallets deliveredin Mobile, AL.
Mobile is Alabama's deep-water port. Ships work a 50-foot channel to container, steel, coal and forest-products terminals, I-10 and I-65 meet near downtown, and jetliners roll out of Brookley while shrimp boats unload at Bayou La Batre.
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 Mobile. 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 Mobile.
Docks sit along the waterfront and Blakeley Island, at the Brookley Aeroplex, north through Prichard, Saraland and Satsuma toward Calvert, southwest in Tillmans Corner and Theodore, down to Bayou La Batre, and across the bay in Daphne and Spanish Fort.
- Brookley Aeroplex
- Blakeley Island
- Prichard
- Saraland
- Satsuma
- Calvert
- Theodore
- Tillmans Corner
- Bayou La Batre
- Daphne
- Spanish Fort
- Mobile County
- Baldwin County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Mobile.
Mobile at a glance
What Mobile makes and moves.
The Port of Mobile shapes most local freight. The Alabama Port Authority's channel opened to its full 50-foot depth in October 2025, and the container terminal's on-dock rail yard moves boxes from ship to train within a business day. A dedicated steel terminal serves a large steel plant in Calvert, north of the city. Manufacturing clusters at the Brookley Aeroplex, where jetliner final assembly began in 2015 and two more lines have opened since. Shipyards line the river, and Bayou La Batre packs seafood from hundreds of boats.
That makes Mobile a heavy-freight pallet market. Steel, pipe and aircraft parts want block pallets and custom skids. Seafood packers need boards that hold up to ice and brine. Port warehouses and transload docks stuff and strip containers, and anything leaving for overseas needs heat-treated wood. Heat, humidity and hurricane season matter too, since pallets stored outside pick up moisture and storms can close roads and docks on short notice.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Mobile.
- 01
Bayou La Batre seafood packers
Bayou La Batre, 27 miles south-southwest of downtown, has a working harbor of fishing and shrimp boats, and its chamber of commerce calls it the Seafood Capital of Alabama for the catch it packs. Wet, iced product is hard on wood, so packers want sound Grade A or new 48x40s with tight boards.
Food & beverage → - 02
Brookley jetliner lines
The Brookley Aeroplex, three miles south of downtown, holds more than 70 companies on a 1,650-acre site with its own docks, rail access and I-10 access. Jetliner final assembly began there in 2015. Aerospace suppliers around the complex ship parts and tooling on custom skids or block pallets built to exact dimensions.
Manufacturing → - 03
Calvert steel and port metals
A $4.6 billion steel facility in Calvert is served by a dedicated steel terminal at the port, and metals and project cargo cross the public docks. Coils, plate and fabricated pieces are dense and heavy. Block pallets, hardwood skids and custom builds with heavier boards carry that weight better than standard stringers.
Manufacturing → - 04
Port warehouses and transload
The port authority lists about 2.4 million square feet of rail-served covered warehouse space and as much open storage at the Port of Mobile, where forest products, steel and general cargo move. Warehouses and transload docks there stuff export containers and need HT pallets for overseas lots and sorted 48x40s for domestic freight.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 35establishments2,876 jobs1.34× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 46establishments832 jobs0.42× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 44establishments977 jobs1.05× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-10 crosses Mobile from northeast to southwest, dropping under the river through the George Wallace Tunnel and crossing the bay to Baldwin County on the Jubilee Parkway. I-65 begins at I-10 and runs north to Montgomery and Birmingham, and I-165 links I-65 in Prichard to downtown. The container terminal's on-dock rail yard connects to Class I railroads; the port authority cites five. The Downtown Airport at Brookley handles cargo flights, and a port-run inland rail terminal in Montgomery is slated to open in 2027.
- I-10
- I-65
- I-165
- Port of Mobile
- Mobile ICTF
- Brookley Aeroplex
- Jubilee Parkway
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Mobile.
Steel, metals and aerospace shippers should start with block pallets or custom skids, often hardwood or new lumber, sized to the piece. Seafood packers do better with Grade A or new 48x40s that tolerate ice and wash-down. Port warehouses run Grade B for internal moves and Grade A for outbound customers. Every wood pallet in an export container needs heat treatment and the ISPM 15 stamp. Through humid summers, keep spares covered and off the ground. Your account manager confirms the spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 36615.
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 Alabama. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 36615, 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 Mobile.
Can you deliver pallets to seafood packers in Bayou La Batre?+
Do export containers at the Port of Mobile need heat-treated pallets?+
What pallet carries steel coils or plate from the Calvert area?+
Do you deliver to aerospace suppliers at the Brookley Aeroplex?+
Can we order pallets ahead of hurricane season on the Gulf Coast?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Mobile, AL?+
When will a load reach Mobile, AL?+
Your first Mobile load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.