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Pallet supplier · New Orleans, LA

Pallets in New Orleans, LA. Delivered by the truckload.

Recycled and new 48x40s from a vetted yard near you. Freight included.

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Delivered prices

New Orleans pallet prices, delivered.

Pick a grade, quantity and delivery ZIP to see your delivered price range.

1 · Grade
2 · Quantity616 = one full 53' truck

Your delivered price

$6.75–$8.75/pallet

Load total
$4,158–$5,390
Trucks
1 × 53'
Delivery date
In writing on your quote. Often 0–2 business days after your PO.

Prices as of October 15, 2026. Freight included. Your account manager confirms the final price in writing.

More about New Orleans

Local details

How we supply New Orleans

Sourcing

Chesapeake Pallets is a pallet broker based in Atlanta. We don't own a yard. For each load we buy from the closest vetted yard that has your grade in stock. One account manager handles your quote, paperwork and invoice.

Where we deliver

Pallet delivery around New Orleans.

Most deliveries go to docks along the Uptown riverfront and Tchoupitoulas corridor, around the Industrial Canal in New Orleans East, in Elmwood, Harahan and Kenner on the East Bank, and across the river in Harvey and Avondale.

  • Elmwood
  • Harahan
  • Kenner
  • New Orleans East
  • Uptown riverfront
  • Chalmette
  • Arabi
  • Harvey
  • Avondale
  • Bridge City
  • St. Rose
  • Jefferson Parish
  • St. Bernard Parish
  • St. Charles Parish

What New Orleans makes and ships

New Orleans at a glance

Port NOLA's container terminal at Napoleon Avenue hands boxes straight to on-dock rail and loads a weekly container-on-barge service, while breakbulk wharves line the riverfront. Six Class I railroads and I-10 carry that freight to warehouses across Orleans and Jefferson parishes and beyond.

New Orleans lives on river trade. Port NOLA is the only deep-water container port in Louisiana, and the boxes crossing its Napoleon Avenue wharf carry plastic resin, food products and consumer goods. Breakbulk berths handle steel, rubber, wood and paper, and two refrigerated terminals, on Henry Clay Avenue and Jourdan Road, take chilled cargo. The city makes food as well as moving it. A large coffee-roasting plant operates in New Orleans East, and Jefferson Parish producers turn out seasonings, sauces, coffee, seafood and beverages.

Those flows pull pallets in three directions. Import warehouses strip containers and rebuild the freight on domestic 48x40s for trucks heading out I-10 or up I-55. Coffee, seasoning and beverage plants ship cases to grocery buyers who inspect every deck. Cold rooms near the refrigerated wharves need wood that stays sound below freezing. Anything loading into an ocean box for export needs wood stamped under ISPM 15. Gulf humidity runs through all of it, since pallets stored outdoors soak up moisture.

Who buys pallets in New Orleans

Local buyers

Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
77establishments
Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
142establishments
Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
205establishments
New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA. Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages (private sector).

Ports, rail and highways

How freight moves

I-10 is the main truck route, running from Kenner past the CBD and through New Orleans East toward Slidell, with I-610 as an inner bypass and I-510 heading south toward St. Bernard Parish. Trucks reach the Uptown wharves on the Clarence Henry Truckway, a road on port property off Tchoupitoulas Street. The Huey P. Long Bridge carries US 90 and a two-track rail line between Elmwood and Bridge City. Port NOLA's Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal offers on-dock rail, and express cargo airlines fly into the airport in Kenner.

  • I-10
  • I-610
  • I-55
  • Napoleon Avenue container terminal
  • Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal
  • Huey P. Long Bridge
  • Louis Armstrong air cargo

Which pallet to order

The right pallet grade for New Orleans.

Transload warehouses in Jefferson Parish run well on recycled Grade B 48x40s for one-way outbound freight. Coffee, seasoning and beverage plants shipping to grocers usually step up to Grade A or AAA so retail receivers find nothing to reject. Cold rooms near the refrigerated terminals do best with new or AAA pallets that stay intact when frozen. Export cargo leaving through Napoleon Avenue needs heat-treated (HT) pallets marked under ISPM 15. In this climate, ask for stock kept under cover; your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.

Buying pallets in New Orleans: questions

Can you deliver to warehouses near the Napoleon Avenue container terminal?+
Yes. We deliver full truckloads to warehouses and container freight stations along the Uptown riverfront and the Tchoupitoulas corridor. Share your gate and appointment rules when you order. Your account manager matches the pallet grade to your outbound freight and puts it on the quote before the truck is booked.
Do export shipments loading at Port NOLA need heat-treated pallets?+
In most cases, yes. Most countries require solid-wood packaging to be heat-treated and marked under ISPM 15, and cargo on unmarked wood can be held or sent back at the destination. We source HT pallets from accredited facilities for export orders, and your account manager confirms the stamp.
How should pallets be handled for cold storage near the river in this humidity?+
Wet wood and freezer rooms don't mix. Cold docks near Henry Clay Avenue and Jourdan Road should order new or AAA pallets and ask that they be kept under cover before loading. Tell us the room temperature and any moisture limit your customers set, and your account manager writes those terms into the order.
Do you deliver to the West Bank and St. Charles Parish?+
Yes. Plants and warehouses in Harvey, Avondale and Westwego, and upriver in St. Charles Parish, get the same truckload delivery as East Bank addresses. Pallets come from an independent yard within reach of your dock. Send the address and receiving hours, and your account manager spells out the details on the quote.
What pallet should a New Orleans seasoning or sauce maker order?+
Packaged-food plants shipping cases to grocery DCs usually order Grade A or AAA 48x40s with intact boards and no protruding nails. If a retailer or distributor publishes a pallet spec, send it with your order. Your account manager matches it and confirms the grade.
Where can I buy pallets in New Orleans, LA?+
From us, by the full truckload: 616 recycled 48x40s per truck, or 520 block pallets. Call (470) 206-3352 or book a test load.
What do pallets cost delivered to New Orleans, LA?+
Full-truckload prices run from $4.75 a pallet for Grade B to $10.50 for AAA, freight included. Heat-treated adds $1.00–$1.50 per pallet.
When will a load reach New Orleans, LA?+
Your delivery date is on the quote, in writing, before you send a PO. Standard 48x40s often arrive in 0–2 business days. New and custom builds take longer.