Service area · Omaha, NE
Pallets deliveredin Omaha, NE.
Omaha freight starts with meat and rail. Beef, pork and poultry plants from Omaha to Fremont ship cartons nationwide and overseas, while I-80, I-29 and four freight railroads meeting in Council Bluffs carry everything else across the Missouri River.
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 Omaha. 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 Omaha.
Docks spread from South Omaha and the Sarpy County suburbs of La Vista, Papillion and Gretna to Council Bluffs across the river, Elkhorn on the west edge, and north to Blair and Fremont.
- South Omaha
- Council Bluffs
- La Vista
- Papillion
- Bellevue
- Gretna
- Elkhorn
- Ralston
- Fremont
- Blair
- Sarpy County
- Pottawattamie County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Omaha.
Omaha at a glance
What Omaha makes and moves.
In 1955 Omaha's Union Stockyards overtook Chicago's as the nation's meatpacking center. The yards closed in 1999, but meat still drives freight. One Omaha beef packer says it ships to every state and more than 70 countries, a hog-processing plant is one of Fremont's largest employers, and a poultry complex there runs its own hatchery and feed mill. Across the river, Council Bluffs makes frozen foods, dairy products and plastics. Omaha is also the headquarters city of a transcontinental railroad and a center for insurance and finance.
That keeps Omaha pallet demand tied to cold chains. Boxed beef, pork and chicken leave in refrigerated trailers for grocery and foodservice DCs, and export cartons add heat-treated stock to the mix. Frozen-food and dairy plants need pallets that hold up in freezers and on wet floors. The chamber's development arm says truck transportation is almost twice as concentrated here as nationally, so cross-docks and carrier terminals cycle through plenty of standard 48x40s. Equipment makers add heavier builds.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Omaha.
- 01
Omaha and Fremont meat plants
Regional processors cover animal slaughtering, meat processing and poultry processing, per the Greater Omaha Chamber. One Omaha beef plant says it handles about 2,400 head a day for retail, foodservice and manufacturing buyers. Cartons go straight into coolers, so these docks want AAA or new 48x40s with tight decks, plus HT stock for export loads.
Food & beverage → - 02
Council Bluffs frozen and dairy
Council Bluffs lists frozen foods, dairy products, plastics, robotics and electrical products among its manufacturing lines, along with pork and beef packaging. Freezer and dairy docks need pallets with sound boards that stay square through cold storage and wash-down areas, and retail receivers downstream often publish their own pallet rules.
Food & beverage → - 03
Truck and rail cross-docks
More than 130 commercial motor carriers operate within 90 miles of Omaha, and the metro counts more than 29,000 transportation and warehousing workers. Railroad transfer yards line Council Bluffs' West End and South End. Cross-docks and carrier terminals run recycled 48x40s and want every truckload sorted to a single grade.
3PL & warehousing → - 04
Equipment and packaging makers
The chamber counts more than 33,000 manufacturing workers, with existing plants in food-processing equipment, packaging systems, precision parts, clean-energy technology and aerospace components. Machinery and assemblies ship heavy and long, so these shops order block pallets, skids or custom sizes rather than stock 48x40s.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 65establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 126establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 102establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-80 crosses the Missouri River between Omaha and Council Bluffs, running west to Lincoln and east toward Des Moines. I-29 follows the Iowa bank north to Sioux City and south to Kansas City, while I-480 and I-680 serve the core and northern suburbs and US-75 runs north–south. US-30 and US-275 reach Fremont, about 35 miles northwest. The first transcontinental line was built west from Omaha, four freight railroads connect in Council Bluffs, and industrial sites have Missouri River access. Eppley Airfield, three miles northeast of downtown, handles air cargo.
- I-80
- I-29
- I-680
- Council Bluffs rail yards
- Missouri River
- Eppley Airfield
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Omaha.
Meat plants usually want AAA or new 48x40s with tight decks that stand up in coolers, and frozen-food and dairy plants ask for the same. Cross-docks, carrier terminals and dry-goods warehouses mostly run Grade B recycled, stepping up to Grade A for retail receivers. Equipment and packaging-systems makers need block pallets or custom sizes. Boxed beef and other cartons bound overseas should ride heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing before a load ships.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 68102.
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 68102, 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 Omaha.
Do Omaha beef plants shipping overseas need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver to plants and warehouses in Council Bluffs?+
What pallet does a Fremont poultry or pork plant need?+
Do you serve the Sarpy County warehouse suburbs?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Omaha, NE?+
When will a load reach Omaha, NE?+
Your first Omaha load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.