Service area · Reno, NV
Pallets deliveredin Reno, NV.
Reno and Sparks fill the Truckee Meadows with warehouses strung along I-80 and the transcontinental rail line. Freight climbs west over the Sierra to Sacramento and Oakland, runs east toward Salt Lake City, and heads out USA Parkway to Storey County's industrial center.
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 Reno. 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 Reno.
Docks sit in Sparks south of I-80, around Reno-Tahoe International and South Meadows, in the North Valleys from Stead to Lemmon Valley, east at the Storey County industrial center and Fernley, and south toward Carson City.
- Sparks
- South Meadows
- Stead
- Lemmon Valley
- Spanish Springs
- McCarran
- Patrick
- Fernley
- Dayton
- Carson City
- Minden
- Verdi
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Reno.
Reno at a glance
What Reno makes and moves.
Reno grew as the main stop on the first transcontinental railroad between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, and the Union Pacific line still runs through downtown and a large yard in Sparks. Casino resorts still draw visitors from the Bay Area and Sacramento, but warehousing and distribution took off once the interstate, the rail line and a favorable tax climate lined up. The metro now also hosts a battery-recycling company, aerospace and defense firms, a large battery and electric-vehicle plant and data centers, many of them east of Sparks in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
That mix produces three kinds of pallet buyers. Distribution and fulfillment buildings in Sparks, the North Valleys and Fernley ship store and parcel orders across the West on standard 48x40s. Manufacturers at the industrial center move cells, modules, server racks and equipment that need block pallets or custom bases. Foodservice and beverage distributors supply casino kitchens in Reno and resorts around Lake Tahoe and want sound Grade A stock. Exporters truck boxes over the Sierra to Oakland, so HT pallets belong in their plans.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Reno.
- 01
Storey County battery campus
The privately owned industrial center east of Sparks offers rail-served sites on Union Pacific and BNSF, and a battery and electric-vehicle plant, data centers and fulfillment buildings operate there. Heavy cells, modules and server racks ship best on block pallets or custom sizes, often built from new lumber.
Manufacturing → - 02
Reno-Stead logistics land
North of town along US-395, the airport authority's 5,000-acre Reno-Stead field has a master development agreement for a proposed logistics park. Warehouses up the North Valleys corridor and around Reno-Tahoe International, which runs a foreign-trade zone, need a steady flow of usable 48x40s.
3PL & warehousing → - 03
Casino and Tahoe resort supply
Reno's casino resorts and the lodges and ski areas around Lake Tahoe depend on foodservice and beverage distributors running daily routes. Their docks want Grade A or sound recycled 48x40s that survive repeated handling, tight loading areas and pallet jacks in back-of-house corridors.
Food & beverage → - 04
Carson Valley and Fernley plants
South on I-580, a coffee roasting plant and distribution center in the Carson Valley expanded with state tax abatements, and Fernley, east on I-80, hosted one of the first online-retail fulfillment centers in 1999. Consumer-goods shippers in both towns mostly run retail-spec Grade A pallets.
Consumer goods →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 262establishments13,481 jobs4.04× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 76establishments2,530 jobs0.81× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 66establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-80 is the spine, running west through Verdi and Truckee over the Sierra to Sacramento and the Port of Oakland, and east through Sparks to Fernley and Salt Lake City. I-580 and US-395 run south to Carson City, while US-395 continues north past Stead toward Susanville. USA Parkway links I-80 at the industrial center with US-50. Union Pacific's main line passes through downtown Reno and the Sparks yard south of I-80. Reno-Tahoe International has a foreign-trade zone, round-the-clock customs and three express cargo carriers.
- I-80
- I-580 / US-395
- USA Parkway
- Sparks rail yard
- Reno-Tahoe International (RNO)
- Port of Oakland
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Reno.
Distribution buildings in Sparks and Fernley mostly need Grade A 48x40s for outbound retail loads and can use Grade B on the racks. Battery, electronics and data-center freight at the industrial center often calls for block pallets or custom sizes, and new wood when a customer specifies it. Casino and resort suppliers should look at Grade A or AAA. Anything leaving through Oakland for foreign buyers needs heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Winter storms on the Sierra can slow westbound trucks, so plan export pallets early; your account manager confirms the spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 89502.
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 Nevada. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 89502, 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 Reno.
Which pallet works for battery modules and data-center racks east of Sparks?+
Do you cover the North Valleys and the Reno-Stead area?+
What pallet do casino and resort food distributors in Reno use?+
Do exports through the Port of Oakland need heat-treated pallets?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Reno, NV?+
When will a load reach Reno, NV?+
Your first Reno load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.