Service area · Roanoke, VA
Pallets deliveredin Roanoke, VA.
Roanoke grew up as a railroad town, and the valley is still a major hub on the freight line between the Port of Virginia and the Midwest. Trucks work I-81 and I-581, hauling tires, axles, packaging, beer and baked goods from plants around the valley.
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 Roanoke. 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 Roanoke.
Plants and DCs operate around Roanoke and Salem along I-81 and I-581, in Vinton and eastern Roanoke County, up I-81 in Botetourt County at Daleville, Troutville and Cloverdale, and out to Franklin and Bedford counties.
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Vinton
- Roanoke County
- Botetourt County
- Daleville
- Troutville
- Cloverdale
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Christiansburg
- Blacksburg
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Roanoke.
Roanoke at a glance
What Roanoke makes and moves.
Health care now employs the most people in Roanoke, but manufacturing and retail each make up more than a tenth of the valley's industry. The Roanoke Regional Partnership counts 25 transportation-equipment firms with more than 5,700 workers making tires, axles, aerial cranes, rail equipment, ignition coils and clutch plates. Nearly 50 food and beverage firms run production breweries and dairy, meat, soft-drink and baking plants, and about 60 packaging firms print and convert corrugated, metal and plastic. A power-transformer maker and a night-vision device plant also operate in the city.
That mix asks for more than one kind of pallet. Tire, axle and transformer plants ship dense, heavy freight that needs block pallets or custom skids. Breweries, bakeries and bottlers ship retail cases on standard 48x40s. Packaging plants both use and ship pallets, moving board, cartons and bags to customer plants. Export freight bound for the Port of Virginia, by truck or rail, needs heat-treated wood.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Roanoke.
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Transportation-equipment plants
Tires, axles, clutch disc plates, ignition systems, aerial cranes and rail equipment come out of the region's transportation-equipment plants. Parts like these are heavy for their size and often go to assembly lines with strict packaging rules, so buyers order block pallets, custom sizes or new stringers built to the customer's drawing.
Manufacturing → - 02
Breweries, dairies and bakeries
The partnership counts nearly 50 food and beverage firms, from large production breweries and craft brewers to dairy, meat, soft-drink and commercial baking plants. Beer and soft drinks are dense and bakery goods crush easily, and both head to grocery DCs that expect sound 48x40s in one consistent grade.
Food & beverage → - 03
Print and packaging plants
About 2,900 people work for some 60 packaging firms in the region, producing everything from high-end consumer packaging to plastic bags on corrugated, metal and plastic lines. Board, printed cartons and bags ship on pallets that must stay flat under tall stacks, so Grade A or new 48x40s and some custom sizes are common.
Manufacturing → - 04
Parcel and trucking terminals
A national parcel carrier ranks among Roanoke's larger employers, two national parcel networks run air-freight hubs in the region, and about 70 trucking lines serve the valley. Sort and cross-dock buildings mostly need recycled 48x40s that match in height and entry, so freight stacks evenly and moves through conveyors without jams.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 22establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 13establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 24establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-81 runs past Salem and the valley's north side, linking the region to Harrisburg and Tennessee and, by I-64, to Richmond and Norfolk. I-581 and US 220 carry traffic downtown and south toward Martinsville and Greensboro, and US 460 crosses the city between Lynchburg and Christiansburg. Rail freight runs on the Heartland and Crescent corridors, and the Heartland is a double-stack route from the Port of Virginia to the Midwest. The railroad also runs a bulk transfer terminal in Roanoke. The region has a customs port of entry and a foreign-trade zone.
- I-81
- I-581/US 220
- US 460
- I-64
- Heartland Corridor
- Port of Virginia
- Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Roanoke.
Tire, axle and transformer shippers should spec block pallets or custom skids sized to the part and rated for the weight, since standard recycled stock isn't built for that load. Breweries, bakeries and soft-drink plants do well with Grade A 48x40s, or AAA where cases ride conveyors. Packaging plants often want new pallets or custom sizes that match their sheet and carton footprints. Freight moving to the Port of Virginia for export needs HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15, whether it travels by truck or on the Heartland Corridor.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 24012.
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 Virginia. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 24012, 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 Roanoke.
Do pallets on containers moving by rail to the Port of Virginia need heat treatment?+
What should a tire, axle or transformer plant order for heavy parts?+
Can you deliver to breweries and food plants in the Roanoke Valley?+
Do you cover the New River Valley as well as Roanoke?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Roanoke, VA?+
When will a load reach Roanoke, VA?+
Your first Roanoke load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.