Service area · Salisbury, MD
Pallets deliveredin Salisbury, MD.
Salisbury, known as the Crossroads of Delmarva, sits where US 13 and US 50 meet on the Wicomico River. Poultry, grain and seafood dominate its freight, with a commercial river port in town and a short-line railroad running the length of the peninsula.
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 Salisbury. 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 Salisbury.
Docks sit around Salisbury and its bypass, in Fruitland and Delmar, west toward Hebron and Mardela Springs, in Princess Anne and Crisfield in Somerset County, and across the state line in Laurel and Seaford, Delaware.
- Salisbury
- Fruitland
- Delmar
- Hebron
- Mardela Springs
- Pittsville
- Willards
- Princess Anne
- Crisfield
- Pocomoke City
- Berlin
- Laurel, DE
- Seaford, DE
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Salisbury.
Salisbury at a glance
What Salisbury makes and moves.
Salisbury is headquarters for a multinational poultry and grain company, and the Eastern Shore around it is known for poultry farms. The short-line railroad that runs from Porter, Delaware, down to Pocomoke City and Hallwood, Virginia, carries grain unit trains to poultry companies near Seaford, in Frankford and in Princess Anne. Crisfield is a notable seafood source, a Salisbury seafood company and a soft-drink bottler rank among major employers, and the county's industries include shipbuilding and electronic components. Farms nearby grow tomatoes, green beans, corn and soybeans.
That economy is hard on pallets. Poultry plants and seafood packers work in cold, wet rooms and ship chilled and frozen product to distributors, so they need pallets that keep their shape through washdowns and freezers. Bottlers send dense cases to stores across the peninsula on standard 48x40s. The shipyard and electronics plants ship heavier or more delicate pieces that call for block bases, custom sizes or new lumber.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Salisbury.
- 01
Delmarva poultry processors
Poultry processing anchors the Lower Shore, with a major poultry company headquartered in Salisbury and plants taking grain by rail in Princess Anne and across the Delaware line. Fresh and frozen chicken leaves on pallets that face blast freezers and daily washdowns, so processors favor new or AAA 48x40s with tight decks.
Food & beverage → - 02
Crisfield and Salisbury seafood
Crisfield in Somerset County has long been a notable source of seafood, and a seafood company ranks among Salisbury's major employers. Crab and fish packers work in iced, wet rooms and stack product for refrigerated trucks, so they want sound pallets with no protruding nails, cracked boards or soft spots.
Food & beverage → - 03
Delmarva soft-drink bottler
A soft-drink bottler serving Delmarva is among Salisbury's major employers. Bottled and canned drinks are heavy and stacked high, and they go out to stores and distributors around the peninsula on 48x40 stringer pallets that need strong lead boards, even height and decks that don't sag under full layers.
Food & beverage → - 04
Wicomico shipyard and electronics
Wicomico County's industries include shipbuilding and electronic component manufacturing, and a shipyard ranks among the county's major employers. Shipyard materials and outfitting gear are heavy and irregular, while electronics ship in small, valuable lots, so both lean toward block, custom or new pallets rather than retail-grade recycled stock.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 6establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 30establishments1,127 jobs1.86× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 20establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
US 13 runs north to Dover and Wilmington and south through Pocomoke City to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel and Norfolk. US 50 heads west over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge toward Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington, and east to Ocean City. Both skirt the city on a three-quarter bypass. The peninsula's short line connects with a Class I railroad at Clayton, Delaware. The regional airport near Salisbury has scheduled airline service. For ocean freight, shippers use the Port of Baltimore, the Port of Wilmington, or the Port of Virginia past the Bay Bridge–Tunnel.
- US 13
- US 50
- Salisbury Bypass
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge
- Port of Baltimore
- Port of Virginia
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Salisbury.
Poultry and seafood docks should order new or AAA 48x40s, since frozen and iced product punishes cracked boards; ask for consistent lumber so stacks stay square in freezers. Beverage bottlers do well with Grade A, and Grade B covers storage and moves inside a plant. The shipyard and electronics plants should look at block pallets or custom sizes. Poultry or seafood sold overseas through Baltimore or Norfolk needs HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15, which is a pest treatment, not protection against mold in cold rooms.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 21801.
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 Maryland. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 21801, 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 Salisbury.
What pallet do Delmarva poultry plants usually order?+
Can you deliver to seafood packers in Crisfield and on the lower Shore?+
Do poultry or seafood exports through Baltimore or Norfolk need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver across the line into Sussex County, Delaware?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Salisbury, MD?+
When will a load reach Salisbury, MD?+
Your first Salisbury load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.