Service area · San Jose, CA
Pallets deliveredin San Jose, CA.
San Jose's industrial parks build chip tools, hardware prototypes and food, and the city counts manufacturing as nearly a fifth of its jobs. Freight moves by truck on US-101, I-880 and I-680, with Oakland as the nearest container seaport.
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 San Jose. 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 San Jose.
Industrial docks sit in North San Jose and Alviso, in Milpitas, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale along SR-237, in Edenvale and Coyote Valley to the south, and in the US-101 cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy.
- North San Jose
- Alviso
- Milpitas
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Mountain View
- Campbell
- Edenvale
- Coyote Valley
- Morgan Hill
- Gilroy
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near San Jose.
San Jose at a glance
What San Jose makes and moves.
A century ago, Santa Clara County canned most of California's fruit and vegetables, and the last San Jose cannery closed in the late 1990s. Orchards gave way to semiconductor and hardware companies, and city data puts manufacturing at about 18 percent of San Jose's workforce. Much of that work sits in flex and R&D buildings in North San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara. South of the city, Gilroy goes by the nickname Garlic Capital of the World, and garlic from farms across the state is still peeled and packed there.
That makes the South Bay a different pallet market from the rest of the Bay Area. Many shippers here move high-value equipment in modest counts, and it rides on block or custom pallets sized to a crate. Broker reports say new industrial projects are courting advanced manufacturers and food producers, which adds 48x40 demand. Gilroy and Morgan Hill processors buy by the season. Exporters truck north to Oakland, so heat-treated stock matters too.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in San Jose.
- 01
North San Jose hardware makers
Flex and R&D buildings in North San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara hold contract manufacturers, chip-equipment builders and prototype shops. Their shipments are heavy for their size and usually leave crated, so block pallets and custom sizes are common, and units sold abroad need wood treated and stamped for export.
Manufacturing → - 02
Gilroy garlic and food plants
Gilroy sits where US-101 meets SR-152, and farming long drove its economy. Garlic is still cleaned, peeled and packed there, and other food plants in Gilroy and Morgan Hill ship to grocers and food-service distributors by the truckload, with harvest months setting how fast they go through pallets.
Food & beverage → - 03
Edenvale distribution buildings
Newer warehouse projects in Edenvale and the south end of the city, including a 45-acre business park planned for both warehouse and manufacturing tenants, give distributors room to serve Silicon Valley without crossing the bay. Their outbound docks run on standard 48x40s and need resupply that keeps pace with local delivery routes.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 41establishments1,572 jobs0.11× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 175establishments4,320 jobs0.33× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 178establishments2,817 jobs0.47× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
US-101 is the main north–south truck route, running up the Peninsula and south through Morgan Hill and Gilroy toward Salinas. I-880 and I-680 head north into the East Bay, and I-880 is the direct run to the Port of Oakland, the nearest container seaport. SR-237 links Milpitas with Sunnyvale and Mountain View along the bay's southern edge, and SR-152 crosses Pacheco Pass from Gilroy to I-5 in the Central Valley. SR-87 runs from downtown past the airport to US-101, and I-280 heads west toward Cupertino.
- US-101
- I-880
- I-680
- SR-237
- SR-152
- Port of Oakland
Which pallet to order
The right grade for San Jose.
Equipment builders in North San Jose and Milpitas should spec block pallets or custom sizes matched to the crate footprint, and use new wood for anything high-value or sensitive to shock. Exports trucked to Oakland need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15 from accredited heat-treatment facilities. Distribution buildings in Edenvale and along US-101 run fine on Grade A or Grade B 48x40s. Gilroy and Morgan Hill food plants shipping to grocery DCs usually want Grade A or AAA. Your account manager writes up grade, size and wood type before anything ships.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 95112.
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 California. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 95112, 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 San Jose.
Can you supply custom-size pallets for semiconductor equipment crates?+
Do South Bay exporters trucking to the Port of Oakland need heat-treated pallets?+
Do you deliver to food processors in Gilroy and Morgan Hill?+
What pallet should an Edenvale or Milpitas distribution center order?+
What do pallets cost delivered to San Jose, CA?+
When will a load reach San Jose, CA?+
Your first San Jose load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.