Service area · Tallahassee, FL
Pallets deliveredin Tallahassee, FL.
Tallahassee is Florida's capital and a university town on I-10 in the Big Bend. Its docks feed grocery shelves, campus kitchens and building sites, while a short-line railroad headquartered here runs the old main line west to Pensacola and east toward Jacksonville.
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 Tallahassee. 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 Tallahassee.
Most deliveries go to docks on the south and west sides near the airport and Capital Circle Southwest, north along US 27 and I-10, east toward Chaires and Monticello, west in Midway and Quincy, and north to Havana and Thomasville, Ga.
- Capital Circle Southwest
- Woodville
- Crawfordville
- Midway
- Quincy
- Havana
- Monticello
- Chaires
- Bradfordville
- Thomasville, Ga.
- Leon County
- Gadsden County
- Wakulla County
- Jefferson County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Tallahassee.
Tallahassee at a glance
What Tallahassee makes and moves.
Government, universities and health care drive Tallahassee. The city holds nearly 30 state agency headquarters, Florida State enrolled 46,184 students in fall 2025, and Florida A&M and Tallahassee State College add thousands more. Innovation Park and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory anchor research. A grocery chain, a big-box retailer and an e-commerce operator also rank in the city's top ten employers. Across the Georgia line, Thomasville, 34 miles northeast on US 319, is home to a large commercial baking company.
That makes Tallahassee a distribution market more than a factory town. Grocery, beverage and foodservice distributors keep shelves and dining halls stocked, and storm seasons pull water and repair supplies through local warehouses. Hurricane Helene came ashore near Perry, about 50 miles southeast, in September 2024. Bakeries and farm shippers across the state line run food docks with strict receiving rules. Export loads head to Port Panama City or Jacksonville and need heat-treated wood.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Tallahassee.
- 01
Capital-city food distributors
Grocery, beverage and foodservice distributors supply the campuses, hospitals and state offices that make up much of Tallahassee's economy. Their trucks run on 48x40 pallets that rack in coolers and on store floors, so they ask for Grade A recycled or better and turn away pallets with broken deck boards or protruding nails.
Food & beverage → - 02
Thomasville commercial baking
Thomasville, Ga., 34 miles northeast on US 319, is the home base of a large commercial baking company. Bread and bun cartons are light but stacked high, and bakery docks inspect closely for splinters and loose boards. Grade A or AAA 48x40s are the usual request for bakery and packaged-food lines in that corner of South Georgia.
Food & beverage → - 03
Retail and fulfillment docks
A supermarket chain, a big-box retailer and an e-commerce operator each rank in Tallahassee's top ten employers in 2024 figures. Their stores and fulfillment space pull trailers off I-10 every day, and the warehouses behind them cycle recycled 48x40s that need sorting before reuse. Grade B handles internal moves; Grade A goes outbound.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 10establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 20establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 46establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-10 runs across the north side of Tallahassee with five exits, about 166 miles west of I-95 at Jacksonville and 100 miles from I-75 near Lake City. US 27, US 319 and US 90 cross the city, and Capital Circle rings it. A short line headquartered here took over the Pensacola–Baldwin main line from a Class I railroad in 2019 and meets Class I track at both ends; another short line at Cottondale reaches Port Panama City. Tallahassee International Airport has cleared international cargo since a customs facility opened in 2015.
- I-10
- US 319
- US 27
- Capital Circle
- Tallahassee International Airport
- Port Panama City
- JAXPORT
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Tallahassee.
Food, beverage and foodservice distributors should order Grade A recycled or new 48x40s that rack cleanly in coolers. Bakery docks across the Georgia line often ask for AAA. Retail and fulfillment warehouses can run Grade B for internal moves. Loads headed overseas through Port Panama City or Jacksonville need HT pallets bearing the IPPC mark. Before hurricane season, order ahead and keep spares indoors, since wet wood adds weight and stains cartons. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 32310.
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 Florida. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 32310, 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 Tallahassee.
Can you deliver to distributors near Tallahassee International Airport and Capital Circle?+
Do you deliver across the line to Thomasville and South Georgia?+
Do loads shipping out through Port Panama City or Jacksonville need heat-treated pallets?+
Should Tallahassee distributors build pallet inventory before hurricane season?+
What pallet do campus and hospital food suppliers use?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Tallahassee, FL?+
When will a load reach Tallahassee, FL?+
Your first Tallahassee load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.