Service area · Tulsa, OK
Pallets deliveredin Tulsa, OK.
Tulsa moves freight by barge, rail and air. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa handles steel, fertilizer and farm goods on the McClellan–Kerr waterway, the Cherokee hump yard sorts rail cars, and airline mechanics overhaul jets at Tulsa International.
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 Tulsa. 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 Tulsa.
Docks sit in north Tulsa around the airport, at the Port of Catoosa in Rogers County, in Broken Arrow along the Broken Arrow Expressway, in Sand Springs on the Arkansas River, and in Owasso, Sapulpa and Jenks.
- Catoosa
- Broken Arrow
- Owasso
- Sand Springs
- Sapulpa
- Jenks
- Bixby
- Glenpool
- Claremore
- Inola
- Rogers County
- Wagoner County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Tulsa.
Tulsa at a glance
What Tulsa makes and moves.
Oil built Tulsa, and the city again hosts many oil- and gas-related headquarters, but aerospace, finance, telecommunications and manufacturing now share the load. The airline maintenance base at Tulsa International ranks among the world's largest commercial aircraft maintenance bases, and aerostructures are built in the former Air Force Plant No. 3 on the airport's east side. Broken Arrow, southeast of downtown, has one of Oklahoma's heaviest concentrations of manufacturers. At Catoosa, a 2,000-acre industrial park wraps around barge docks and a rail transload facility.
That mix gives Tulsa pallet buyers who rarely want the same thing. Aircraft parts, engine components and tooling travel on skids sized to the part, often in new lumber. Oilfield-equipment makers, a mainstay of Oklahoma manufacturing, ship dense, uneven loads that punish light stringers. Port tenants shift steel, fertilizer and packaged goods between barge, rail and truck, so a unit load may cross several docks before it reaches a buyer. Warehouses serving the metro's retailers fill the rest of the demand with standard 48x40s.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Tulsa.
- 01
Tulsa International aerospace
The airline overhaul base at Tulsa International employs more than 5,000 people, most of them licensed aircraft and jet-engine mechanics, and aerostructure work fills the old Air Force Plant No. 3 across the field. Engines, flight-control parts and tooling ship on skids and crates built to drawings, not on grocery pallets.
Manufacturing → - 02
Port of Catoosa terminals
The Catoosa complex combines an industrial park, a barge port and a rail transload facility, and the port authority courts metals fabrication, agricultural storage, chemicals and general manufacturing. Dry-cargo docks mostly handle iron and steel, while bulk terminals take everything from pig iron to fertilizer. Goods changing modes need pallets that survive repeated forklift trips.
3PL & warehousing → - 03
Broken Arrow factory belt
Broken Arrow, split between Tulsa and Wagoner counties, has one of the largest concentrations of manufacturers in Oklahoma, and one of its largest private employers designs and builds aviation crew-training simulators. Assemblies, components and finished equipment leaving these plants are often heavier or bigger than a stock 48x40 handles well, so block pallets and reinforced skids are common requests.
Manufacturing → - 04
Oil and gas equipment shops
Oil-and-gas equipment ranks among Oklahoma's largest manufacturing industries, and Tulsa remains a headquarters city for energy companies. Valves, pumps and fabricated packages are dense and lopsided, so these shippers usually ask for heavy-duty block pallets or custom runners instead of standard stringer stock.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 49establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 108establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 75establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-44 is the main line: the Turner Turnpike runs southwest to Oklahoma City and the Will Rogers Turnpike runs northeast to the Missouri line near Joplin. I-244 serves downtown, US-75 and US-169 run north–south, and US-412, approved in 2023 for a future I-42 designation, crosses east–west. The Creek and Muskogee turnpikes serve Broken Arrow. Three Class I railroads reach the city, and the Cherokee hump yard sorts cars. The Port of Catoosa sits at the head of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, and oversized project cargo sometimes transfers to ocean ships at Houston or New Orleans.
- I-44
- Turner Turnpike
- US-169
- Port of Catoosa
- McClellan–Kerr waterway
- Cherokee Yard
- Tulsa International
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Tulsa.
Tulsa orders split by plant type. Aerospace shops usually want new pallets or custom sizes built to the part, and block pallets when a forklift must enter from any side. Oilfield-equipment makers need block or heavy custom builds rated for dense loads. Warehouses and retail suppliers run Grade A or Grade B 48x40s, depending on whether the receiver audits pallets. Goods leaving the port for overseas, or crated machinery bound for Houston or New Orleans, should ride heat-treated (HT) pallets carrying the ISPM 15 stamp. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 74103.
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 Oklahoma. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 74103, 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 Tulsa.
Can you deliver to tenants at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa?+
What should an aerospace supplier near Tulsa International order?+
Does crated machinery leaving through Houston or New Orleans need heat-treated pallets?+
Do you cover Broken Arrow and Sand Springs as well as Tulsa proper?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Tulsa, OK?+
When will a load reach Tulsa, OK?+
Your first Tulsa load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.