Service area · Washington, DC
Pallets deliveredin Washington, DC.
Freight for the capital region rides the Capital Beltway and splits three ways. Inside the District, warehouses and fleet yards line the New York Avenue NE corridor, while larger distribution buildings sit in suburban Maryland and in Fairfax County's Springfield, Lorton and Chantilly.
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 Washington. 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 Washington.
Warehouses and plants are along New York Avenue NE in Ivy City, Brentwood and Langdon, in Jessup, Landover and Brandywine on the Maryland side, and in Springfield, Newington, Lorton, Woodbridge, Gainesville and Chantilly in Northern Virginia.
- Ivy City
- Brentwood
- Langdon
- Jessup, MD
- Landover, MD
- Brandywine, MD
- Springfield, VA
- Newington, VA
- Lorton, VA
- Woodbridge, VA
- Gainesville, VA
- Chantilly, VA
- Sterling, VA
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Washington.
Washington at a glance
What Washington makes and moves.
Washington makes policy more than products, so much of its freight is inbound: food and drink for restaurants, offices and institutions, retail goods, and equipment for construction and data centers. Inside the District, the Office of Planning says most production, distribution and repair land lies along New York Avenue NE, in Ivy City, Brentwood and Langdon. In Maryland, the Maryland Food Center in Jessup hosts a wholesale produce market and seafood wholesalers. In Virginia, Loudoun County calls itself home to the world's largest concentration of data centers.
Pallet demand follows those three markets. District docks are small and boxed in by truck routes and parkway bans, so buyers there have little room for spare stock and need exact delivery details. Suburban food wholesalers run standard 48x40s through cold rooms and want matching grades. Fairfax County's industrial parks mix 3PL buildings that cycle GMA-style pallets with equipment shippers who need block pallets or custom sizes for heavy crates.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Washington.
- 01
New York Avenue makers
District planners list local food and beverage manufacturing among the uses on the production and distribution land along New York Avenue NE, in Ivy City, Brentwood and Langdon. These makers work out of warehouse blocks with tight docks and little storage, so they order pallets in a grade that fits their cases and keep spares to a minimum.
Food & beverage → - 02
Fairfax County warehouse parks
Fairfax County reports nearly 40 million square feet of industrial and flex space, concentrated in Springfield, Newington and Lorton along I-95 and in Chantilly near Dulles. Third-party and distribution buildings there cycle recycled 48x40s for retail and wholesale freight and want one grade on every load they receive.
3PL & warehousing → - 03
Dulles air cargo forwarders
Washington Dulles International Airport runs cargo operations around the clock with no night restrictions and sits in Foreign-Trade Zone No. 137. Forwarders and warehouses near the airport that put export shipments on wood need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15, and low-profile or custom sizes when freight must fit aircraft containers.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 169establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 410establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 490establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
The Capital Beltway (I-495) shares its eastern half with I-95, which continues north to Baltimore and south past Springfield and Lorton. I-66 runs west toward Gainesville and Front Royal, I-270 heads to Frederick, and US 50 goes east. DDOT and the National Park Service bar trucks from the GW, Rock Creek and Baltimore–Washington parkways, and from I-66 inside the Beltway. For ocean freight, the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal rails containers to the Port of Virginia and lists DC among its markets, and the Port of Baltimore is the other close option.
- Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95)
- I-66
- I-270
- US 50
- Virginia Inland Port
- Dulles air cargo
- Port of Baltimore
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Washington.
Food and beverage docks along New York Avenue NE and at the Jessup wholesale markets should order AAA recycled or new pallets that hold up in coolers and keep cases square. Fairfax County 3PL buildings mostly run recycled GMA-style 48x40s, Grade A outbound and Grade B in storage. Equipment shippers serving Loudoun's data center campuses can need block pallets or custom sizes for heavy crates. Export freight through Dulles, the Virginia Inland Port or Baltimore needs HT pallets bearing the IPPC mark from accredited facilities.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 20002.
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 District of Columbia. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 20002, 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 Washington.
Can a pallet truck use the GW Parkway, Rock Creek Parkway or the BW Parkway?+
Do you deliver inside the District, around New York Avenue NE?+
Which seaports serve exporters around Washington, and what pallet do they need?+
Do you cover both Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Washington, DC?+
When will a load reach Washington, DC?+
Your first Washington load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.