Service area · Wichita, KS
Pallets deliveredin Wichita, KS.
Wichita builds airplanes and moves farm goods. Fuselage sections, business jets and supplier parts leave its plants, while I-35, I-135 and two Class I railroads carry wheat-belt freight, oilseed products and crop inputs across south-central Kansas.
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 Wichita. 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 Wichita.
Industrial docks are concentrated around Eisenhower National in southwest Wichita, along Kellogg Avenue, in Park City and Bel Aire to the north, in Maize and Goddard to the west, and in Hutchinson up K-96.
- Park City
- Bel Aire
- Valley Center
- Kechi
- Maize
- Goddard
- Haysville
- Derby
- Andover
- Hutchinson
- Newton
- Sedgwick County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards near Wichita.
Wichita at a glance
What Wichita makes and moves.
The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce dubbed Wichita the Air Capital of the World in 1929, and aviation is still a leading industry, alongside health care. One business-jet maker keeps its headquarters and main plant at Eisenhower National Airport, fuselage sections for commercial jetliners are built in the city, and Kansas Commerce says the state delivers about a third of all general aviation planes built in the U.S. The city grew from a Chisholm Trail trading post, and food and farm businesses still ring it.
So Wichita pallet orders come in two very different shapes. Aerospace shops need skids, crates and pallets built to a drawing, often in new lumber, because a wing panel or interior module never fits a 48x40. Food, salt and farm-supply shippers need standard 48x40s that hold bagged and boxed product without sagging. Energy companies, a Wichita fixture since the early oil boom, add heavy equipment and parts that belong on block pallets.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Wichita.
- 01
Air Capital aerostructures
Wichita's aviation plants build fuselage sections, business jets, interiors and components, and Kansas Commerce counts about 450 aerospace supply-chain companies statewide. Long, light or awkward parts ship on custom skids and crates, and machine shops feeding the assembly lines want pallets sized to their fixtures and bins rather than a stock footprint.
Manufacturing → - 02
Reno County food plants
The Greater Wichita Partnership lists two prepared-foods plants in Reno County, and processors around the region run wet milling, oilseed crushing, vegetable-oil refining and meat processing. Hutchinson adds evaporative salt plants. Heavy cases and bags bound for grocery and foodservice chains need 48x40s with sound deckboards and no protruding nails.
Food & beverage → - 03
Park City farm suppliers
North of the city, Park City has a 253,000-square-foot farm-supply distribution hub opened in 2018, and the Maize Industrial Park holds a plant-breeding and research office. Seed, crop-protection products and boxed parts move through these buildings on standard 48x40s, usually Grade B inside the walls and Grade A when a load leaves for a dealer.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 34establishments
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 42establishments
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 60establishments
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-35 runs along the city's southeastern edge as the Kansas Turnpike, reaching Kansas City and Oklahoma City, and I-135 runs north through Wichita toward Salina and I-70. I-235 bypasses the core, US-54/400 crosses east–west as Kellogg Avenue, and K-96 links Wichita with Hutchinson. Two Class I railroads serve the city, along with a regional short line that brings two lines into town. Eisenhower National handles air cargo, and the Greater Wichita Partnership points shippers to the Tulsa Port of Catoosa for barge access to the Gulf of Mexico.
- I-35 Kansas Turnpike
- I-135
- Kellogg Ave (US-54/400)
- K-96
- Eisenhower National
- Port of Catoosa
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Wichita.
Aerospace work sets the tone. Plants and machine shops building fuselage parts, interiors and tooling usually order new lumber in custom sizes, or block pallets when parts are heavy and need four-way forklift entry. Food, salt and oilseed shippers want Grade A or new 48x40s with tight decks for bagged and boxed product. Farm-supply and parts warehouses can usually run Grade B. Aircraft components or crated machinery exported overseas need heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 67202.
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 Kansas. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 67202, 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 Wichita.
What pallet do Wichita aerostructure suppliers usually order?+
Can you deliver to plants near Eisenhower National Airport?+
Do Reno County food plants need a different pallet than Wichita warehouses?+
Is Hutchinson inside your delivery area?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Wichita, KS?+
When will a load reach Wichita, KS?+
Your first Wichita load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.