Service area · Arizona
Pallets deliveredin Arizona.
Arizona's freight comes in two streams. Trucks from the Southern California ports roll east on I-10 into the West Valley warehouse belt around Phoenix, while Mexican produce crosses at Nogales and San Luis and heads north on I-19 and US-95.
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 plant.
Chesapeake Pallets is a pallet broker based in Atlanta. We don't run a yard in Arizona. 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
Across Arizona.
Docks sit across Maricopa County from Goodyear, Tolleson and southwest Phoenix to Chandler and Mesa, Pinal County around Casa Grande, Pima County in Tucson, Santa Cruz County at Nogales, and Yuma County.
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Arizona.
Arizona at a glance
What Arizona makes and moves.
Arizona's old economy rested on copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate. The newer one is about people and goods. Greater Phoenix ships consumer goods from warehouses along I-10 and Loop 303 in the West Valley, and Chandler hosts semiconductor fabs and chip-company headquarters. Tucson has an inland rail port where Mexican squash is loaded into ocean containers for export. Out west, Yuma County grows about 90% of the leafy vegetables produced in the U.S. from November to March.
Pallet demand follows those flows. West Valley DCs move standard 48x40s at volume for retail and e-commerce freight. Produce distributors in Nogales and Yuma's lettuce coolers peak in the winter vegetable season and need sound pallets that hold up in cold rooms. Chip and electronics suppliers in the East Valley may set tight specs on new or custom pallets. Loads headed south into Sonora need heat-treated wood with the ISPM 15 stamp.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Arizona.
- 01
Nogales produce distributors
All commercial traffic entering the U.S. at Nogales uses the Mariposa port of entry, where trucks bring squash, tomatoes and other vegetables from farms in Sonora and Sinaloa. Distributors in Nogales inspect, cool and rework those loads for grocery buyers, and much of the work lands in the winter months.
Food & beverage → - 02
Yuma winter lettuce coolers
Yuma calls itself the winter lettuce capital, and its county supplies most of the leafy greens grown in the U.S. from November to March. Coolers and packing sheds ship cartons of lettuce and mixed greens out on I-8, and wet cartons in cold rooms need pallets with sound boards and no loose nails.
Food & beverage → - 03
West Valley distribution belt
Warehouses in Goodyear, Avondale, Tolleson and Buckeye sit along I-10 and Loop 303, within a day's drive of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Retail and e-commerce DCs there take in floor-loaded trailers and transloaded freight, then build store and parcel loads on 48x40s.
3PL & warehousing → - 04
East Valley chip suppliers
Chandler hosts semiconductor fabs and chip-company headquarters, and suppliers across Chandler, Mesa and Tempe make components and equipment for them. Clean-room suppliers and toolmakers often want new pallets or custom sizes built to a crate, with no bark, debris or loose fasteners.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 353establishments52,515 jobs1.33× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 401establishments15,987 jobs0.44× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 1,360establishments14,876 jobs0.87× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-10 runs from the California line through Phoenix and Tucson toward New Mexico, and I-17 climbs north from Phoenix to Flagstaff and I-40. I-19 links Tucson to Nogales, and I-8 runs from Yuma to I-10 near Casa Grande. Produce trucks cross at Nogales–Mariposa and at San Luis II, the commercial port south of Yuma, while the Port of Tucson loads international containers onto rail. Phoenix importers draw on the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, and Sonora's Port of Guaymas feeds the Nogales crossing.
- I-10
- I-17
- I-19
- I-8
- Loop 303
- Nogales–Mariposa
- Port of Tucson
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Arizona.
Produce loads from Nogales and Yuma pass through cold rooms on the way to grocery DCs, so Grade A 48x40s with sound deckboards are the starting point, and some buyers ask for new. West Valley retail DCs take Grade A or AAA, while e-commerce transload can often run Grade B. East Valley electronics shippers should spec new or custom pallets. Anything bound for Mexico through Nogales or San Luis needs HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing for each dock.
Metros in Arizona
City pages.
State law
Arizona pallet rules to know.
- Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1799.81
Businesses that recycle, shred, resell or destroy plastic or wood bulk merchandise containers must record and photo-ID the seller before buying five or more logo-marked plastic or ten or more wood containers at once, and keep records a year.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 85043.
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 Arizona. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 85043, 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 Arizona.
Can you deliver to produce warehouses in Nogales during the winter deal?+
What pallet do Yuma lettuce coolers use?+
Do loads into Sonora through Nogales or San Luis need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver to West Valley DCs along I-10 and Loop 303?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Arizona?+
When will a load reach Arizona?+
Your first Arizona load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.