Service area · Connecticut
Pallets deliveredin Connecticut.
Connecticut sits between the New York and Boston markets and builds jet engines, submarines and helicopters along the way. Freight runs I-95 on the shore and I-91 up the Connecticut River Valley, where warehouses crowd the exits near Bradley International Airport.
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 Connecticut. 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 Connecticut.
We deliver to docks around Hartford and East Hartford, in the I-91 towns of Windsor, Windsor Locks, East Windsor and Enfield, in Wallingford, Meriden and Cheshire, around New Haven, Bridgeport and Stratford, and in the Groton–New London and Waterbury areas.
- Hartford
- East Hartford
- Windsor
- Windsor Locks
- East Windsor
- Enfield
- Wallingford
- Meriden
- New Haven
- Bridgeport
- Stratford
- Waterbury
- Groton
- New London
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Connecticut.
Connecticut at a glance
What Connecticut makes and moves.
Aerospace and defense anchor the state's manufacturing. East Hartford is home to a major jet-engine maker's headquarters and plant, Groton's shipyard on the Thames River builds submarines for the Navy, and Stratford's helicopter works date to 1939. Supplier shops across the state feed all three. Food moves through the Connecticut Regional Market on Reserve Road in Hartford, a 32-acre wholesale site with a rail spur that its owner, the Capital Region Development Authority, calls the largest perishable food distribution facility between New York and Boston.
That splits pallet demand three ways. Defense and aerospace suppliers ship heavy, precise parts on block or custom skids. Food wholesalers and grocery distributors run 48x40s through coolers. Warehouses in Windsor, Windsor Locks, East Windsor and Enfield handle retail and e-commerce freight for the Northeast. Routing matters as well: commercial vehicles are banned from the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways, so trucks serving Fairfield and New Haven counties stick to I-95, I-84 and US 7.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Connecticut.
- 01
Hartford Regional Market wholesalers
The Regional Market just off I-91 in Hartford was set up for wholesalers of produce, poultry, meat and eggs. Their coolers and loading docks are hard on pallets, and buyers favor sound 48x40s that stand up to forklifts and wet floors. Its owner calls redevelopment of the aging site critical to the state's food system.
Food & beverage → - 02
Jet-engine and submarine suppliers
Machine shops and fabricators feeding the East Hartford engine plant, the Stratford helicopter works and the Groton shipyard ship castings, forgings and assemblies that are heavy for their size. These loads call for block pallets or custom skids, and export or defense contracts may specify heat treatment and exact dimensions.
Manufacturing → - 03
I-91 corridor warehouses
Distribution buildings line I-91 from Windsor to Enfield, and some sit inside the Bradley Airport Development Zone, which offers property-tax breaks on qualifying buildings and equipment. Many serve retail and grocery accounts across New England and turn standard 48x40 pallets at high counts.
3PL & warehousing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 188establishments24,960 jobs1.21× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 399establishments9,243 jobs0.48× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 762establishments9,670 jobs1.08× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-95 follows the shoreline from Greenwich through Bridgeport, New Haven and New London to Rhode Island. I-91 runs north from New Haven through Hartford, Windsor Locks and Enfield to Springfield, I-84 crosses from Danbury through Waterbury and Hartford toward the Mass Pike, and I-395 heads north from New London toward Worcester. Trucks are barred from the Merritt Parkway. The Port of New Haven handles steel, copper, lumber, paper and wood pulp but does not take container ships, so the nearest container ports are New York–New Jersey and Boston. Bradley International handles air freight.
- I-95
- I-91
- I-84
- I-395
- Port of New Haven
- Bradley International Airport
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Connecticut.
Defense and aerospace suppliers should order block pallets or custom sizes, often new, with HT stamped under ISPM 15 when parts go overseas. Food wholesalers at the Regional Market and grocery suppliers do best with Grade A GMA-style 48x40s. The I-91 warehouses can stretch budgets with Grade B for storage and keep Grade A for retail loads. Retailers with strict receiving rules may require AAA. Because yards grade differently, your account manager writes the grade spec into the quote.
Metros in Connecticut
City pages.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 06114.
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 Connecticut. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 06114, 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 Connecticut.
Can a truck deliver pallets in Fairfield County when the Merritt Parkway is closed to trucks?+
What pallets do suppliers to the Groton shipyard and East Hartford engine plant use?+
Do you deliver to warehouses near Bradley International Airport?+
Which grade suits produce and meat wholesalers at the Hartford Regional Market?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Connecticut?+
When will a load reach Connecticut?+
Your first Connecticut load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.