Service area · Maine
Pallets deliveredin Maine.
Maine's freight starts at the water and in the woods. Lobster and frozen wild blueberries leave coastal packing sheds, potatoes roll out of Aroostook County, and lumber and paper head south on I-95, while Portland's waterfront terminal takes reefer boxes on a weekly liner call.
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 Maine. 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 Maine.
Warehouses and plants are grouped around Portland, South Portland, Westbrook and Scarborough, in Lewiston–Auburn and Biddeford–Saco, along I-95 in Augusta, Waterville and Bangor, Downeast in Washington and Hancock counties, and up in Aroostook County.
- Portland
- South Portland
- Westbrook
- Scarborough
- Lewiston–Auburn
- Biddeford–Saco
- Augusta
- Waterville
- Bangor
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Aroostook County
- Presque Isle
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Maine.
Maine at a glance
What Maine makes and moves.
Maine's economy runs on things grown, caught and cut. The Downeast barrens produce the country's largest commercial wild blueberry harvest, and nearly all of that crop is frozen for food makers. Aroostook County grows most of the state's potatoes, and a large share goes to fry and processing plants in Easton, Washburn and Mars Hill. Lobster boats work harbors from Kittery to Eastport. Inland, forest products still employ thousands, and mills such as the paper mill in Skowhegan keep investing in equipment.
Those trades make pallet demand swing with the seasons. Blueberry freezers fill from late July into early September, potato plants ramp up once the dig starts in September, and seafood dealers ship chilled and frozen product all year. Mills and converters move dense, heavy unit loads. Distance matters too. A load out of The County runs the length of I-95 in Maine before it reaches southern New England, so pallets have to hold together through a long ride.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Maine.
- 01
Downeast blueberry freezers
Wild blueberries raked on the barrens of Washington and Hancock counties go into freezers within hours. The packers and cold stores that handle them need pallets that stay square under stacked cases at subzero temperatures, and they need them on hand before raking starts. Loose patch nails and split boards cause trouble in blast freezers.
Food & beverage → - 02
Aroostook potato processors
Most of Maine's potato crop comes from Aroostook County, and much of it is processed rather than sold fresh. Fry and potato plants around Easton, Washburn and Mars Hill ship frozen product to distributors across the Northeast. The late-September harvest kicks off their busy stretch, and 48x40 grocery-style pallets carry most outbound loads.
Food & beverage → - 03
Harbor-town seafood dealers
Lobster dealers and seafood processors along the coast ship live and frozen product to restaurants and distributors. Ice melt, brine and wet floors wear wood down quickly, so these buyers favor sound boards and solid stringers over the cheapest recycled grade. Landings and shipping both swell through summer and fall.
Food & beverage → - 04
Interior mills and converters
Paper mills, converters and sawmills across central and western Maine ship sheeted paper, packaging and bundled lumber. Those loads are dense and heavy for their footprint, which points toward block pallets or custom sizes. Maine lumber also turns up among the exports leaving Boston's Conley Terminal in ocean containers.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 72establishments3,839 jobs0.48× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 278establishments5,734 jobs0.78× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 407establishments3,410 jobs0.99× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-95 is the spine. It enters at Kittery, runs as the Maine Turnpike past Portland toward Augusta, then continues through Waterville and Bangor to the Canadian border at Houlton, where it becomes New Brunswick Route 95. US 1 serves the coast. Portland's International Marine Terminal handles Maine's container traffic, with a weekly liner call and a growing refrigerated yard. Some Maine exports, lumber among them, are trucked to Boston's Conley Terminal, the region's full-service container port.
- I-95 / Maine Turnpike
- US 1
- Portland International Marine Terminal
- Houlton–Woodstock crossing
- Conley Terminal, Boston
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Maine.
For seafood and blueberry freezers, start with Grade A 48x40 or new pallets; cold rooms find every cracked board. Potato plants shipping frozen product to grocery and foodservice distributors usually spec Grade A GMA-style stringers. Mills with dense paper or lumber loads should look at block pallets or custom sizes. Anything bound overseas through Portland or Boston needs HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Loads headed into Canada at Houlton follow separate rules, so your account manager checks with the consignee before quoting.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 04101.
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 Maine. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 04101, 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 Maine.
Can you deliver pallets to blueberry freezers Downeast during harvest?+
What pallet do Aroostook potato processors usually order?+
Do loads crossing into New Brunswick at Houlton need heat-treated pallets?+
Can you deliver to Portland-area warehouses that ship through the International Marine Terminal?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Maine?+
When will a load reach Maine?+
Your first Maine load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.