Service area · Tennessee
Pallets deliveredin Tennessee.
Tennessee freight runs through three junctions. Memphis has an air-cargo superhub and two Mississippi River rail crossings, Nashville sits where I-24, I-40 and I-65 meet, and I-75 links Chattanooga with Knoxville in the east.
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 Tennessee. 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 Tennessee.
Docks sit in Memphis along Lamar Avenue and near the airport, in Millington and Collierville, in La Vergne, Smyrna, Murfreesboro and Lebanon around Nashville, and in Chattanooga, Cleveland and Knoxville.
- Memphis
- Millington
- Collierville
- Nashville
- La Vergne
- Smyrna
- Murfreesboro
- Lebanon
- Spring Hill
- Lynchburg
- Tullahoma
- Chattanooga
- Cleveland
- Knoxville
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Tennessee.
Tennessee at a glance
What Tennessee makes and moves.
Memphis International's air-cargo superhub sorts overnight freight and runs its own cold storage, and four rail and highway bridges cross the river at Memphis. Middle Tennessee builds and distributes: La Vergne and Smyrna in Rutherford County mix manufacturing, printing and warehousing along I-24. Around Lynchburg and Tullahoma, distilleries make whiskey that a 2013 state law says must be produced in Tennessee and filtered through maple charcoal. Chattanooga plants turn out candy, baked goods and beverages, and automakers assemble vehicles at Smyrna, Spring Hill and Chattanooga.
Pallet demand splits the same way. Memphis and Rutherford County warehouses go through recycled 48x40s for retail, parcel and grocery freight. Distillery bottling halls ship cased whiskey on new or high-grade pallets that look right at the buyer's dock. Chattanooga food plants need sound pallets that handle coolers and automated lines, and suppliers to the auto plants move dense parts that often need block or custom builds.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Tennessee.
- 01
Memphis air and rail warehouses
Warehouses around Memphis International, along Lamar Avenue and near the rail yards handle parcel, retail and grocery freight moving between the air hub, the river crossings and the interstates. They mostly reuse recycled Grade A and B 48x40s and expect every trailer to match the grade they agreed to.
3PL & warehousing → - 02
Rutherford County consumer-goods DCs
La Vergne, Smyrna and Murfreesboro line I-24 southeast of Nashville, where warehousing and distribution share space with manufacturing and printing. Consumer-goods DCs there ship store and online orders on standard 48x40s, and many specify Grade A for their retail partners.
Consumer goods → - 03
Tennessee whiskey distilleries
Distilleries around Lynchburg and Tullahoma age whiskey in new charred oak barrels and bottle it for buyers at home and abroad. Bottling halls ship cased goods on new or AAA pallets, and export orders need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15.
Food & beverage → - 04
Chattanooga food plants
Chattanooga's candy, bakery and beverage plants run cool rooms and automated palletizers. Automated lines reject warped boards and protruding nails, so buyers here often spec AAA or new 48x40s with a uniform deck. Plants shipping finished goods to grocery DCs also want consistent bottom boards for conveyor handling.
Food & beverage →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 670establishments54,954 jobs1.38× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 699establishments40,975 jobs1.10× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 959establishments15,807 jobs0.91× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-40 crosses the whole state, from the Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis through Nashville to Knoxville and on toward Asheville. I-65 runs from Kentucky through Nashville to Alabama, I-24 links Nashville with Chattanooga, and I-75 climbs from Chattanooga to Knoxville. I-269 loops the Memphis suburbs, and I-55 crosses the river on the Memphis-Arkansas bridge. The Port of Memphis centers on President's Island. Tennessee has no seaport; container exports head by rail or truck to Atlantic ports such as Savannah and Charleston or to the Gulf.
- I-40
- I-24
- I-65
- I-75
- Memphis International
- Port of Memphis
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Tennessee.
Memphis and Nashville distribution docks mostly reuse Grade A and Grade B 48x40 stringers. Whiskey bottlers usually prefer new or AAA so cases arrive looking right, and any pallet leaving the country needs HT stamping under ISPM 15. Chattanooga food plants with automated lines should ask for AAA or new. Suppliers shipping heavy parts in Middle and East Tennessee often need block pallets or custom sizes. Your account manager confirms the grade spec in writing.
Metros in Tennessee
City pages.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 37203.
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 Tennessee. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 37203, 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 Tennessee.
Can you deliver to warehouses near Memphis International and Lamar Avenue?+
What pallet do Tennessee whiskey bottlers ask for?+
Do you serve DCs along I-24 in Rutherford County?+
Can you build custom pallets for heavy parts made in Middle Tennessee?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Tennessee?+
When will a load reach Tennessee?+
Your first Tennessee load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.