Service area · Vermont
Pallets deliveredin Vermont.
Vermont ships cheese, butter, maple syrup and specialty food, plus chips from the semiconductor fab in Essex Junction. Freight rides I-89 and I-91, and from Burlington the Highgate Springs crossing and Montreal sit far closer than Boston.
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 Vermont. 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 Vermont.
Docks sit in Burlington, South Burlington, Williston, Essex Junction and Colchester, north in St. Albans and Swanton, in Barre–Montpelier, Rutland and White River Junction, and along I-91 from Brattleboro up to St. Johnsbury.
- Burlington
- South Burlington
- Williston
- Essex Junction
- Colchester
- St. Albans
- Swanton
- Barre
- Montpelier
- Rutland
- White River Junction
- Brattleboro
- St. Johnsbury
- Chittenden County
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Vermont.
Vermont at a glance
What Vermont makes and moves.
Dairy is the core of Vermont's farm economy. A 2025 Agency of Agriculture report put it at about 58 percent of agricultural sales, with more than 150 processors turning milk into cheese, butter, yogurt and ice cream. Vermont also makes more than half of the country's maple syrup, according to USDA figures for 2026. Manufacturing clusters in Chittenden County, where the Essex Junction fab is being upgraded with federal support to make gallium nitride chips. Canada is the state's largest export market.
That makes Vermont pallet demand small-batch, seasonal and often cross-border. Sugarmakers and packers fill drums and jugs after the late-winter run, cheesemakers ship aged wheels and blocks all year, and specialty food companies send mixed loads to distributors in New England and New York. Because Canada buys more Vermont goods than any other country, border paperwork comes up often. Rural docks, farm lanes and steep grades also shape what kind of truck can reach a building.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Vermont.
- 01
Creameries and cheesemakers
Vermont's dairy processors range from farmstead cheese caves to large creameries. Aged cheese and butter travel in cold chains to distributors in Boston and New York, and buyers want sturdy 48x40 decks that stack in coolers without sagging. Damp aging rooms are hard on patched boards and recycled pallets with soft lumber.
Food & beverage → - 02
Maple syrup packers
Sugarmakers and packers bottle and drum syrup after the late-winter sap run. Bulk drums are heavy for their size, so packers lean toward Grade A or new pallets with close deck spacing. Retail jugs and cases bound for grocery distribution centers usually ride GMA-style 48x40s.
Food & beverage → - 03
Chittenden County chipmakers
The semiconductor fab in Essex Junction, long one of the state's largest private employers, is being upgraded to mass-produce gallium nitride chips. Tools, materials and high-value components around a plant like that move on new or custom-built pallets, and export lots need HT pallets stamped under ISPM 15.
Manufacturing →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 42establishments1,141 jobs0.30× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 229establishments5,380 jobs1.53× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 176establishments1,775 jobs1.08× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-89 runs from the New Hampshire line past White River Junction, Montpelier and Burlington to the Highgate Springs port of entry, opposite Saint-Armand, Quebec. The GSA counts Highgate Springs among New England's busiest crossings, and its rebuild is slated for completion in 2029. I-91 follows the Connecticut River north from Brattleboro to Derby Line, where it becomes Quebec Autoroute 55. Vermont has no seaport. The nearest container ports are Montreal to the north and Boston and New York–New Jersey to the south.
- I-89
- I-91
- Highgate Springs port of entry
- Derby Line crossing
- Port of Montreal
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Vermont.
Dairy and maple shippers selling to grocery chains should order GMA-style 48x40 pallets in Grade A, or AAA when a retailer is strict about appearance. Cheese caves and coolers are hard on repaired boards, so skip Grade B for cold storage. Tech and machinery plants in Chittenden County do better with new pallets or custom builds. For freight crossing into Quebec, wood-packaging rules differ from overseas exports; your account manager checks what the buyer needs and quotes HT bearing the IPPC mark when it's required.
Metros in Vermont
City pages.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 05401.
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 Vermont. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 05401, 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 Vermont.
What pallets should Vermont maple packers ship drums on?+
Can you deliver to cheesemakers and creameries outside Chittenden County?+
Do pallets going to Quebec through Highgate Springs have to be heat-treated?+
Can you supply new or custom pallets for tech plants near Essex Junction?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Vermont?+
When will a load reach Vermont?+
Your first Vermont load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.