Service area · Washington
Pallets deliveredin Washington.
Washington ships on both sides of the Cascades. Seattle and Tacoma container terminals and Kent Valley transload buildings work the west, while apple packing houses in Wenatchee and Yakima and Columbia Basin potato plants work the east, tied together by I-90 and I-82.
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 Washington. 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 Washington.
Receiving docks are in the Kent Valley from Tukwila and Renton through Kent and Auburn, in Sumner, Fife and the Tacoma tideflats, in Seattle's SODO and Georgetown, and east of the mountains in Wenatchee, Yakima, the Tri-Cities and Spokane Valley.
- Kent
- Auburn
- Tukwila
- Sumner
- Fife
- Tacoma
- Seattle (SODO)
- Everett
- Wenatchee
- Yakima
- Pasco
- Moses Lake
- Spokane Valley
- Vancouver
Served from our Atlanta office through vetted yards across Washington.
Washington at a glance
What Washington makes and moves.
USDA figures put apples at the top of Washington's farm value, followed by cattle, milk, potatoes and hay, with hops and onions also in the top ten. Wenatchee goes by the Apple Capital of the World, and fruit companies rank among Yakima's largest employers. West of the mountains, the Northwest Seaport Alliance runs the Seattle and Tacoma container terminals, which moved about 2.6 million TEUs of international boxes in 2024. Hay, frozen potato products and paper led exports by volume; furniture and machinery led imports.
That geography sets two pallet markets. Transload warehouses in Kent, Sumner, Fife and Auburn rebuild import freight onto pallets for trucks heading inland, and nearby distribution centers ship to stores across the Northwest. East of the Cascades, packing houses and potato plants need pallets timed to harvest and storage-room schedules, and export shippers need heat-treated stock. The alliance calls Washington the most trade-dependent state, so plenty of shippers here need pallets that can legally travel abroad.
Who buys pallets here
The docks that run on pallets in Washington.
- 01
Wenatchee and Yakima fruit houses
Packing houses in Wenatchee, Yakima, Selah and the Tri-Cities pack apples and pears out of cold storage for grocery buyers much of the year, plus cherries each summer. They need pallets matched to each retail customer's spec, plus heat-treated stock when fruit is packed for overseas markets.
Food & beverage → - 02
Kent Valley transload
The Northwest Seaport Alliance lists Kent at the top of its transload warehouse sites, followed by Tacoma, Seattle, Sumner, Fife and Auburn. Those buildings unload ocean containers onto pallets bound for 53-foot trailers, so recycled 48x40s that rack without sorting are the everyday need.
3PL & warehousing → - 03
Columbia Basin potato plants
Potatoes rank fourth in Washington farm value, and frozen potato products rank among the alliance's top exports by both volume and value. Processors in the Columbia Basin run freezer lines that ship to Puget Sound terminals and inland DCs, so they ask for pallets that survive cold stacking and for heat-treated stock on export orders.
Food & beverage →
- Warehousing and storage · NAICS 493
- 478establishments33,255 jobs0.76× the US share of jobs
- Food manufacturing · NAICS 311
- 1,158establishments40,196 jobs0.98× the US share of jobs
- Grocery wholesalers · NAICS 4244
- 1,399establishments23,663 jobs1.24× the US share of jobs
How freight moves
Ports, rail and interstates.
I-5 links Tacoma, Seattle and Everett to the Canadian line at Blaine, where commercial trucks use the Pacific Highway crossing. SR 167 and SR 18 connect the Kent Valley warehouses with the Port of Tacoma, and I-90 crosses Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg, Moses Lake and Spokane. I-82 runs down the Yakima Valley to the Tri-Cities. On the Columbia, the Port of Vancouver USA bills itself as the furthest-inland deep-water port on the river and ships grain. Sea-Tac's cargo ramps handle air freight.
- I-5
- I-90
- I-82
- SR 167
- Port of Tacoma
- Port of Seattle
- Blaine crossing
Which pallet to order
The right grade for Washington.
Kent Valley transloaders can run Grade B recycled 48x40s for container rebuilds and warehouse moves, stepping up to Grade A when freight goes to retail DCs with strict specs. Apple, pear and cherry packers shipping to grocery chains usually want Grade A or AAA, and fruit bound for Asia should go on heat-treated (HT) pallets stamped under ISPM 15. Columbia Basin frozen-food plants should order pallets sturdy enough for freezer stacking. Ask for block pallets for heavy machinery or paper rolls headed to the docks.
Metros in Washington
City pages.
State law
Washington pallet rules to know.
- RCW 9A.56.050
Theft in the third degree covers property worth $750 or less and also any theft that includes ten or more merchandise pallets or beverage crates, meaning pallets marked to show their owner. It is a gross misdemeanor.
- RCW 9A.56.140
A person holding ten or more stolen merchandise pallets is presumed to know they are stolen, though that presumption can be rebutted. Pallet recyclers or repairers who receive them in the ordinary course of business have a defense.
Delivered prices
Price a load to 98134.
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 Washington. Your account manager narrows this to one number for 98134, 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 Washington.
Can you deliver to transload warehouses in Kent and Sumner?+
Do apple exporters shipping fruit to Asia need heat-treated pallets?+
Do you deliver east of the Cascades, to Spokane and the Tri-Cities?+
Can I get pallets for frozen potato plants in the Columbia Basin?+
Do loads heading into British Columbia need heat-treated pallets?+
What do pallets cost delivered to Washington?+
When will a load reach Washington?+
Your first Washington load, priced today.
One full truck, billed at the quoted price. Net 30, no contract. Your dock date in writing on every quote.