Pallets for the loads each industry ships
Each trade has settled on a footprint and a way of handling its freight. Pick yours to see the load, the pallet that usually carries it, and the states where that industry employs the most people.
A pallet is specified by what sits on it, and industries ship very different things. A beverage plant’s cases are dense and small; a coil weighs tons on a strip of deck a foot wide; a bulk bag of resin slumps into every gap. The pages below take one trade at a time. The employment figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2025 county and state counts, so you can see where each trade is concentrated.
Each industry page also lists the questions its buyers ask most.
- Drums and chemicalsDrums, pails and totes: square footprints and a deck under every rim.
- Automotive partsParts bins and returnable racks, sized to the plant’s requirement.
- BeverageDense cases on smaller squares, built for store routes.
- Food and groceryThe 48 x 40 at its home: distribution centers and store docks.
- Meat and poultryBoxed product into freezers and wet plants.
- DairyCrates and cases on 40 x 40s, straight into the cooler.
- Building productsShingles, block, bagged mix and panels: heavy and often outdoors.
- Steel and coilsCoils, plate and bar: cradles and runners for concentrated weight.
- MachineryMachines bolted to skids for shipping and storage.
- Plastics and bulk bagsResin in bulk bags and boxes: a full deck under a soft load.
- PharmaceuticalClean, dry, consistent pallets for controlled warehouses.
Quote pallets for your industry
Name the industry and the load. If a customer or plant has a pallet requirement, send it.
- Industry
- Yours
- Pallet size
- Your size, stringer length first
- Load weight
- Per pallet, in pounds
Not sure of a line? Leave it blank. Size, load weight and quantity are enough to start a quote.